diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a42de14..233d568 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Pelican [documentation](http://docs.getpelican.com/en/latest/)
 | ------------------------- | ----- | ----------------- |
 | PROFILE_IMAGE             | URL   | Profile image     |
 | SITE_SUBTEXT              | TEXT  | Header subtitle   |
+| META_DESCRIPTION          | TEXT  | Meta description  |
 | MENU_ITEMS                | DICT  | Menu items        |
 | PAGES_ON_MENU             | BOOL  | Pages on the menu |
 | SHOW_ARTICLE_AUTHOR       | BOOL  | Show/hide author  |
diff --git a/alchemy/templates/index.html b/alchemy/templates/index.html
index cc98d7d..dbe6bf4 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>