diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a35a254f43..0e75820abe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
   useful summary for people upgrading their application, not a replication
   of the commit log.
 
+# Unreleased
+
+* Add the 'about' property for the schema.org schema for an Article with live taxons (PR #482)
+
 ## 9.12.2
 
 * Remove fixed 'name=button' attribute for buttons, to avoid them becoming a form param (PR #479)
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 044cec3658..a6741523ca 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    govuk_publishing_components (9.12.1)
+    govuk_publishing_components (9.12.2)
       govspeak (>= 5.0.3)
       govuk_app_config
       govuk_frontend_toolkit
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ GEM
       mime-types-data (~> 3.2015)
     mime-types-data (3.2016.0521)
     mimemagic (0.3.2)
-    mini_mime (1.0.0)
+    mini_mime (1.0.1)
     mini_portile2 (2.3.0)
     minitest (5.11.3)
     money (6.12.0)
@@ -339,4 +339,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   yard
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.16.1
+   1.16.2
diff --git a/lib/govuk_publishing_components/presenters/machine_readable/article_schema.rb b/lib/govuk_publishing_components/presenters/machine_readable/article_schema.rb
index 46aa14ef4b..86355447f5 100644
--- a/lib/govuk_publishing_components/presenters/machine_readable/article_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/govuk_publishing_components/presenters/machine_readable/article_schema.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def structured_data
               "url" => page.logo_url,
             }
           }
-        }.merge(image_schema).merge(author_schema).merge(body).merge(is_part_of)
+        }.merge(image_schema).merge(author_schema).merge(body).merge(is_part_of).merge(about)
       end
 
     private
@@ -98,6 +98,29 @@ def linked_page(step_by_step)
           image_placeholders: page.image_placeholders
         )
       end
+
+      def about
+        return {} unless live_taxons.any?
+        {
+            "about" => linked_taxons
+        }
+      end
+
+      def live_taxons
+        taxons = page.content_item.dig("links", "taxons")
+        return [] unless taxons
+        taxons.select{ |taxon| taxon["phase"] == "live" }
+      end
+
+      def linked_taxons
+        live_taxons.map do |taxon|
+          {
+              "@context" => "http://schema.org",
+              "@type" => "CreativeWork",
+              "sameAs" => taxon["web_url"]
+          }
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/presenters/schema_org_spec.rb b/spec/lib/presenters/schema_org_spec.rb
index 917e3dc5da..24638841dc 100644
--- a/spec/lib/presenters/schema_org_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/presenters/schema_org_spec.rb
@@ -174,6 +174,102 @@
       expect(structured_data['image']).to eql([1, 2])
     end
 
+    it "adds about schema if there are live taxons" do
+      content_item = GovukSchemas::RandomExample.for_schema(frontend_schema: "answer") do |random_item|
+        random_item.merge(live_taxons_links)
+      end
+
+      structured_data = generate_structured_data(
+          content_item: content_item,
+          schema: :article
+      ).structured_data
+
+      expect(structured_data['about']).to eql([
+                                                 {
+                                                     "@context" => "http://schema.org",
+                                                     "@type" => "CreativeWork",
+                                                     "sameAs" => "https://www.gov.uk/education/becoming-an-apprentice"
+                                                 },
+                                                 {
+                                                     "@context" => "http://schema.org",
+                                                     "@type" => "CreativeWork",
+                                                     "sameAs" => "https://www.gov.uk/employment/finding-job"
+                                                 }
+                                             ])
+    end
+
+    it "adds about schema but not not include non live taxon" do
+      one_live_one_alpha_taxon = live_taxons_links
+      one_live_one_alpha_taxon["links"]["taxons"][1]["phase"] = "alpha"
+      content_item = GovukSchemas::RandomExample.for_schema(frontend_schema: "answer") do |random_item|
+        random_item.merge(one_live_one_alpha_taxon)
+      end
+
+      structured_data = generate_structured_data(
+          content_item: content_item,
+          schema: :article
+      ).structured_data
+
+      expect(structured_data['about']).to eql([
+                                                  {
+                                                      "@context" => "http://schema.org",
+                                                      "@type" => "CreativeWork",
+                                                      "sameAs" => "https://www.gov.uk/education/becoming-an-apprentice"
+                                                  }
+                                              ])
+    end
+
+    it "does not include about if no live taxons" do
+      no_live_taxons = live_taxons_links
+      no_live_taxons["links"]["taxons"][0]["phase"] = "alpha"
+      no_live_taxons["links"]["taxons"][1]["phase"] = "draft"
+      content_item = GovukSchemas::RandomExample.for_schema(frontend_schema: "answer") do |random_item|
+        random_item.merge(no_live_taxons)
+      end
+
+      structured_data = generate_structured_data(
+          content_item: content_item,
+          schema: :article
+      ).structured_data
+
+      expect(structured_data['about']).to eql(nil)
+    end
+
+    def live_taxons_links
+      {
+        "links" => {
+          "taxons" => [
+            {
+              "api_path" => "/api/content/education/becoming-an-apprentice",
+              "base_path" => "/education/becoming-an-apprentice",
+              "content_id" => "ff0e8e1f-4dea-42ff-b1d5-f1ae37807af2",
+              "document_type" => "taxon",
+              "locale" => "en",
+              "schema_name" => "taxon",
+              "title" => "Becoming an apprentice",
+              "withdrawn" => false,
+              "phase" => "live",
+              "api_url" => "https://www.gov.uk/api/content/education/becoming-an-apprentice",
+              "web_url" => "https://www.gov.uk/education/becoming-an-apprentice"
+            },
+            {
+              "api_path" => "/api/content/employment/finding-job",
+              "base_path" => "/employment/finding-job",
+              "content_id" => "21bfd8f6-3360-43f9-be42-b00002982d70",
+              "document_type" => "taxon",
+              "locale" => "en",
+              "schema_name" => "taxon",
+              "title" => "Finding a job",
+              "withdrawn" => false,
+              "phase" => "live",
+              "api_url" => "https://www.gov.uk/api/content/employment/finding-job",
+              "web_url" => "https://www.gov.uk/employment/finding-job"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    end
+
     def generate_structured_data(args)
       GovukPublishingComponents::Presenters::SchemaOrg.new(GovukPublishingComponents::Presenters::Page.new(args))
     end