diff --git a/_includes/seo.html b/_includes/seo.html
index ccdd46bc..a87e4413 100644
--- a/_includes/seo.html
+++ b/_includes/seo.html
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
   {% assign seo_description = seo_description | markdownify | strip_html | strip_newlines | escape_once %}
 {% endif %}
 
+<meta name="description" content="{{ seo_description }}">
+
 {% assign seo_author = page.author | default: page.author[0] | default: site.author[0] %}
 {% if seo_author %}
   {% if seo_author.twitter %}