diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
index 6347a440..721f8d7c 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
@@ -32,5 +32,9 @@
   {% trans %}Built with <a href="http://sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> using a <a href="https://github.com/snide/sphinx_rtd_theme">theme</a> provided by <a href="https://readthedocs.org">Read the Docs</a>{% endtrans %}.
   {%- endif %}
 
+  {%- if commit %}
+  Build commit: <code>{{ commit }}</code>
+  {%- endif %}
+
 </footer>