diff --git a/app/templates/admin_template.html b/app/templates/admin_template.html
index 1c8acd287..2789bfec9 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin_template.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin_template.html
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ asset_url('stylesheets/main-ie8.css') }}" />
   <![endif]-->
   <meta name="google-site-verification" content="niWnSqImOWz6mVQTYqNb5tFK8HaKSB4b3ED4Z9gtUQ0" />
+  {% block meta %}
+  {% endblock %}
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page_title %}
diff --git a/app/templates/views/signedout.html b/app/templates/views/signedout.html
index 64776c5e6..37954b1b2 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/signedout.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/signedout.html
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {% extends "fullwidth_template.html" %}
 
+{% block meta %}
+  <meta name="description" content="GOV.UK Notify lets your send emails and text messages to your users. Try it now if you work in central government, a local authority, or the NHS.">
+{% endblock %}
+
 {% block page_title %}
   GOV.UK Notify
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_index.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_index.py
index 2e46706e9..1f6e46b33 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_index.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_index.py
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
 import pytest
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from flask import url_for
 
 
+def test_non_logged_in_user_can_see_homepage(
+    client,
+):
+    response = client.get(url_for('main.index'))
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    page = BeautifulSoup(response.data.decode('utf-8'), 'html.parser')
+
+    assert page.select_one('meta[name=description]')['content'].startswith(
+        'GOV.UK Notify lets your send emails and text messages'
+    )
+
+
 def test_logged_in_user_redirects_to_choose_service(
     logged_in_client,
     api_user_active,
@@ -27,6 +41,10 @@ def test_static_pages(
     response = client.get(url_for('main.{}'.format(view)))
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
+    page = BeautifulSoup(response.data.decode('utf-8'), 'html.parser')
+
+    assert not page.select_one('meta[name=description]')
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('view, expected_anchor', [
     ('delivery_and_failure', 'messagedeliveryandfailure'),