diff --git a/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain/_hero.scss b/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain/_hero.scss
index 14b4fc1..0e42163 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain/_hero.scss
+++ b/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain/_hero.scss
@@ -175,6 +175,28 @@ $menu-height-md: 66px;
     .release {
         min-width: 44px;
     }
+
+    .icon {
+        margin-right: .1rem;
+    }
+
+    .icon--gitter {
+        animation: gitterPulse 5s ease-out infinite;
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes gitterPulse {
+    0% {
+        stroke: $brand-main-gray-light;
+    }
+
+    50% {
+        stroke: $brand-main-green;
+    }
+
+    100% {
+        stroke: $brand-main-gray-light;
+    }
 }
 
 .hero__community__label {
diff --git a/_src/_includes/hero.html b/_src/_includes/hero.html
index d1567e1..78103cf 100644
--- a/_src/_includes/hero.html
+++ b/_src/_includes/hero.html
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
                 </svg> Follow
             </a>
 
+            <a class="social-link btn btn-text btn-sm js-social-link" href="{{ site.social.gitter.url }}" title="Chat on Gitter">
+                <svg class="icon icon--social icon--gitter" aria-labelledby="title">
+                    <title>Gitter</title>
+                    <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#gitter"></use>
+                </svg> Chat
+            </a>
+
             <a class="social-link btn btn-text btn-sm js-social-link js-social-link--meetup" href="{{ site.social.meetup.url }}">
                 <svg class="icon icon--social icon--meetup">
                     <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#meetup"></use>