diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
index cbd41f9d3cd65937ded1b7e991001730b4ac19a2..077564e5a628ee96c0ef7df4f43768bcea703f53 100644
--- a/_includes/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge">
+ {% if page.description %}
+ <meta name="Description" content="{{ page.description }}">
+ {% endif %}
<title>{{ page.title }} - {{ site.title }}</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "/assets/css/just-the-docs.css" | absolute_url }}">