diff --git a/layouts/_default/index.html b/layouts/_default/index.html
index 94ab8ff2..6cbf1b81 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/index.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/index.html
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     <time>{{ .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" }}</time>
     {{ if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime }} .
     {{ .ReadingTime }}{{ $.Site.Params.MinuteReadingTime | default "min read" }}{{ end }}
+    {{ if or .Params.author .Site.Params.author }} . {{ .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ end }}
   </footer>
   <a class="entry-link" href="{{ .Permalink }}"></a>
 </article>
diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index bf67f370..6a3ca91f 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     <time>{{ .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" }}</time>
     {{ if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime }} .
     {{ .ReadingTime }}{{ $.Site.Params.MinuteReadingTime | default "min read" }}{{ end }}
+    {{ if or .Params.author .Site.Params.author }} . {{ .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ end }}
   </footer>
   <a class="entry-link" href="{{ .Permalink }}"></a>
 </article>