diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 7cc5efd902bb..e6f164a8d301 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ author:
   facebook         :
   foursquare       :
   github           :
+  gitlab           :
   google_plus      :
   keybase          :
   instagram        :
@@ -243,4 +244,4 @@ defaults:
       read_time: true
       comments: # true
       share: true
-      related: true
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+      related: true
diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index dfc713a4fceb..2d10543126ff 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ <h3 class="author__name" itemprop="name">{{ author.name }}</h3>
         </li>
       {% endif %}
 
+      {% if author.gitlab %}
+        <li>
+          <a href="https://gitlab.com/{{ author.gitlab }}" itemprop="sameAs">
+            <i class="fa fa-fw fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i> Gitlab
+          </a>
+        </li>
+      {% endif %}
+
       {% if author.stackoverflow %}
         <li>
           <a href="https://www.stackoverflow.com/users/{{ author.stackoverflow }}" itemprop="sameAs">
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 8fe13bbd828b..e727e0b2d565 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     {% if site.author.github %}
       <li><a href="http://github.com/{{ site.author.github }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-github" aria-hidden="true"></i> GitHub</a></li>
     {% endif %}
+    {% if site.author.gitlab %}
+      <li><a href="http://gitlab.com/{{ site.author.gitlab }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i> Gitlab</a></li>
+    {% endif %}
     {% if site.author.bitbucket %}
       <li><a href="http://bitbucket.org/{{ site.author.bitbucket }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-bitbucket" aria-hidden="true"></i> Bitbucket</a></li>
     {% endif %}
@@ -19,4 +22,4 @@
   </ul>
 </div>
 
-<div class="page__footer-copyright">&copy; {{ site.time | date: '%Y' }} {{ site.name | default: site.title }}. {{ site.data.ui-text[site.locale].powered_by | default: "Powered by" }} <a href="http://jekyllrb.com" rel="nofollow">Jekyll</a> &amp; <a href="https://mademistakes.com/work/minimal-mistakes-jekyll-theme/" rel="nofollow">Minimal Mistakes</a>.</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+<div class="page__footer-copyright">&copy; {{ site.time | date: '%Y' }} {{ site.name | default: site.title }}. {{ site.data.ui-text[site.locale].powered_by | default: "Powered by" }} <a href="http://jekyllrb.com" rel="nofollow">Jekyll</a> &amp; <a href="https://mademistakes.com/work/minimal-mistakes-jekyll-theme/" rel="nofollow">Minimal Mistakes</a>.</div>