diff --git a/layouts/_default/index.html b/layouts/_default/index.html
index da9bb2c7..94ab8ff2 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/index.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/index.html
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
   </section>
   <footer class="entry-footer">
     <time>{{ .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" }}</time>
+    {{ if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime }} .
+    {{ .ReadingTime }}{{ $.Site.Params.MinuteReadingTime | default "min read" }}{{ end }}
   </footer>
   <a class="entry-link" href="{{ .Permalink }}"></a>
 </article>
diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 7aa6bd85..bf67f370 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
   </section>
   <footer class="entry-footer">
     <time>{{ .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" }}</time>
+    {{ if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime }} .
+    {{ .ReadingTime }}{{ $.Site.Params.MinuteReadingTime | default "min read" }}{{ end }}
   </footer>
   <a class="entry-link" href="{{ .Permalink }}"></a>
 </article>