diff --git a/docs/2.x/extensions/footnotes.md b/docs/2.x/extensions/footnotes.md
index c5f72a7509..36795dee11 100644
--- a/docs/2.x/extensions/footnotes.md
+++ b/docs/2.x/extensions/footnotes.md
@@ -59,6 +59,34 @@ Result:
 </div>
 ```
 
+### Inline footnotes
+
+Inline footnotes (or anonymous footnotes) are easier to write, since you don't have to pick an identifier and move down to type the note. They have a slightly different syntax, with the caret placed before the opening square bracket: `^[Note]`. Inline footnotes do not support multiple paragraphs.
+
+Sample Markdown input:
+
+```markdown
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi^[Elit Malesuada Ridiculus] leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac.
+```
+
+Result:
+
+```html
+<p>
+    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi<sup id="fnref:elit-malesuada-ridic"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:elit-malesuada-ridic" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup> leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac.
+</p>
+<div class="footnotes" role="doc-endnotes">
+    <hr />
+    <ol>
+        <li class="footnote" id="fn:elit-malesuada-ridic" role="doc-endnote">
+            <p>
+                Elit Malesuada Ridiculus&nbsp;<a class="footnote-backref" rev="footnote" href="#fnref:elit-malesuada-ridic" role="doc-backlink">↩</a>
+            </p>
+        </li>
+    </ol>
+</div>
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 Configure your `Environment` as usual and simply add the `FootnoteExtension`:
@@ -74,14 +102,15 @@ use League\CommonMark\MarkdownConverter;
 // If you're happy with the defaults, feel free to remove them from this array
 $config = [
     'footnote' => [
-        'backref_class'      => 'footnote-backref',
-        'backref_symbol'     => '↩',
-        'container_add_hr'   => true,
-        'container_class'    => 'footnotes',
-        'ref_class'          => 'footnote-ref',
-        'ref_id_prefix'      => 'fnref:',
-        'footnote_class'     => 'footnote',
-        'footnote_id_prefix' => 'fn:',
+        'backref_class'           => 'footnote-backref',
+        'backref_symbol'          => '↩',
+        'container_add_hr'        => true,
+        'container_class'         => 'footnotes',
+        'enable_inline_footnotes' => true,
+        'ref_class'               => 'footnote-ref',
+        'ref_id_prefix'           => 'fnref:',
+        'footnote_class'          => 'footnote',
+        'footnote_id_prefix'      => 'fn:',
     ],
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/Extension/Footnote/FootnoteExtension.php b/src/Extension/Footnote/FootnoteExtension.php
index 0fa8038e22..d3daf36b24 100644
--- a/src/Extension/Footnote/FootnoteExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/Footnote/FootnoteExtension.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public function configureSchema(ConfigurationBuilderInterface $builder): void
             'backref_symbol' => Expect::string('↩'),
             'container_add_hr' => Expect::bool(true),
             'container_class' => Expect::string('footnotes'),
+            'enable_inline_footnotes' => Expect::bool(true),
             'ref_class' => Expect::string('footnote-ref'),
             'ref_id_prefix' => Expect::string('fnref:'),
             'footnote_class' => Expect::string('footnote'),
@@ -53,8 +54,12 @@ public function configureSchema(ConfigurationBuilderInterface $builder): void
 
     public function register(EnvironmentBuilderInterface $environment): void
     {
+        if ($environment->getConfiguration()->get('footnote/enable_inline_footnotes')) {
+            $environment->addInlineParser(new AnonymousFootnoteRefParser(), 35);
+            $environment->addEventListener(DocumentParsedEvent::class, [new AnonymousFootnotesListener(), 'onDocumentParsed'], 40);
+        }
+
         $environment->addBlockStartParser(new FootnoteStartParser(), 51);
