diff --git a/public/templates/home.tpl b/public/templates/home.tpl
index 59e03b9dab..dac82f3a8f 100644
--- a/public/templates/home.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/home.tpl
@@ -48,3 +48,11 @@
 	</div>
 	<!-- END categories -->
 </div>
+
+<div widget-area="footer" class="hidden">
+	<!-- BEGIN widgets -->
+	<div class="footer">
+		{widgets.html}
+	</div>
+	<!-- END widgets -->
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/upgrade.js b/src/upgrade.js
index 866c079513..cf98d86062 100644
--- a/src/upgrade.js
+++ b/src/upgrade.js
@@ -745,6 +745,26 @@ Upgrade.upgrade = function(callback) {
 				winston.info('[2014/2/20] Adding Recent Replies, Active Users, and Moderator widgets to category sidebar - skipped');
 				next();
 			}
+		},
+		function(next) {
+			thisSchemaDate = new Date(2014, 1, 20, 16, 15).getTime();
+
+			if (schemaDate < thisSchemaDate) {
+				updatesMade = true;
+				
+				db.setObjectField('widgets:home.tpl', 'footer', JSON.stringify([
+					{
+						"widget": "forumstats",
+						"data": {}
+					}
+				]), function(err) {
+					winston.info('[2014/2/20] Adding Forum Stats Widget to the Homepage Footer.');
+					next(err);
+				});
+			} else {
+				winston.info('[2014/2/20] Adding Forum Stats Widget to the Homepage Footer - skipped');
+				next();
+			}
 		}
 		// Add new schema updates here
 		// IMPORTANT: REMEMBER TO UPDATE VALUE OF latestSchema IN LINE 17!!!