diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/preview.js b/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/preview.js
index 5339284b63..50f495934a 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/preview.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/preview.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+const mapper = require('./utils/mapper');
+
 module.exports = {
     all(model, apiConfig, frame) {
         frame.response = {
-            preview: [model.toJSON(frame.options)]
+            preview: [mapper.mapPost(model, frame)]
         };
     }
 };
diff --git a/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/preview.js b/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/preview.js
index 5339284b63..50f495934a 100644
--- a/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/preview.js
+++ b/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/preview.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+const mapper = require('./utils/mapper');
+
 module.exports = {
     all(model, apiConfig, frame) {
         frame.response = {
-            preview: [model.toJSON(frame.options)]
+            preview: [mapper.mapPost(model, frame)]
         };
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/regression/site/frontend_spec.js b/test/regression/site/frontend_spec.js
index f5fdaa4b13..d4eb4d4340 100644
--- a/test/regression/site/frontend_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/site/frontend_spec.js
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ describe('Frontend Routing', function () {
                         should.exist(res.headers.date);
 
                         $('title').text().should.equal('Not finished yet');
+                        $('meta[name="description"]').attr('content').should.equal('meta description for draft post');
+
                         // @TODO: use theme from fixtures and don't rely on content/themes/casper
                         // $('.content .post').length.should.equal(1);
                         // $('.poweredby').text().should.equal('Proudly published with Ghost');
diff --git a/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js b/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
index 9ee9565073..52dc5d4ddb 100644
--- a/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
+++ b/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
@@ -809,6 +809,11 @@ DataGenerator.forKnex = (function () {
             id: ObjectId.generate(),
             post_id: DataGenerator.Content.posts[2].id,
             meta_description: 'test stuff'
+        },
+        {
+            id: ObjectId.generate(),
+            post_id: DataGenerator.Content.posts[3].id,
+            meta_description: 'meta description for draft post'
         }
     ];