diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index 23978ef..15143a7 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ function convertMarkdownToHtml(filename, type, text) {
     });
   }
 
+  md.use(require('markdown-it-footnote'));
+  md.render(text);
+
   statusbarmessage.dispose();
   return md.render(matterParts.content);
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b75d63e..e471792 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1447,6 +1447,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-it-emoji/-/markdown-it-emoji-1.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-m+4OmpkKljupbfaYDE/dsF37Tcw="
     },
+    "markdown-it-footnote": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-it-footnote/-/markdown-it-footnote-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JVW6fCmZWjvMdDQSbOT3nnOQtd9iAXmw7hTSh26+v42BnvXeVyGMDBm5b/EZocMed2MbCAHiTX632vY0FyGB8A=="
+    },
     "markdown-it-include": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-it-include/-/markdown-it-include-1.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3cbebb0..226775f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@
     "markdown-it-checkbox": "^1.1.0",
     "markdown-it-container": "^2.0.0",
     "markdown-it-emoji": "^1.4.0",
+    "markdown-it-footnote": "^3.0.2",
     "markdown-it-include": "^1.1.0",
     "markdown-it-named-headers": "0.0.4",
     "markdown-it-plantuml": "^1.4.1",