diff --git a/core/server/helpers/ghost_head.js b/core/server/helpers/ghost_head.js
index c01a78dae8..43b59914b8 100644
--- a/core/server/helpers/ghost_head.js
+++ b/core/server/helpers/ghost_head.js
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ ghost_head = function (options) {
 
             // head is our main array that holds our meta data
             head.push('<link rel="canonical" href="' + metaData.url + '" />');
+            head.push('<meta name="referrer" content="origin" />');
 
             // Generate context driven pagination urls
             if (self.pagination) {
diff --git a/core/test/unit/server_helpers/ghost_head_spec.js b/core/test/unit/server_helpers/ghost_head_spec.js
index 54d77b7385..81fc09fd1b 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/server_helpers/ghost_head_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/server_helpers/ghost_head_spec.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ describe('{{ghost_head}} helper', function () {
             ).then(function (rendered) {
                 should.exist(rendered);
                 rendered.string.should.match(/<link rel="canonical" href="http:\/\/testurl.com\/" \/>/);
+                rendered.string.should.match(/<meta name="referrer" content="origin" \/>/);
                 rendered.string.should.match(/<meta property="og:site_name" content="Ghost" \/>/);
                 rendered.string.should.match(/<meta property="og:type" content="website" \/>/);
                 rendered.string.should.match(/<meta property="og:title" content="Ghost" \/>/);