diff --git a/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/markup/footnotes.lua b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/markup/footnotes.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..301bb3252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/markup/footnotes.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+---@class OrgFootnotesHighlighter : OrgMarkupHighlighter
+---@field private markup OrgMarkupHighlighter
+local OrgFootnotes = {
+  valid_capture_names = {
+    ['footnote.start'] = true,
+    ['footnote.end'] = true,
+  },
+}
+
+---@param opts { markup: OrgMarkupHighlighter }
+function OrgFootnotes:new(opts)
+  local data = {
+    markup = opts.markup,
+  }
+  setmetatable(data, self)
+  self.__index = self
+  return data
+end
+
+---@param node TSNode
+---@param name string
+---@return OrgMarkupNode | false
+function OrgFootnotes:parse_node(node, name)
+  if not self.valid_capture_names[name] then
+    return false
+  end
+  local type = node:type()
+  if type == '[' then
+    return self:_parse_start_node(node)
+  end
+
+  if type == ']' then
+    return self:_parse_end_node(node)
+  end
+
+  return false
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param node TSNode
+---@return OrgMarkupNode | false
+function OrgFootnotes:_parse_start_node(node)
+  local node_type = node:type()
+  local first_sibling = node:next_sibling()
+  local second_sibling = first_sibling and first_sibling:next_sibling()
+
+  if not first_sibling or not second_sibling then
+    return false
+  end
+  if first_sibling:type() ~= 'str' or second_sibling:type() ~= ':' then
+    return false
+  end
+
+  return {
+    type = 'footnote',
+    id = 'footnote_start',
+    char = node_type,
+    seek_id = 'footnote_end',
+    nestable = false,
+    range = self.markup:node_to_range(node),
+    node = node,
+  }
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param node TSNode
+---@return OrgMarkupNode | false
+function OrgFootnotes:_parse_end_node(node)
+  local node_type = node:type()
+  local prev_sibling = node:prev_sibling()
+
+  if not prev_sibling then
+    return false
+  end
+
+  return {
+    type = 'footnote',
+    id = 'footnote_end',
+    seek_id = 'footnote_start',
+    char = node_type,
+    nestable = false,
+    range = self.markup:node_to_range(node),
+    node = node,
+  }
+end
+
+---@param entry OrgMarkupNode
+---@return boolean
+function OrgFootnotes:is_valid_start_node(entry)
+  return entry.type == 'footnote' and entry.id == 'footnote_start'
+end
+
+---@param entry OrgMarkupNode
+---@return boolean
+function OrgFootnotes:is_valid_end_node(entry)
+  return entry.type == 'footnote' and entry.id == 'footnote_end'
+end
+
+---@param highlights OrgMarkupHighlight[]
+---@param bufnr number
+function OrgFootnotes:highlight(highlights, bufnr)
+  local namespace = self.markup.highlighter.namespace
+  local ephemeral = self.markup:use_ephemeral()
+
+  for _, entry in ipairs(highlights) do
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_extmark(bufnr, namespace, entry.from.line, entry.from.start_col, {
+      ephemeral = ephemeral,
+      end_col = entry.to.end_col,
+      hl_group = '@org.footnote',
+      priority = 110,
+    })
+  end
+end
+
+---@param highlights OrgMarkupHighlight[]
+---@return OrgMarkupPreparedHighlight[]
+function OrgFootnotes:prepare_highlights(highlights)
+  local ephemeral = self.markup:use_ephemeral()
+  local extmarks = {}
+  for _, entry in ipairs(highlights) do
+    table.insert(extmarks, {
+      start_line = entry.from.line,
+      start_col = entry.from.start_col,
+      end_col = entry.to.end_col,
+      ephemeral = ephemeral,
+      hl_group = '@org.footnote',
+      priority = 110,
+    })
+  end
+  return extmarks
+end
+
+return OrgFootnotes
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/markup/init.lua b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/markup/init.lua
index 5036c82f3..7ff23e960 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/markup/init.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/markup/init.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function OrgMarkup:_init_highlighters()
     emphasis = require('orgmode.colors.highlighter.markup.emphasis'):new({ markup = self }),
     link = require('orgmode.colors.highlighter.markup.link'):new({ markup = self }),
     date = require('orgmode.colors.highlighter.markup.dates'):new({ markup = self }),
+    footnote = require('orgmode.colors.highlighter.markup.footnotes'):new({ markup = self }),
     latex = require('orgmode.colors.highlighter.markup.latex'):new({ markup = self }),
   }
 end
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ function OrgMarkup:get_node_highlights(root_node, source, line)
     link = {},
     latex = {},
     date = {},
+    footnote = {},
   }
   ---@type OrgMarkupNode[]
   local entries = {}
@@ -242,6 +244,10 @@ function OrgMarkup:has_valid_parent(item)
     return p:type() == 'drawer' or p:type() == 'cell'
   end
 
