diff --git a/_includes/page__hero.html b/_includes/page__hero.html
index 98bff72aa29e..a84671db30c3 100644
--- a/_includes/page__hero.html
+++ b/_includes/page__hero.html
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ <h1 id="page-title" class="page__title" itemprop="headline">
           {{ page.title | default: site.title | markdownify | remove: "<p>" | remove: "</p>" }}
         {% endif %}
       </h1>
-      {% if page.header.show_overlay_excerpt != false and page.excerpt %}
+      {% if page.tagline %}
+        <p class="page__lead">{{ page.tagline | markdownify | remove: "<p>" | remove: "</p>" }}</p>
+      {% elsif page.header.show_overlay_excerpt != false and page.excerpt %}
         <p class="page__lead">{{ page.excerpt | markdownify | remove: "<p>" | remove: "</p>" }}</p>
       {% endif %}
       {% if page.read_time %}