diff --git a/webapp/static/webapp/css/footer.css b/webapp/static/webapp/css/footer.css
index ac454ae..f2ebf53 100644
--- a/webapp/static/webapp/css/footer.css
+++ b/webapp/static/webapp/css/footer.css
@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@ footer .container .col .nav .nav-item {
 
 footer .lang-form {
     margin: 1rem auto 0;
+}
+
+.footer-padder {
+    margin-top: 6rem;  /* height of the footer element */
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/templates/footer.html b/webapp/templates/footer.html
index 22b4d76..c9074b3 100644
--- a/webapp/templates/footer.html
+++ b/webapp/templates/footer.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {% load static %}
 {% load staticfiles %}
 
+<div class="footer-padder"></div>
 <footer style="text-align: center">
     <div>
         <form class="lang-form form" action="{% url 'set_language' %}" method="post">{% csrf_token %}