+  if parent:type() == 'description' and p and p:type() == 'fndef' then
+    return true
+  end
+
   if self.parsers[item.type].has_valid_parent then
     return self.parsers[item.type]:has_valid_parent(item)
   end
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/colors/highlights.lua b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlights.lua
index 3a5da821f..8fe844b14 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/colors/highlights.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlights.lua
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ function M.link_highlights()
     ['@org.hyperlink'] = '@markup.link.url',
     ['@org.latex'] = '@markup.math',
     ['@org.latex_env'] = '@markup.environment',
+    ['@org.footnote'] = '@markup.link.url',
     -- Other
     ['@org.table.delimiter'] = '@punctuation.special',
     ['@org.table.heading'] = '@markup.heading',
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/files/file.lua b/lua/orgmode/files/file.lua
index 309cb76d1..17255398d 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/files/file.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/files/file.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local config = require('orgmode.config')
 local Block = require('orgmode.files.elements.block')
 local Hyperlink = require('orgmode.org.links.hyperlink')
 local Range = require('orgmode.files.elements.range')
+local Footnote = require('orgmode.objects.footnote')
 local Memoize = require('orgmode.utils.memoize')
 
 ---@class OrgFileMetadata
@@ -752,6 +753,61 @@ function OrgFile:get_links()
   return links
 end
 
