diff --git a/assets/css/profileMode.css b/assets/css/profileMode.css
index 04cf6983..78029e89 100644
--- a/assets/css/profileMode.css
+++ b/assets/css/profileMode.css
@@ -27,3 +27,13 @@ img {
     }
 
 }
+
+.social-icons {
+    padding: 16px;
+}
+
+.social-icons a {
+    margin: 2px;
+    padding: 6px;
+    font-size: 1.4em;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/_default/index.html b/layouts/_default/index.html
index 2a1c64fd..33fcbdf5 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/index.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/index.html
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
     </div>
     {{end}}
     <h1>{{ if .Site.Params.profileMode.title }}{{.Site.Params.profileMode.title}}{{ else }}{{ .Site.Title }}{{end}}</h1>
+    {{- with .Site.Params.profileMode.socialIcons }}
+    <div class="social-icons">
+      {{ partial "social-icons.html" . }}
+    </div>
+    {{- end }}
   </div>
 </div>
 {{else}} {{/* if not profileMode */}}