diff --git a/files/helpers/jinja2.py b/files/helpers/jinja2.py
index b96f4f848..90702f09c 100644
--- a/files/helpers/jinja2.py
+++ b/files/helpers/jinja2.py
@@ -66,3 +66,7 @@ def inject_constants():
 		"COLORS":COLORS,
 		"THEMES":THEMES,
 	}
+
+def template_function(func):
+	assert(func.__name__ not in app.jinja_env.globals)
+	app.jinja_env.globals[func.__name__] = func
diff --git a/files/routes/__init__.py b/files/routes/__init__.py
index c704a199b..f6379d6bb 100644
--- a/files/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/files/routes/__init__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ from .votes import *
 from .feeds import *
 from .awards import *
 from .giphy import *
+from .volunteer import *
 # from .subs import *
diff --git a/files/routes/volunteer.py b/files/routes/volunteer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ecd35199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/routes/volunteer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+from files.__main__ import app
+from files.classes.user import User
+import files.helpers.jinja2
+from files.helpers.wrappers import auth_required
+from flask import render_template
+
+@app.get("/volunteer")
+@auth_required
+def volunteer(v: User):
+	return render_template("volunteer.html", v=v)
+
+
+@files.helpers.jinja2.template_function
+def volunteer_available_for(u: User) -> bool:
+    return True
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index fdaec48a2..3c57d65e0 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@
 		</div>
 	{% endif %}
 
+	{% include "volunteer_teaser.html" %}
+
 	{% if p.replies %}
 	<div class="comment-section" id="replies-of-{{p.id}}">
 	{% with comments=p.replies %}
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_banned.html b/files/templates/submission_banned.html
index 7ac5a374f..f127761e6 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_banned.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_banned.html
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 
 								</div>
 
+		{% include "volunteer_teaser.html" %}
+
 		<div class="comment-section">
 		{% with comments=p.replies %}
 			{% include "comments.html" %}
diff --git a/files/templates/volunteer.html b/files/templates/volunteer.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f18251b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/templates/volunteer.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{% extends "default.html" %}
+
+{% block pagetitle %}Volunteer{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<div>
+hello! welcome to the volunteering
+</div>
+
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/files/templates/volunteer_teaser.html b/files/templates/volunteer_teaser.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5b0ce5bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/templates/volunteer_teaser.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{% if volunteer_available_for(v) %}
+<div class="volunteer_teaser">
+hello come <a href="/volunteer">the voluntter</a>!
+</div>
+{% endif %}