-        $environment->addInlineParser(new AnonymousFootnoteRefParser(), 35);
         $environment->addInlineParser(new FootnoteRefParser(), 51);
 
         $environment->addRenderer(FootnoteContainer::class, new FootnoteContainerRenderer());
@@ -62,7 +67,6 @@ public function register(EnvironmentBuilderInterface $environment): void
         $environment->addRenderer(FootnoteRef::class, new FootnoteRefRenderer());
         $environment->addRenderer(FootnoteBackref::class, new FootnoteBackrefRenderer());
 
-        $environment->addEventListener(DocumentParsedEvent::class, [new AnonymousFootnotesListener(), 'onDocumentParsed'], 40);
         $environment->addEventListener(DocumentParsedEvent::class, [new FixOrphanedFootnotesAndRefsListener(), 'onDocumentParsed'], 30);
         $environment->addEventListener(DocumentParsedEvent::class, [new NumberFootnotesListener(), 'onDocumentParsed'], 20);
         $environment->addEventListener(DocumentParsedEvent::class, [new GatherFootnotesListener(), 'onDocumentParsed'], 10);
diff --git a/tests/functional/Extension/Footnote/FootnoteExtensionTest.php b/tests/functional/Extension/Footnote/FootnoteExtensionTest.php
index 38e0c0bf63..779172e445 100644
--- a/tests/functional/Extension/Footnote/FootnoteExtensionTest.php
+++ b/tests/functional/Extension/Footnote/FootnoteExtensionTest.php
@@ -66,15 +66,16 @@ public function testFootnotesWithCustomOptions(string $input, string $expected):
     {
         $environment = new Environment([
             'footnote' => [
-                'backref_class'      => 'custom-backref',
+                'backref_class'           => 'custom-backref',
                 // Ensure multiple characters are allowed (including multibyte) and special HTML characters are escaped.
-                'backref_symbol'     => '↩ 🦄️ <3 You',
-                'container_add_hr'   => false,
-                'container_class'    => 'custom-notes',
-                'ref_class'          => 'custom-ref',
-                'ref_id_prefix'      => 'fnref:',
-                'footnote_class'     => 'custom-footnote',
-                'footnote_id_prefix' => 'fn:',
+                'backref_symbol'          => '↩ 🦄️ <3 You',
+                'container_add_hr'        => false,
+                'container_class'         => 'custom-notes',
+                'enable_inline_footnotes' => false,
+                'ref_class'               => 'custom-ref',
+                'ref_id_prefix'           => 'fnref:',
+                'footnote_class'          => 'custom-footnote',
+                'footnote_id_prefix'      => 'fn:',
             ],
         ]);
         $environment->addExtension(new CommonMarkCoreExtension());
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ public static function dataProviderForTestFootnotesWithCustomOptions(): \Generat
     {
         yield ["Here[^note1]\n\n[^note1]: There", '<p>Here<sup id="fnref:note1"><a class="custom-ref" href="#fn:note1" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup></p>' . "\n" . '<div class="custom-notes" role="doc-endnotes"><ol><li class="custom-footnote" id="fn:note1" role="doc-endnote"><p>There&nbsp;<a class="custom-backref" rev="footnote" href="#fnref:note1" role="doc-backlink">↩ 🦄️ &lt;3 You</a></p></li></ol></div>'];
         yield ["_Here_[^note1]\n\n[^note1]: **There**", '<p><em>Here</em><sup id="fnref:note1"><a class="custom-ref" href="#fn:note1" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup></p>' . "\n" . '<div class="custom-notes" role="doc-endnotes"><ol><li class="custom-footnote" id="fn:note1" role="doc-endnote"><p><strong>There</strong>&nbsp;<a class="custom-backref" rev="footnote" href="#fnref:note1" role="doc-backlink">↩ 🦄️ &lt;3 You</a></p></li></ol></div>'];
+        yield ['Disabled inline notes^[note1]', '<p>Disabled inline notes^[note1]</p>'];
     }
 
     public function testFootnotesWithEmptySymbol(): void