diff --git a/rich/panel.py b/rich/panel.py
index 8fbaab0a..70d5e0dd 100644
--- a/rich/panel.py
+++ b/rich/panel.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class Panel(JupyterMixin):
         *,
         title: Optional[TextType] = None,
         title_align: AlignMethod = "center",
+        footer: Optional[TextType] = None,
+        footer_align: AlignMethod = "center",
         safe_box: Optional[bool] = None,
         expand: bool = True,
         style: StyleType = "none",
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ class Panel(JupyterMixin):
         self.box = box
         self.title = title
         self.title_align = title_align
+        self.footer = footer
+        self.footer_align = footer_align
         self.safe_box = safe_box
         self.expand = expand
         self.style = style
@@ -72,6 +76,8 @@ class Panel(JupyterMixin):
         *,
         title: Optional[TextType] = None,
         title_align: AlignMethod = "center",
+        footer: Optional[TextType] = None,
+        footer_align: AlignMethod = "center",
         safe_box: Optional[bool] = None,
         style: StyleType = "none",
         border_style: StyleType = "none",
@@ -84,6 +90,8 @@ class Panel(JupyterMixin):
             box,
             title=title,
             title_align=title_align,
+            footer=footer,
+            footer_align=footer,
             safe_box=safe_box,
             style=style,
             border_style=border_style,
@@ -108,6 +116,22 @@ class Panel(JupyterMixin):
             return title_text
         return None
 
+    @property
+    def _footer(self) -> Optional[Text]:
+        if self.footer:
+            footer_text = (
+                Text.from_markup(self.footer)
+                if isinstance(self.footer, str)
+                else self.footer.copy()
+            )
+            footer_text.end = ""
+            footer_text.plain = footer_text.plain.replace("\n", " ")
+            footer_text.no_wrap = True
+            footer_text.expand_tabs()
+            footer_text.pad(1)
+            return footer_text
+        return None
+
     def __rich_console__(
         self, console: "Console", options: "ConsoleOptions"
     ) -> "RenderResult":
@@ -168,6 +192,19 @@ class Panel(JupyterMixin):
             yield from line
             yield line_end
             yield new_line
+
+        footer_text = self._footer
+        if footer_text is not None:
+            footer_text.style = border_style
+
+        if footer_text is None or width <= 4:
+            yield Segment(box.get_bottom([width - 2]), border_style)
+        else:
+            footer_text.align(self.footer_align, width - 4, character=box.bottom)
+            yield Segment(box.bottom_left + box.bottom, border_style)
+            yield from console.render(footer_text)
+            yield Segment(box.bottom + box.bottom_right, border_style)
+
         yield Segment(box.get_bottom([width - 2]), border_style)
         yield new_line