diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 263e9c1..048c6b3 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ field to the form designer. For everything else read through the
 django-recaptcha readme.
 
 
+Simple Captcha
+==============
+
+To enable `django-simple-captcha <https://pypi.org/project/django-simple-captcha>`__ install
+`django-simple-captcha <https://pypi.org/project/django-simple-captcha>`__ and add
+``captcha`` to your ``INSTALLED_APPS`` as described in the documentation for
+``django-simple-captcha``. This will automatically add a "Simple Captcha"
+field to the form designer field types.
+
+
 Override field types
 ====================
 
diff --git a/form_designer/default_field_types.py b/form_designer/default_field_types.py
index e3f417b..5fbf6c9 100644
--- a/form_designer/default_field_types.py
+++ b/form_designer/default_field_types.py
@@ -102,3 +102,19 @@ def require_choices(field):
                 "field": partial(ReCaptchaField, widget=ReCaptchaV3),
             }
         )
+
+
+# Add django-simple-captcha field if available
+if apps.is_installed("captcha"):  # pragma: no cover
+    try:
+        from captcha.fields import CaptchaField
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        FIELD_TYPES.append(
+            {
+                "type": "simple captcha",
+                "verbose_name": _("Simple CAPTCHA"),
+                "field": CaptchaField
+            }
+        )