diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 1584b10301d..918252044be 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -2315,6 +2315,8 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;SHOW_FOOTER_VERSION = true
 ;; Show template execution time in the footer
 ;SHOW_FOOTER_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TIME = true
+;; Show the "powered by" text in the footer
+;SHOW_FOOTER_POWERED_BY = true
 ;; Generate sitemap. Defaults to `true`.
 ;ENABLE_SITEMAP = true
 ;; Enable/Disable RSS/Atom feed
diff --git a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index f2209d269af..9de7511964f 100644
--- a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -1429,5 +1429,6 @@ Like `uses: https://gitea.com/actions/checkout@v4` or `uses: http://your-git-ser
 
 - `SHOW_FOOTER_VERSION`: **true**: Show Gitea and Go version information in the footer.
 - `SHOW_FOOTER_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TIME`: **true**: Show time of template execution in the footer.
+- `SHOW_FOOTER_POWERED_BY`: **true**: Show the "powered by" text in the footer.
 - `ENABLE_SITEMAP`: **true**: Generate sitemap.
 - `ENABLE_FEED`: **true**: Enable/Disable RSS/Atom feed.
diff --git a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
index 41c8844ae57..759f39b5769 100644
--- a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
+++ b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
@@ -1353,5 +1353,6 @@ PROXY_HOSTS = *.github.com
 
 - `SHOW_FOOTER_VERSION`: **true**: 在页面底部显示Gitea的版本。
 - `SHOW_FOOTER_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TIME`: **true**: 在页脚显示模板执行的时间。
+- `SHOW_FOOTER_POWERED_BY`: **true**: 在页脚显示“由...提供动力”的文本。
 - `ENABLE_SITEMAP`: **true**: 生成sitemap.
 - `ENABLE_FEED`: **true**: 是否启用RSS/Atom
diff --git a/modules/setting/other.go b/modules/setting/other.go
index 706cb1e3d9b..4ba494765b2 100644
--- a/modules/setting/other.go
+++ b/modules/setting/other.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 type OtherConfig struct {
 	ShowFooterVersion          bool
 	ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime bool
+	ShowFooterPoweredBy        bool
 	EnableFeed                 bool
 	EnableSitemap              bool
 }
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ type OtherConfig struct {
 var Other = OtherConfig{
 	ShowFooterVersion:          true,
 	ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime: true,
+	ShowFooterPoweredBy:        true,
 	EnableSitemap:              true,
 	EnableFeed:                 true,
 }
diff --git a/modules/templates/helper.go b/modules/templates/helper.go
index 24520647499..9e770a26065 100644
--- a/modules/templates/helper.go
+++ b/modules/templates/helper.go
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ func NewFuncMap() template.FuncMap {
 		"ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime": func() bool {
 			return setting.Other.ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime
 		},
+		"ShowFooterPoweredBy": func() bool {
+			return setting.Other.ShowFooterPoweredBy
+		},
 		"AllowedReactions": func() []string {
 			return setting.UI.Reactions
 		},
diff --git a/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl b/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl
index f0a7865602f..8d0d8e669cc 100644
--- a/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <footer class="page-footer" role="group" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "aria.footer"}}">
 	<div class="left-links" role="contentinfo" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "aria.footer.software"}}">
-		<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://about.gitea.com">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "powered_by" "Gitea"}}</a>
+		{{if ShowFooterPoweredBy}}
+			<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://about.gitea.com">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "powered_by" "Gitea"}}</a>
+		{{end}}
 		{{if (or .ShowFooterVersion .PageIsAdmin)}}
 			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "version"}}:
 			{{if .IsAdmin}}