diff --git a/site/templates/application/head/seo.jet b/site/templates/application/head/seo.jet
index 76fe9bda..f1b7496b 100644
--- a/site/templates/application/head/seo.jet
+++ b/site/templates/application/head/seo.jet
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
     {{seoImage = .Seo.Image}}
   {{end}}
 
+  {* override default setting to index the page if no_index toggle is set *}
+  {{index := site.Toggles["no_index"] ? false : index}}
+
   <title>{{seoTitle}}</title>
   <meta property="og:title" content="{{seoTitle|trimSpace}}">
   <meta property="twitter:title" content="{{seoTitle|trimSpace}}">