diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index d696594e..08ad70a5 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     {{- range $i, $e := .Params.keywords }}{{ if $i }}, {{ end }}{{ $e }}{{ end }} {{- else }}
     {{- range $i, $e := .Params.tags }}{{ if $i }}, {{ end }}{{ $e }}{{ end }} {{- end -}}" />
 {{- end }}
-<meta name="description" content="{{- with .Description }}{{ . }}{{- else }}{{- if .IsPage}}
+<meta name="description" content="{{- with .Description }}{{ . }}{{- else }}{{- if or .IsPage .IsSection}}
     {{- .Summary | default (printf "%s - %s" .Title  .Site.Title) }}{{- else }}
     {{- with .Site.Params.description }}{{ . }}{{- end }}{{- end }}{{- end -}}">
 <meta name="author" content="{{ (partial "author.html" . ) }}">