diff --git a/pelicanconf.py b/pelicanconf.py
index f14b5a9..1eb61ee 100644
--- a/pelicanconf.py
+++ b/pelicanconf.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ SITEMAP = {
     "format": "xml"
 }
 
+from fontawesome_markdown import FontAwesomeExtension
+MD_EXTENSIONS = [FontAwesomeExtension()]
+
 import filters
 JINJA_FILTERS = {
     "datetime": filters.format_datetime,
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 50f5471..bd1d353 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 beautifulsoup4==4.4.1
 colorama==0.3.6
 flake8==2.5.0
+fontawesome_markdown==0.2.5
 gitpython==2.0.3
 iso8601==0.1.11
 markdown==2.6.6