diff --git a/demo/demo16.js b/demo/demo16.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea6308eb46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/demo16.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const docx = require('../build');
+
+var doc = new docx.Document();
+
+var paragraph = new docx.Paragraph("Hello World").referenceFootnote(1);
+
+doc.addParagraph(paragraph);
+
+doc.createFootnote(new docx.Paragraph("Test"));
+
+var exporter = new docx.LocalPacker(doc);
+exporter.pack('My Document');
+
+console.log('Document created successfully at project root!');
diff --git a/src/file/content-types/content-types.ts b/src/file/content-types/content-types.ts
index 9bb3837cb2..cbb078d058 100644
--- a/src/file/content-types/content-types.ts
+++ b/src/file/content-types/content-types.ts
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ export class ContentTypes extends XmlComponent {
         this.root.push(new Override("application/vnd.openxmlformats-package.core-properties+xml", "/docProps/core.xml"));
         this.root.push(new Override("application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.extended-properties+xml", "/docProps/app.xml"));
         this.root.push(new Override("application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.numbering+xml", "/word/numbering.xml"));
+        this.root.push(new Override("application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.footnotes+xml", "/word/footnotes.xml"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/file/file.ts b/src/file/file.ts
index 5ee6c175b3..e3250d93a6 100644
--- a/src/file/file.ts
+++ b/src/file/file.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ export class File {
         return hyperlink;
     }
 
+    public createFootnote(paragraph: Paragraph): void {
+        this.footNotes.createFootNote(paragraph);
+    }
+
     public get Document(): Document {
         return this.document;
     }
diff --git a/src/file/footnotes/footnotes.ts b/src/file/footnotes/footnotes.ts
index d53ef4f02d..67f8e36022 100644
--- a/src/file/footnotes/footnotes.ts
+++ b/src/file/footnotes/footnotes.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { XmlComponent } from "file/xml-components";
 import { Paragraph } from "../paragraph";
 import { FootNote } from "./footnote/footnote";
+import { ContinuationSeperatorRun } from "./footnote/run/continuation-seperator-run";
+import { SeperatorRun } from "./footnote/run/seperator-run";
 import { FootnotesAttributes } from "./footnotes-attributes";
 
 export class FootNotes extends XmlComponent {
@@ -28,32 +30,30 @@ export class FootNotes extends XmlComponent {
             }),
         );
 
-        const begin = new FootNote(-1);
+        const begin = new FootNote(-1, "separator");
         begin.addParagraph(
             new Paragraph().spacing({
                 after: 0,
                 line: 240,
                 lineRule: "auto",
-            }),
+            }).addRun(new SeperatorRun()),
         );
         this.root.push(begin);
 
-        const spacing = new FootNote(0);
+        const spacing = new FootNote(0, "continuationSeparator");
         spacing.addParagraph(
             new Paragraph().spacing({
                 after: 0,
                 line: 240,
                 lineRule: "auto",
-            }),
+            }).addRun(new ContinuationSeperatorRun()),
         );
         this.root.push(spacing);
     }
 
-    public createFootNote(): void {
-        // TODO
-    }
-
-    public getFootNote(): void {
-        // TODO
+    public createFootNote(paragraph: Paragraph): void {
+        const footnote = new FootNote(1);
+        footnote.addParagraph(paragraph);
+        this.root.push(footnote);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/file/paragraph/paragraph.ts b/src/file/paragraph/paragraph.ts
index 970c4bfae9..9a6e68065a 100644
--- a/src/file/paragraph/paragraph.ts
+++ b/src/file/paragraph/paragraph.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // http://officeopenxml.com/WPparagraph.php
+import { FootnoteReferenceRun } from "file/footnotes/footnote/run/reference-run";
 import { IMediaData } from "file/media";
 import { Num } from "file/numbering/num";
 import { XmlComponent } from "file/xml-components";
-import { PictureRun, Run, TextRun } from "./run";
 
 import { Alignment } from "./formatting/alignment";
 import { ThematicBreak } from "./formatting/border";
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { CenterTabStop, LeftTabStop, MaxRightTabStop, RightTabStop } from "./for
 import { NumberProperties } from "./formatting/unordered-list";
 import { Hyperlink } from "./links";
 import { ParagraphProperties } from "./properties";
+import { PictureRun, Run, TextRun } from "./run";
 
 export class Paragraph extends XmlComponent {
     private properties: ParagraphProperties;
@@ -181,4 +182,9 @@ export class Paragraph extends XmlComponent {
         this.properties.push(new KeepLines());
         return this;
     }
+
+    public referenceFootnote(id: number): Paragraph {
+        this.root.push(new FootnoteReferenceRun(id));
+        return this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/file/paragraph/run/run.ts b/src/file/paragraph/run/run.ts
index b913e49df4..c258c52702 100644
--- a/src/file/paragraph/run/run.ts
+++ b/src/file/paragraph/run/run.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Underline } from "./underline";
 import { XmlComponent } from "file/xml-components";
 
 export class Run extends XmlComponent {
-    private properties: RunProperties;
+    protected properties: RunProperties;
 
     constructor() {
         super("w:r");