diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index ba6692a474b..05305b5343d 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ defaults:
 google_author:             'https://plus.google.com/u/0/118311555303973066167'
 google_site_verification:  'Vk0IOJ2jwG_qEoG7fuEXYqv0m2rLa8P778Fi_GrsgEQ'
 bing_webmastertools_id:    '0FB4C028ABCF07C908C54386ABD2D97F'
-# alexa_verify_id:         ''
+# yandex_site_verification:  ''
+# alexa_verify_id:           ''
 
 
 
diff --git a/_includes/_head.html b/_includes/_head.html
index 68a2391d6cd..fb686e39c06 100644
--- a/_includes/_head.html
+++ b/_includes/_head.html
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@
 
 	<!-- Search Engine Optimization -->
 	<meta name="description" content="{{ description }}">
-  	{% if site.google_site_verification %}<meta name="google-site-verification" content="{{ site.google_site_verification}}">{% endif %}
+	{% if site.google_site_verification %}<meta name="google-site-verification" content="{{ site.google_site_verification}}">{% endif %}
 	{% if site.bing_webmastertools_id %}<meta name="msvalidate.01" content="{{ site.bing_webmastertools_id }}" >{% endif %}
+	{% if site.yandex_site_verification %}<meta name="yandex-verification" content="{{ site.yandex_site_verification }}">{% endif %}
 	{% if site.google_author %}<link rel="author" href="{{ site.google_author }}">{% endif %}
 	{% if site.alexa_verify_id %}<meta name="alexaVerifyID" content="{{ site.alexa_verify_id }}">{% endif %}
 	{% if page.noindex == true or layout.noindex == true %}<meta name="robots" content="noindex">{% endif %}