diff --git a/core/server/helpers/index.js b/core/server/helpers/index.js
index 00472f0f27..94dd893db4 100644
--- a/core/server/helpers/index.js
+++ b/core/server/helpers/index.js
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ coreHelpers.meta_title = function (options) {
             title = this.post.title;
         } else if (this.tag) {
             title = this.tag.name + ' - ' + blog.title;
+        } else if (this.author) {
+            title = this.author.name + ' - ' + blog.title;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/test/unit/server_helpers_index_spec.js b/core/test/unit/server_helpers_index_spec.js
index 7161a596b0..34b8951965 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/server_helpers_index_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/server_helpers_index_spec.js
@@ -923,6 +923,26 @@ describe('Core Helpers', function () {
             }).then(null, done);
         });
 
+        it('can return title for a tag page', function (done) {
+            var tag = {relativeUrl: '/tag/rasper-red', tag: {name: 'Rasper Red'}};
+            helpers.meta_title.call(tag).then(function (rendered) {
+                should.exist(rendered);
+                String(rendered).should.equal('Rasper Red - Ghost');
+
+                done();
+            }).then(null, done);
+        });
+
+        it('can return title for an author page', function (done) {
+            var author = {relativeUrl: '/author/donald', author: {name: 'Donald Duck'}};
+            helpers.meta_title.call(author).then(function (rendered) {
+                should.exist(rendered);
+                String(rendered).should.equal('Donald Duck - Ghost');
+
+                done();
+            }).then(null, done);
+        });
+
 	it('can return escaped title of a post', function (done) {
             var post = {relativeUrl: '/nice-escaped-post', post: {title: 'Post Title "</>'}};
             helpers.meta_title.call(post).then(function (rendered) {