diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 172a00e..e061de4 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/schema"
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 	"github.com/manifoldco/promptui"
+	"github.com/writeas/go-strip-markdown"
 	"github.com/writeas/web-core/converter"
 	"github.com/writeas/web-core/log"
 	"github.com/writeas/writefreely/config"
@@ -97,8 +98,9 @@ func handleViewHome(app *app, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 func handleTemplatedPage(app *app, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, t *template.Template) error {
 	p := struct {
 		page.StaticPage
-		Content template.HTML
-		Updated string
+		Content      template.HTML
+		PlainContent string
+		Updated      string
 
 		AboutStats *InstanceStats
 	}{
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ func handleTemplatedPage(app *app, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, t *te
 			return err
 		}
 		p.Content = template.HTML(applyMarkdown([]byte(c)))
+		p.PlainContent = shortPostDescription(stripmd.Strip(c))
 		if updated != nil {
 			p.Updated = updated.Format("January 2, 2006")
 		}
diff --git a/pages/about.tmpl b/pages/about.tmpl
index 71a6223..64c2500 100644
--- a/pages/about.tmpl
+++ b/pages/about.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{define "head"}}<title>About {{.SiteName}}</title>
+<meta name="description" content="{{.PlainContent}}">
 {{end}}
 {{define "content"}}
 	<div class="content-container snug">
diff --git a/pages/privacy.tmpl b/pages/privacy.tmpl
index a32d028..9d0d177 100644
--- a/pages/privacy.tmpl
+++ b/pages/privacy.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{define "head"}}<title>{{.SiteName}} Privacy Policy</title>
+<meta name="description" content="{{.PlainContent}}">
 {{end}}
 {{define "content"}}<div class="content-container snug">
 	<h1>Privacy Policy</h1>