diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 760172c..7dc2669 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ author:
   github: yourname    # eg. daattali
   twitter: yourname   # eg. daattali
   linkedin: yourname  # eg. daattali
+  xing: yourname      # eg. daattali
   stackoverflow: yourlink  # eg. "3943160/daattali"
   instagram: yourname # eg. daattali
  
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ footer-links-active:
   twitter: true
   github: true
   linkedin: false
+  xing: false
   stackoverflow: false
   instagram: false
 
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 2b21321..3d38489 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@
               </span>
             </a>
           </li>
+          {% endif %}
+		  {% if site.author.xing and site.footer-links-active.xing %}
+          <li>
+            <a href="https://www.xing.com/profile/{{ site.author.xing }}" title="Xing">
+              <span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
+                <i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
+                <i class="fa fa-xing fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
+              </span>
+            </a>
+          </li>
           {% endif %}
 		  {% if site.author.stackoverflow and site.footer-links-active.stackoverflow %}
           <li>