diff --git a/app/flatpages/about.md b/app/flatpages/about.md
index 35fae4f5..a094e710 100644
--- a/app/flatpages/about.md
+++ b/app/flatpages/about.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 title: About ContentDB
+description: Information about ContentDB's development, history, and more
 toc: False
 
 ## Development
diff --git a/app/flatpages/help/faq.md b/app/flatpages/help/faq.md
index 2035fa8d..c084db2f 100644
--- a/app/flatpages/help/faq.md
+++ b/app/flatpages/help/faq.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 title: Frequently Asked Questions
+description: FAQ about using ContentDB
 
 ## Users and Logins
 
diff --git a/app/templates/flatpage.html b/app/templates/flatpage.html
index 1f2951ae..692e167f 100644
--- a/app/templates/flatpage.html
+++ b/app/templates/flatpage.html
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 {{ page['title'] }}
 {% endblock %}
 
+{% block description %}{{ page['description'] }}{% endblock %}
+
 {% block container %}
 
 {% set html = page.html %}