diff --git a/Web/Presenters/templates/About/Index.xml b/Web/Presenters/templates/About/Index.xml
index 9df911e7..80e4f62e 100644
--- a/Web/Presenters/templates/About/Index.xml
+++ b/Web/Presenters/templates/About/Index.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 {extends "../@layout.xml"}
 {block title}{_"welcome"}{/block}
 
+{block headIncludes}
+    {if !empty(OPENVK_ROOT_CONF['openvk']['appearance']['description'])}
+        <meta name="description" content="{= OPENVK_ROOT_CONF['openvk']['appearance']['description']}" />
+    {/if}
+{/block}
+
 {block header}
     {_"welcome"}
 {/block}
diff --git a/openvk-example.yml b/openvk-example.yml
index cceb2be3..feb6effe 100644
--- a/openvk-example.yml
+++ b/openvk-example.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ openvk:
     appearance:
         name: "OpenVK"
         motd: "Yet another OpenVK instance"
+        description: ""
     
     preferences:
         femaleGenderPriority: true