diff --git a/doc/config_settings.xml b/doc/config_settings.xml
index 0635d377..9edcf718 100644
--- a/doc/config_settings.xml
+++ b/doc/config_settings.xml
@@ -1077,6 +1077,15 @@
         <listitem>Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in upper case.
         <para /></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
+        <term>
+            <command>
+                <option>lowercase</option>
+            </command>
+        </term>
+        <listitem>Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in lower case.
+        <para /></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
         <term>
             <command>
diff --git a/src/conky.cc b/src/conky.cc
index 0376da1c..79633a40 100644
--- a/src/conky.cc
+++ b/src/conky.cc
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ std::string current_config;
 static conky::simple_config_setting<bool> stuff_in_uppercase("uppercase", false,
                                                              true);
 
+static conky::simple_config_setting<bool> stuff_in_lowercase("lowercase", false,
+                                                             true);
+
 /* Run how many times? */
 static conky::range_config_setting<unsigned long> total_run_times(
     "total_run_times", 0, std::numeric_limits<unsigned long>::max(), 0, true);
@@ -794,6 +797,14 @@ static void generate_text() {
       *tmp_p = toupper(static_cast<unsigned char>(*tmp_p));
       tmp_p++;
     }
+  } else if (stuff_in_lowercase.get(*state)) {
+    char *tmp_p;
+
+    tmp_p = text_buffer;
+    while (*tmp_p != 0) {
+      *tmp_p = tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(*tmp_p));
+      tmp_p++;
+    }
   }
 
   double ui = active_update_interval();