diff --git a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/css/pages.css b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/css/pages.css
index 54832d257f..5f9cebf240 100644
--- a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/css/pages.css
+++ b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/css/pages.css
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@ ul.links li a {
 #footer-info {
   margin: 15px 0;
 }
+#content-management-links {
+  float: left;
+}
 #language {
   font-size: 12px;
   float: right;
diff --git a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/templates/page.tpl.php b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/templates/page.tpl.php
index 2874e8531f..03c7f7521a 100644
--- a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/templates/page.tpl.php
+++ b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/templates/page.tpl.php
@@ -353,11 +353,20 @@
         </div>
         
         <div id="footer-info">
+          
+          <?php if (user_access('create page content') OR user_access('create news content')): ?>
+            <div id="content-management-links">
+              <?php print l(bts('Create content'), 'node/add'); ?>
+            </div>
+          <?php endif; ?>
+          
           <div id="language"
             style="background: url(<?php print base_path() . path_to_theme() . '/images/flags/' . $language->language . '.png'; ?>) no-repeat right;">
               <?php print bts('Language'); ?>
           </div>
           
+          <div class="clearfix"></div>
+          
           <?php if ($footer_message): ?>
             <div id="footer-message"><?php print $footer_message; ?></div>
           <?php endif; ?>