diff --git a/assets/template/reveal-markdown.tmpl b/assets/template/reveal-markdown.tmpl
index f84965c..2c0042c 100644
--- a/assets/template/reveal-markdown.tmpl
+++ b/assets/template/reveal-markdown.tmpl
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
         hash: true,
         transition: '{{ .Reveal.Transition }}', // none/fade/slide/convex/concave/zoom
         navigationMode: '{{ .Reveal.NavigationMode }}',
+        showSlideNumber: '{{ .Reveal.SlideNumberVisibility }}',
+        slideNumber: '{{ .Reveal.SlideNumberFormat }}',
         markdown: {
             smartypants: true,
             smartLists: true
diff --git a/internal/app/cmd/root.go b/internal/app/cmd/root.go
index 5ca0470..005d8d9 100644
--- a/internal/app/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/cmd/root.go
@@ -32,14 +32,17 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	cfgFile             string
-	theme               string
-	codeTheme           string
-	transition          string
-	navigationMode      string
-	horizontalSeparator string
-	verticalSeparator   string
-	rootCmd             = &cobra.Command{
+	cfgFile               string
+	theme                 string
+	codeTheme             string
+	transition            string
+	navigationMode        string
+	horizontalSeparator   string
+	verticalSeparator     string
+	showSlideNumbers      bool
+	slideNumberVisibility string
+	slideNumberFormat     string
+	rootCmd               = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "goveal",
 		Short: "goveal is a small reveal.js server",
 		Long: `goveal is a single static binary to host your reveal.js based markdown presentation.
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&horizontalSeparator, "horizontal-separator", "===", "horizontal separator in slides")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&verticalSeparator, "vertical-separator", "---", "vertical separator in slides")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.go-reveal-slides.yaml)")
-
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&slideNumberVisibility, "slide-number-visibility", "all", "where should slide numbers be visible ['all', 'speaker', 'print']")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&slideNumberFormat, "slide-number-format", "h.v", "Format of the slide number ['h.v', 'h/v', 'c', 'c/t']")
 }
 
 func initLogging() {
diff --git a/internal/app/config/reveal_params.go b/internal/app/config/reveal_params.go
index 12b0766..83d55b9 100644
--- a/internal/app/config/reveal_params.go
+++ b/internal/app/config/reveal_params.go
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 type RevealParams struct {
-	Theme               string
-	CodeTheme           string
-	Transition          string
-	NavigationMode      string
-	HorizontalSeparator string
-	VerticalSeparator   string
-	StyleSheets         []string
+	Theme                 string
+	CodeTheme             string
+	Transition            string
+	NavigationMode        string
+	HorizontalSeparator   string
+	VerticalSeparator     string
+	SlideNumberVisibility string
+	SlideNumberFormat     string
+	StyleSheets           []string
 }
 
 func (params *RevealParams) Load() {
@@ -36,4 +38,6 @@ func (params *RevealParams) Load() {
 	params.HorizontalSeparator = viper.GetString("horizontal-separator")
 	params.VerticalSeparator = viper.GetString("vertical-separator")
 	params.StyleSheets = viper.GetStringSlice("stylesheets")
+	params.SlideNumberVisibility = viper.GetString("slide-number-visibility")
+	params.SlideNumberFormat = viper.GetString("slide-number-format")
 }