diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/package.json b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/package.json
index d9161577f8..e6f886cbca 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/package.json
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
     "globby": "^10.0.1",
     "loader-utils": "^1.2.3",
-    "lodash.kebabcase": "^4.1.1"
+    "lodash.kebabcase": "^4.1.1",
+    "reading-time": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@docusaurus/core": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 917433244d..b96bdeb67a 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe('loadBlog', () => {
       ...{prevItem: undefined},
     }).toEqual({
       permalink: '/blog/2019/01/01/date-matter',
+      readingTime: 0.02,
       source: path.join('@site', pluginPath, 'date-matter.md'),
       title: 'date-matter',
       description: `date inside front matter`,
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ describe('loadBlog', () => {
         .metadata,
     ).toEqual({
       permalink: '/blog/2018/12/14/Happy-First-Birthday-Slash',
+      readingTime: 0.01,
       source: path.join(
         '@site',
         pluginPath,
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ describe('loadBlog', () => {
       ...{prevItem: undefined},
     }).toEqual({
       permalink: noDatePermalink,
+      readingTime: 0.01,
       source: noDateSource,
       title: 'no date',
       description: `no date`,
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/blogUtils.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/blogUtils.ts
index 22e1469178..863a3d2efc 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/blogUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/blogUtils.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import globby from 'globby';
 import path from 'path';
+import readingTime from 'reading-time';
 import {Feed} from 'feed';
 import {PluginOptions, BlogPost, DateLink} from './types';
 import {parse, normalizeUrl, aliasedSitePath} from '@docusaurus/utils';
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export async function generateBlogPosts(
   {siteConfig, siteDir}: LoadContext,
   options: PluginOptions,
 ) {
-  const {include, routeBasePath, truncateMarker} = options;
+  const {include, routeBasePath, truncateMarker, showReadingTime} = options;
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(blogDir)) {
     return [];
@@ -144,6 +145,9 @@ export async function generateBlogPosts(
           date,
           tags: frontMatter.tags,
           title: frontMatter.title,
+          readingTime: showReadingTime
+            ? readingTime(content).minutes
+            : undefined,
           truncated: truncateMarker?.test(content) || false,
         },
       });
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/index.ts
index 89c423ac88..8dd9cecd53 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: PluginOptions = {
   blogPostComponent: '@theme/BlogPostPage',
   blogTagsListComponent: '@theme/BlogTagsListPage',
   blogTagsPostsComponent: '@theme/BlogTagsPostsPage',
+  showReadingTime: true,
   remarkPlugins: [],
   rehypePlugins: [],
   truncateMarker: /<!--\s*(truncate)\s*-->/, // Regex.
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/types.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/types.ts
index 61b82f0358..174e67ad6e 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/types.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export interface PluginOptions {
   remarkPlugins: string[];
   rehypePlugins: string[];
   truncateMarker: RegExp;
+  showReadingTime: boolean;
   feedOptions?: {
     type: FeedType;
     title?: string;
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export interface MetaData {
   date: Date;
   tags: (Tag | string)[];
   title: string;
+  readingTime?: number;
   prevItem?: Paginator;
   nextItem?: Paginator;
   truncated: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogPostItem/index.js b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogPostItem/index.js
index 5640a85064..6dc0c05a19 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogPostItem/index.js
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogPostItem/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function BlogPostItem(props) {
     truncated,
     isBlogPostPage = false,
   } = props;
-  const {date, permalink, tags} = metadata;
+  const {date, permalink, tags, readingTime} = metadata;
   const {author, title} = frontMatter;
 
   const authorURL = frontMatter.author_url || frontMatter.authorURL;
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ function BlogPostItem(props) {
         </TitleHeading>
         <div className="margin-vert--md">
           <time dateTime={date} className={styles.blogPostDate}>
-            {month} {day}, {year}
+            {month} {day}, {year}{' '}
+            {readingTime && <> · {Math.ceil(readingTime)} min read</>}
           </time>
         </div>
         <div className="avatar margin-vert--md">
diff --git a/website/docs/using-plugins.md b/website/docs/using-plugins.md
index dd697a2e13..cbce525bf1 100644
--- a/website/docs/using-plugins.md
+++ b/website/docs/using-plugins.md
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ module.exports = {
          * Truncate marker, can be a regex or string.
          */
         truncateMarker: /<!--\s*(truncate)\s*-->/,
+        /**
+         * Show estimated reading time for the blog post.
+         */
+        showReadingTime: true,
         /**
          * Blog feed
          * If feedOptions is undefined, no rss feed will be generated
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index daf0825c23..17d24bc9b6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -13933,6 +13933,11 @@ readdirp@~3.3.0:
   dependencies:
     picomatch "^2.0.7"
 
+reading-time@^1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/reading-time/-/reading-time-1.2.0.tgz#ced71c06715762f805506328dcc1fd45d8249ac4"
+  integrity sha512-5b4XmKK4MEss63y0Lw0vn0Zn6G5kiHP88mUnD8UeEsyORj3sh1ghTH0/u6m1Ax9G2F4wUZrknlp6WlIsCvoXVA==
+
 realpath-native@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/realpath-native/-/realpath-native-1.1.0.tgz#2003294fea23fb0672f2476ebe22fcf498a2d65c"