diff --git a/core/frontend/meta/excerpt.js b/core/frontend/meta/excerpt.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..453c3f989b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/frontend/meta/excerpt.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const generateExcerpt = require('./generate-excerpt');
+
+function getExcerpt(data) {
+    // NOTE: should use 'post' OR 'page' once https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/10042 is resolved
+    if (!data.post) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // There's a specific order for description fields (not <meta name="description" /> !!) in structured data
+    // and schema.org which is used the description fields (see https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/8793):
+    // 1. CASE: custom_excerpt is populated via the UI
+    // 2. CASE: no custom_excerpt, but meta_description is poplated via the UI
+    // 3. CASE: fall back to automated excerpt of 50 words if neither custom_excerpt nor meta_description is provided
+    // @TODO: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/10062
+    const customExcerpt = data.post.excerpt || data.post.custom_excerpt;
+    const metaDescription = data.post.meta_description;
+    const fallbackExcerpt = data.post.html ? generateExcerpt(data.post.html, {words: 50}) : '';
+
+    return customExcerpt ? customExcerpt : metaDescription ? metaDescription : fallbackExcerpt;
+}
+
+module.exports = getExcerpt;
diff --git a/core/frontend/meta/index.js b/core/frontend/meta/index.js
index 9f8117b332..f475b682fe 100644
--- a/core/frontend/meta/index.js
+++ b/core/frontend/meta/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const getOgImage = require('./og_image');
 const getTwitterImage = require('./twitter_image');
 const getStructuredData = require('./structured_data');
 const getSchema = require('./schema');
-const generateExcerpt = require('./generate-excerpt');
+const getExcerpt = require('./excerpt');
 
 function getMetaData(data, root) {
     const metaData = {
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function getMetaData(data, root) {
         rssUrl: getRssUrl(data, true),
         metaTitle: getTitle(data, root),
         metaDescription: getDescription(data, root) || null,
+        excerpt: getExcerpt(data),
         coverImage: {
             url: getCoverImage(data, true)
         },
@@ -73,26 +74,6 @@ function getMetaData(data, root) {
         }
     };
 
-    let customExcerpt;
-    let metaDescription;
-    let fallbackExcerpt;
-
-    // TODO: cleanup these if statements
-    // NOTE: should use 'post' OR 'page' once https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/10042 is resolved
-    if (data.post) {
-        // There's a specific order for description fields (not <meta name="description" /> !!) in structured data
-        // and schema.org which is used the description fields (see https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/8793):
-        // 1. CASE: custom_excerpt is populated via the UI
-        // 2. CASE: no custom_excerpt, but meta_description is poplated via the UI
-        // 3. CASE: fall back to automated excerpt of 50 words if neither custom_excerpt nor meta_description is provided
-        // @TODO: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/10062
-        customExcerpt = data.post.excerpt || data.post.custom_excerpt;
-        metaDescription = data.post.meta_description;
-        fallbackExcerpt = data.post.html ? generateExcerpt(data.post.html, {words: 50}) : '';
-
-        metaData.excerpt = customExcerpt ? customExcerpt : metaDescription ? metaDescription : fallbackExcerpt;
-    }
-
     if (data.post && data.post.primary_author && data.post.primary_author.name) {
         metaData.authorName = data.post.primary_author.name;
     }