diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7704b337f..8a4a38e1c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export GIT_URL=https://github.com/searx/searx
 export GIT_BRANCH=master
 export SEARX_URL=https://searx.me
 export DOCS_URL=https://searx.github.io/searx
+export CONTACT_URL=mailto:contact@example.com
 # END Makefile setup
 
 include utils/makefile.include
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ help-min:
 	@echo  '  SEARX_URL = $(SEARX_URL)'
 	@echo  '  GIT_URL   = $(GIT_URL)'
 	@echo  '  DOCS_URL  = $(DOCS_URL)'
+	@echo  '  CONTACT_URL = $(CONTACT_URL)'
 	@echo  ''
 	@$(MAKE) -e -s make-help
 
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ buildenv:
 	$(Q)echo "SEARX_URL = '$(SEARX_URL)'" >> searx/brand.py
 	$(Q)echo "DOCS_URL = '$(DOCS_URL)'" >> searx/brand.py
 	$(Q)echo "PUBLIC_INSTANCES = 'https://searx.space'" >> searx/brand.py
+	$(Q)echo "CONTACT_URL = '$(CONTACT_URL)'" >> searx/brand.py
 	$(Q)echo "build utils/brand.env"
 	$(Q)echo "export GIT_URL='$(GIT_URL)'"  > utils/brand.env
 	$(Q)echo "export GIT_BRANCH='$(GIT_BRANCH)'"  >> utils/brand.env
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ buildenv:
 	$(Q)echo "export SEARX_URL='$(SEARX_URL)'" >> utils/brand.env
 	$(Q)echo "export DOCS_URL='$(DOCS_URL)'" >> utils/brand.env
 	$(Q)echo "export PUBLIC_INSTANCES='https://searx.space'" >> utils/brand.env
+	$(Q)echo "export CONTACT_URL='$(CONTACT_URL)'" >> utils/brand.env
 
 
 # node / npm
diff --git a/searx/brand.py b/searx/brand.py
index d71c57db7..0eaaf0be3 100644
--- a/searx/brand.py
+++ b/searx/brand.py
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ ISSUE_URL = 'https://github.com/searx/searx/issues'
 SEARX_URL = 'https://searx.me'
 DOCS_URL = 'https://searx.github.io/searx'
 PUBLIC_INSTANCES = 'https://searx.space'
+CONTACT_URL = 'mailto:contact@example.com'
diff --git a/searx/templates/oscar/base.html b/searx/templates/oscar/base.html
index 7b3d33f7a..c8f390d3a 100644
--- a/searx/templates/oscar/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/oscar/base.html
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
                     {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ brand.DOCS_URL }}">searx</a> - {{ searx_version }} - {{ _('a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine') }}<br/>
                     <a href="{{ brand.GIT_URL }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a> |
                     <a href="{{ brand.ISSUE_URL }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a> |
-                    <a href="{{ brand.PUBLIC_INSTANCES }}">{{ _('Public instances') }}</a>
+                    <a href="{{ brand.PUBLIC_INSTANCES }}">{{ _('Public instances') }}</a> |
+                    <a href="{{ brand.CONTACT_URL }}">{{ _('Contact instance maintainer') }}</a>
                 </small>
             </p>
         </div>
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index 10fb424bf..2318f6bfc 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
     {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('about') }}">searx</a> - {{ searx_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine') }}<br/>
         <a href="{{ brand.GIT_URL }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a> |
         <a href="{{ brand.ISSUE_URL }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a> |
-        <a href="{{ brand.PUBLIC_INSTANCES }}">{{ _('Public instances') }}</a>
+        <a href="{{ brand.PUBLIC_INSTANCES }}">{{ _('Public instances') }}</a> |
+        <a href="{{ brand.CONTACT_URL }}">{{ _('Contact instance maintainer') }}</a>
     </p>
   </footer>
   <!--[if gte IE 9]>-->
diff --git a/utils/brand.env b/utils/brand.env
index 55244bd72..660160e43 100644
--- a/utils/brand.env
+++ b/utils/brand.env
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export ISSUE_URL='https://github.com/searx/searx/issues'
 export SEARX_URL='https://searx.me'
 export DOCS_URL='https://searx.github.io/searx'
 export PUBLIC_INSTANCES='https://searx.space'
+export CONTACT_URL='mailto:contact@example.com'