+memoize('get_footnote_references')
+---@return OrgFootnote[]
+function OrgFile:get_footnote_references()
+  self:parse(true)
+  local ts_query = ts_utils.get_query([[
+      (paragraph (expr) @footnotes)
+      (drawer (contents (expr) @footnotes))
+      (headline (item (expr)) @footnotes)
+      (fndef) @footnotes
+  ]])
+
+  local footnotes = {}
+  local processed_lines = {}
+  for _, match in ts_query:iter_captures(self.root, self:get_source()) do
+    local line_start, _, line_end = match:range()
+    if not processed_lines[line_start] then
+      if line_start == line_end then
+        vim.list_extend(footnotes, Footnote.all_from_line(self.lines[line_start + 1], line_start + 1))
+        processed_lines[line_start] = true
+      else
+        for line = line_start, line_end - 1 do
+          vim.list_extend(footnotes, Footnote.all_from_line(self.lines[line + 1], line + 1))
+          processed_lines[line] = true
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  return footnotes
+end
+
+---@param footnote_reference OrgFootnote
+---@return OrgFootnote | nil
+function OrgFile:find_footnote(footnote_reference)
+  local footnotes = self:get_footnote_references()
+  for i = #footnotes, 1, -1 do
+    if footnotes[i].value:lower() == footnote_reference.value:lower() and footnotes[i].range.start_col == 1 then
+      return footnotes[i]
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+---@param footnote OrgFootnote
+---@return OrgFootnote | nil
+function OrgFile:find_footnote_reference(footnote)
+  local footnotes = self:get_footnote_references()
+  for i = #footnotes, 1, -1 do
+    if
+      footnotes[i].value:lower() == footnote.value:lower()
+      and footnotes[i].range.start_line < footnote.range.start_line
+    then
+      return footnotes[i]
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 memoize('get_directive')
 ---@param directive_name string
 ---@return string | nil
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/objects/footnote.lua b/lua/orgmode/objects/footnote.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1e54c181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/orgmode/objects/footnote.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+local Range = require('orgmode.files.elements.range')
+
+---@class OrgFootnote
+---@field value string
+---@field range? OrgRange
+local OrgFootnote = {}
+OrgFootnote.__index = OrgFootnote
+
+local pattern = '%[fn:[^%]]+%]'
+
+---@param str string
+---@param range? OrgRange
+---@return OrgFootnote
+function OrgFootnote:new(str, range)
+  local this = setmetatable({}, { __index = OrgFootnote })
+  this.value = str
+  this.range = range
+  return this
+end
+
+function OrgFootnote:get_name()
+  local name = self.value:match('^%[fn:([^%]]+)%]$')
+  return name
+end
+
+---@return OrgFootnote | nil
+function OrgFootnote.at_cursor()
+  local line_nr = vim.fn.line('.')
+  local col = vim.fn.col('.') or 0
+  local on_line = OrgFootnote.all_from_line(vim.fn.getline('.'), line_nr)
+
+  return vim.iter(on_line):find(function(footnote)
+    return footnote.range:is_in_range(line_nr, col)
+  end)
+end
+
+---@return OrgFootnote[]
+function OrgFootnote.all_from_line(line, line_number)
+  local links = {}
+  for link in line:gmatch(pattern) do
+    local start_from = #links > 0 and links[#links].range.end_col or nil
+    local from, to = line:find(pattern, start_from)
+    if from and to then
+      local range = Range.from_line(line_number)
+      range.start_col = from
+      range.end_col = to
+      table.insert(links, OrgFootnote:new(link, range))
+    end
+  end
+
+  return links
+end
+
+return OrgFootnote
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/org/mappings.lua b/lua/orgmode/org/mappings.lua
index f3905c103..e1135001b 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/org/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/org/mappings.lua
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ local events = EventManager.event
 local Babel = require('orgmode.babel')
 local Promise = require('orgmode.utils.promise')
 local Input = require('orgmode.ui.input')
+local Footnote = require('orgmode.objects.footnote')
 
 ---@class OrgMappings
 ---@field capture OrgCapture
@@ -888,15 +889,59 @@ end
 
 function OrgMappings:open_at_point()
   local link = OrgHyperlink.at_cursor()
-  if not link then
-    local date = self:_get_date_under_cursor()
-    if date then
-      return self.agenda:open_day(date)
+
+  if link then
+    return self.links:follow(link.url:to_string())
+  end
+
+  local date = self:_get_date_under_cursor()
+  if date then
+    return self.agenda:open_day(date)
+  end
+
+  local footnote = Footnote.at_cursor()
+  if footnote then
+    return self:_jump_to_footnote(footnote)
+  end
+end
+
+---@param footnote_reference OrgFootnote
+function OrgMappings:_jump_to_footnote(footnote_reference)
+  local file = self.files:get_current_file()
+  local footnote = file:find_footnote(footnote_reference)
+
+  if not footnote then
+    local choice = vim.fn.confirm('No footnote found. Create one?', '&Yes\n&No')
+    if choice ~= 1 then
+      return
     end
-    return
+
+    local footnotes_headline = file:find_headline_by_title('footnotes')
+    if footnotes_headline then
+      local append_line = footnotes_headline:get_append_line()
+      vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(0, append_line, append_line, false, { footnote_reference.value .. ' ' })
+      vim.fn.cursor({ append_line + 1, #footnote_reference.value + 1 })
+      return vim.cmd('startinsert!')
+    end
+    local last_line = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count(0)
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(0, last_line, last_line, false, { '', '* Footnotes', footnote_reference.value .. ' ' })
+    vim.fn.cursor({ last_line + 3, #footnote_reference.value + 1 })
+    return vim.cmd('startinsert!')
+  end
+
+  local is_footnote_marker = footnote.range:is_same(footnote_reference.range)
+
+  if not is_footnote_marker then
+    return vim.fn.cursor({ footnote.range.start_line, footnote.range.start_col })
+  end
+
+  local reference = file:find_footnote_reference(footnote)
+
+  if reference then
+    return vim.fn.cursor({ reference.range.start_line, reference.range.start_col })
   end
 
