diff --git a/lib/template.html b/lib/template.html
index 1a3c979..981aa9a 100755
--- a/lib/template.html
+++ b/lib/template.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 {% if seo_tag.description %}
   <meta name="description" content="{{ seo_tag.description }}" />
   <meta property="og:description" content="{{ seo_tag.description }}" />
+  <meta property="twitter:description" content="{{ seo_tag.description }}" />
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if site.url %}
diff --git a/spec/jekyll_seo_tag_integration_spec.rb b/spec/jekyll_seo_tag_integration_spec.rb
index d7e934e..f7b1cb8 100755
--- a/spec/jekyll_seo_tag_integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jekyll_seo_tag_integration_spec.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ RSpec.describe Jekyll::SeoTag do
     it "uses the page description" do
       expect(output).to match(%r!<meta name="description" content="foo" />!)
       expect(output).to match(%r!<meta property="og:description" content="foo" />!)
+      expect(output).to match(%r!<meta property="twitter:description" content="foo" />!)
     end
   end
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ RSpec.describe Jekyll::SeoTag do
     it "uses the page excerpt when no page description exists" do
       expect(output).to match(%r!<meta name="description" content="foo" />!)
       expect(output).to match(%r!<meta property="og:description" content="foo" />!)
+      expect(output).to match(%r!<meta property="twitter:description" content="foo" />!)
     end
   end
 
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ RSpec.describe Jekyll::SeoTag do
     it "uses the site description when no page description nor excerpt exist" do
       expect(output).to match(%r!<meta name="description" content="foo" />!)
       expect(output).to match(%r!<meta property="og:description" content="foo" />!)
+      expect(output).to match(%r!<meta property="twitter:description" content="foo" />!)
     end
   end