diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbd36c2..7ad470a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Pelican [documentation](http://docs.getpelican.com/en/latest/)
 | LICENSE_NAME              | TEXT       | License (footer)          |
 | LICENSE_URL               | URL        | -                         |
 | MENU_ITEMS                | DICT       | Menu items                |
+| META_DESCRIPTION          | TEXT       | Meta description          |
 | PROFILE_IMAGE             | URL        | Profile image             |
 | SHOW_ARTICLE_AUTHOR       | BOOL       | Show/hide author          |
 | SITE_SUBTEXT              | TEXT       | Header subtitle           |
diff --git a/alchemy/templates/index.html b/alchemy/templates/index.html
index a32b11c..7bc97fb 100644
--- a/alchemy/templates/index.html
+++ b/alchemy/templates/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
+{% block head %}
+    {{ super() }}
+    <meta name="author" content="{{ AUTHOR }}">
+    <meta name="description" content="{{ META_DESCRIPTION|striptags }}">
+{% endblock %}
+
 {% block content %}
     {% block page_title %}
         <h1>All Articles</h1>