diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 09e3764..f7411e2 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -61,3 +61,10 @@ favicon = "favicon.ico"
 meta_title = "Your OS, but Containers!"
 meta_description = "bootc builds operating systems using containerization principles"
 footer = ""
+
+# Author definitions for blog posts
+# Use the key (e.g., "jeckersb") as the author value in blog post frontmatter
+[extra.authors]
+
+[extra.authors.jeckersb]
+name = "John Eckersberg"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-dec-15-blog-containers-pitfalls-of-incomplete-tar-archives.md b/content/blog/2025-dec-15-blog-containers-pitfalls-of-incomplete-tar-archives.md
index a201c7a..2b69fd1 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-dec-15-blog-containers-pitfalls-of-incomplete-tar-archives.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-dec-15-blog-containers-pitfalls-of-incomplete-tar-archives.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 title = "Containers: pitfalls of incomplete tar archives"
 date = 2025-12-15
 slug = "2025-dec-15-blog-containers-pitfalls-of-incomplete-tar-archives"
+
+[extra]
+author = "jeckersb"
 +++
 
 # Containers: pitfalls of incomplete tar archives
diff --git a/themes/juice/sass/juice.scss b/themes/juice/sass/juice.scss
index bfbf60d..4e3349d 100644
--- a/themes/juice/sass/juice.scss
+++ b/themes/juice/sass/juice.scss
@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@ main {
   overflow: auto;
 }
 
+.blog-meta {
+  color: var(--secondary-text-color);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  padding-bottom: 1rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
+}
+
 footer {
   padding: 50px;
   display: flex;
diff --git a/themes/juice/templates/blog-page.html b/themes/juice/templates/blog-page.html
index c0867d5..5d3f221 100644
--- a/themes/juice/templates/blog-page.html
+++ b/themes/juice/templates/blog-page.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {% import "_macros.html" as macros %}
+{% import "common.html" as common %}
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
 {% block header %}
@@ -9,5 +10,11 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 <div class="heading-text">{{ page.description }}</div>
+<div class="blog-meta">
+    <span class="blog-date">{{ page.date | date(format="%B %d, %Y") }}</span>
+    {% if page.extra.author %}
+    <span class="blog-author"> by {{ common::author(id=page.extra.author) }}</span>
+    {% endif %}
+</div>
 {{ page.content | safe }}
 {% endblock content %}