diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index b5d159334..17161dd5e 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ title = "Hugo: A Fast and Flexible Website Generator"
 baseurl = "http://gohugo.io/"
 MetaDataFormat = "yaml"
 pluralizeListTitles = false
+enableGitInfo = true
 
 [blackfriday]
   plainIDAnchors = true
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 6756e57cf..2d0dbe0e8 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
                     <div class="row">
                         <div class="footer-panel">
-                        <p>Last revision: {{ .Lastmod.Format "January 2, 2006" }}
+                        <p>Last revision: {{ .Lastmod.Format "January 2, 2006" }}{{ if .IsPage }}<em>{{ with .GitInfo }}| {{ .Subject }} | {{ .AbbreviatedHash }}{{end }}</em>{{ end }}
                           <span style="float: right;">Hugo v{{ .Hugo.Version }} documentation</span>
                         </p>
                         </div>