-  return self.links:follow(link.url:to_string())
+  utils.echo_info(('Cannot find reference for footnote "%s"'):format(footnote_reference:get_name()))
 end
 
 function OrgMappings:export()
diff --git a/queries/org/highlights.scm b/queries/org/highlights.scm
index 4ba949b95..a2e13666e 100644
--- a/queries/org/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/org/highlights.scm
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@
 (cell "|" @org.table.delimiter)
 (table (row (cell (contents) @org.table.heading)))
 (table (hr) @org.table.delimiter)
+(fndef label: (expr) @org.footnote (#offset! @org.footnote 0 -4 0 1))
diff --git a/queries/org/markup.scm b/queries/org/markup.scm
index 58e32eaa4..ed782a89f 100644
--- a/queries/org/markup.scm
+++ b/queries/org/markup.scm
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
  (expr "]" @date_inactive.end)
  (expr "<" @date_active.start "num" "-" "num" "-" "num")
  (expr ">" @date_active.end)
+ (expr "[" @footnote.start "str" @_fn ":" (#eq? @_fn "fn"))
+ (expr "]" @footnote.end)
  (expr "\\" "str" @latex.plain)
  (expr "\\" "(" @latex.bracket.start)
  (expr "\\" ")" @latex.bracket.end)
diff --git a/tests/plenary/ui/mappings/footnote_spec.lua b/tests/plenary/ui/mappings/footnote_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1adca7296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plenary/ui/mappings/footnote_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+local helpers = require('tests.plenary.helpers')
+
+describe('footnotes', function()
+  local file_content = {
+    '* Headline',
+    'This is footnote reference [fn:footref] here',
+    '',
+    '* Foo',
+    'This is a second footnote reference [fn:second]',
+    '* Bar',
+    'Bar content',
+    '* Footnotes',
+    '[fn:footref] This is the footnote',
+  }
+
+  it('should jump to footnote from footnote reference', function()
+    helpers.create_file(file_content)
+
+    vim.fn.cursor(2, 29)
+    vim.cmd([[norm ,oo]])
+    assert.are.same({ 9, 1 }, { vim.fn.line('.'), vim.fn.col('.') })
+  end)
+
+  it('should jump to footnote from footnote reference', function()
+    helpers.create_file(file_content)
+
+    vim.fn.cursor(9, 1)
+    vim.cmd([[norm ,oo]])
+    assert.are.same({ 2, 28 }, { vim.fn.line('.'), vim.fn.col('.') })
+  end)
+
+  it('should prompt to create a footnote from footnote reference', function()
+    helpers.create_file(file_content)
+    vim.fn.cursor(5, 38)
+    vim.cmd([[norm ,oothe second footnote]])
+    assert.are.same({
+      '* Headline',
+      'This is footnote reference [fn:footref] here',
+      '',
+      '* Foo',
+      'This is a second footnote reference [fn:second]',
+      '* Bar',
+      'Bar content',
+      '* Footnotes',
+      '[fn:second] the second footnote',
+      '[fn:footref] This is the footnote',
+    }, vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, 0, -1, false))
+  end)
+
+  it('should not do anything if it cannot find the footnote reference from footnote', function()
+    local content = vim.list_extend(file_content, { '[fn:third] the third footnote' })
+    helpers.create_file(content)
+    vim.fn.cursor(10, 1)
+    vim.cmd([[norm ,oo]])
+    assert.are.same(content, vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, 0, -1, false))
+    assert.are.same({ 10, 1 }, { vim.fn.line('.'), vim.fn.col('.') })
+  end)
+end)