A washing machine appliance may include a wash tub positioned within a cabinet. The washing machine appliance may include a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes. The washing machine appliance may include a footwear cleaning basket positioned within the wash basket. The footwear cleaning basket may include a top wall and an outer wall extending downward from the top wall along the axial direction. The outer wall may include a bottom rim at a bottom thereof. The footwear cleaning basket and the wash basket may define a footwear cleaning space therebetween. The footwear cleaning basket may include a cleaning brush attached to the bottom rim of the footwear cleaning basket. The cleaning brush may extend downward from the bottom rim along the axial direction into the footwear cleaning space.

A shoe cleaning mat including a housing assembly, a cleaning assembly and an electronic assembly. The housing assembly includes a housing having an opening in a top wall thereof. The cleaning assembly includes brushes equidistantly disposed within the housing. The brushes are connected therebetween through a shaft. The electronic assembly includes a motor, a battery and a sensor. The battery provides power to the motor and the sensor. The sensor is attached to a periphery of the opening of the housing. The motor is actuated when the sensor detects motion. The motor is actuated to move the movable base moving the brushes to clean a shoe introduced through the opening of the housing.