diff --git a/_includes/contributors-list.html b/_includes/contributors-list.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0feecc424e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_includes/contributors-list.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div class="content-contributors">
+    <h3>Contributors to this page:</h3>
+    <div id="contributors" class="contributors-container"></div>
+</div>
diff --git a/_includes/inner-page-main-content.html b/_includes/inner-page-main-content.html
index 9587a304cb..78a954b5ae 100644
--- a/_includes/inner-page-main-content.html
+++ b/_includes/inner-page-main-content.html
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 		<div class="content-primary">
 			<div class="inner-box">
 				{{content}}
+
+				{% include contributors-list.html %}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/_layouts/cheatsheet.html b/_layouts/cheatsheet.html
index 6dacd54d46..471a120c4f 100644
--- a/_layouts/cheatsheet.html
+++ b/_layouts/cheatsheet.html
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
             {% endfor %}
           </ul>
         {% endif %}
+
+        {% include contributors-list.html %}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
diff --git a/_layouts/glossary.html b/_layouts/glossary.html
index ea5d5dde0f..e65a189e23 100644
--- a/_layouts/glossary.html
+++ b/_layouts/glossary.html
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 		<div class="content-primary documentation glossary">
 			<div class="inner-box">
 				{{content}}
+
+				{% include contributors-list.html %}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/_layouts/multipage-overview.html b/_layouts/multipage-overview.html
index cf7c0b5a32..a98e6742e3 100644
--- a/_layouts/multipage-overview.html
+++ b/_layouts/multipage-overview.html
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 		<div class="content-primary documentation">
 			<div class="inner-box">
 				{{content}}
+
+				{% include contributors-list.html %}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/_layouts/singlepage-overview.html b/_layouts/singlepage-overview.html
index 87c3279b92..72cabad3fd 100644
--- a/_layouts/singlepage-overview.html
+++ b/_layouts/singlepage-overview.html
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 		<div class="content-primary documentation">
 			<div class="inner-box">
 				{{content}}
+
+				{% include contributors-list.html %}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/_layouts/style-guide.html b/_layouts/style-guide.html
index 8028663a43..ecc9a53bf2 100644
--- a/_layouts/style-guide.html
+++ b/_layouts/style-guide.html
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 		<div class="content-primary documentation style-guide">
 			<div class="inner-box">
 				{{content}}
+
+				{% include contributors-list.html %}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/_layouts/tour.html b/_layouts/tour.html
index a7f96b55c1..9369547dd7 100644
--- a/_layouts/tour.html
+++ b/_layouts/tour.html
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
                     <a href="{{page.next-page}}.html"><strong>next</strong> &rarr;</a>
                     {% endif %}
                 </div>
+
+                {% include contributors-list.html %}
             </div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/_sass/layout/content-contributors.scss b/_sass/layout/content-contributors.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebf6f00b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_sass/layout/content-contributors.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+.content-contributors {
+    .contributors-container {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        align-items: center;
+        div {
+            margin: 5px;
+            a {
+                vertical-align: middle;
+                padding: 3px;
+                text-decoration: none;
+            }
+            img {
+                vertical-align: middle;
+                width: 35px;
+                height: 35px;
+                margin-bottom: 0;
+                border-radius: 7px;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/css/style.scss b/resources/css/style.scss
index d6ce6e6aa6..7d297f71ea 100755
--- a/resources/css/style.scss
+++ b/resources/css/style.scss
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
 @import 'layout/books';
 @import 'layout/training-events';
 @import 'layout/blog';
-@import 'layout/download'; // COMPONENTS
+@import 'layout/download';
+@import 'layout/content-contributors'; // COMPONENTS
 //------------------------------------------------
 //------------------------------------------------
 @import 'components/buttons';
diff --git a/resources/js/functions.js b/resources/js/functions.js
index d7e85b0646..ed94b16a9f 100644
--- a/resources/js/functions.js
+++ b/resources/js/functions.js
@@ -521,4 +521,85 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
         $("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, 600); 
         return false; 
     }); 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+
+//Contributors widget
+// see https://stackoverflow.com/a/19200303/4496364
+$(document).ready(function () {
+  let githubApiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/scala/docs.scala-lang/commits';
+  let identiconsUrl = 'https://github.com/identicons';
+  /* - we need to transform "/tour/basics.html" to "_ba/tour/basics.md"
+   * - some files aren't prefixed with underscore, see rootFiles
+   * - some files are placed in _overviews but rendered to its folder, see overviewsFolders
+   */
+  
+  let rootFiles = ['getting-started', 'learn', 'glossary'];
+  let overviewsFolders = ['FAQ', 'cheatsheets', 'collections', 'compiler-options',
+    'core', 'jdk-compatibility', 'macros', 'parallel-collections',
+    'plugins', 'quasiquotes', 'reflection',
+    'repl', 'scaladoc', 'tutorials'
+  ];
+
+  let thisPageUrl = window.location.pathname;
+  // chop off beginning slash and ending .html
+  thisPageUrl = thisPageUrl.substring(1, thisPageUrl.lastIndexOf('.'));
+  let isRootFile = rootFiles.some(rf => thisPageUrl.startsWith(rf));
+  let isInOverviewsFolder = overviewsFolders.some(of => thisPageUrl.startsWith(of));
+  if(isRootFile) {
+    thisPageUrl = thisPageUrl + '.md';
+  } else if(isInOverviewsFolder) {
+    thisPageUrl = '_overviews/'+ thisPageUrl + '.md';
+  } else {
+    thisPageUrl = '_' + thisPageUrl + '.md';
+  }
+  
+  let url = githubApiUrl + '?path=' + thisPageUrl;
+  $.get(url, function (data, status) {
+    if(!data || data.length < 1) {
+      $('.content-contributors').html(''); // clear content
+      return false; // break
+    }
+    let contributorsUnique = [];
+    data.forEach(commit => {
+      // add if not already in array
+      let addedToList = contributorsUnique.find(c => {
+        let matches = c.authorName == commit.commit.author.name;
+        if (!matches && commit.author) {
+          matches = c.authorName == commit.author.login;
+        }
+        return matches;
+      });
+
+      if (!addedToList) {
+        // first set fallback properties
+        let authorName = commit.commit.author.name;
+        let authorLink = '';
+        let authorImageLink = identiconsUrl + '/' + commit.commit.author.name + '.png';
+        // if author present, fill these preferably
+        if (commit.author) {
+          authorName = commit.author.login;
+          authorLink = commit.author.html_url;
+          authorImageLink = commit.author.avatar_url;
+        }
+        contributorsUnique.push({
+          'authorName': authorName,
+          'authorLink': authorLink,
+          'authorImageLink': authorImageLink
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
+    let contributorsHtml = '';
+    contributorsUnique.forEach(contributor => {
+      let contributorHtml = '<div>';
+      contributorHtml += '<img src="' + contributor.authorImageLink + '">';
+      if (contributor.authorLink)
+        contributorHtml += '<a href="' + contributor.authorLink + '">' + contributor.authorName + '</a>';
+      else
+        contributorHtml += '<a>' + contributor.authorName + '</a>';
+      contributorHtml += '</div>';
+      contributorsHtml += contributorHtml;
+    });
+    $('#contributors').html(contributorsHtml);
+  });
+});