diff --git a/nikola/plugin_categories.py b/nikola/plugin_categories.py
index a745a68773..6705e5ef35 100644
--- a/nikola/plugin_categories.py
+++ b/nikola/plugin_categories.py
@@ -493,6 +493,11 @@ class Taxonomy(BasePlugin):
         in the metadata. If set to None, the classification won't be stored
         in the metadata.
 
+    metadata_friendly_name = None:
+        The name to be used when storing the friendly names of the classification
+        in the metadata. If set to None, the friendly names won't be stored
+        in the metadata.
+
     overview_page_variable_name = "taxonomy":
         When rendering the overview page, its template will have a list
         of classifications available in a variable by this name.
@@ -576,6 +581,7 @@ class Taxonomy(BasePlugin):
     # Adjust the following values in your plugin!
     classification_name = "taxonomy"
     metadata_name = "taxonomy"
+    metadata_friendly_name = None
     overview_page_variable_name = "taxonomy"
     overview_page_hierarchy_variable_name = "taxonomy_hierarchy"
     more_than_one_classifications_per_post = False
diff --git a/nikola/plugins/misc/taxonomies_classifier.py b/nikola/plugins/misc/taxonomies_classifier.py
index d33cb66e2b..a69857b550 100644
--- a/nikola/plugins/misc/taxonomies_classifier.py
+++ b/nikola/plugins/misc/taxonomies_classifier.py
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ def _do_classification(self, site):
                                 post.meta[lang][taxonomy.metadata_name] = classifications[lang]
                             else:
                                 post.meta[lang][taxonomy.metadata_name] = classifications[lang][0] if len(classifications[lang]) > 0 else None
+                        if taxonomy.metadata_friendly_name is not None:
+                            friendly_names = [taxonomy.get_classification_friendly_name(classification, lang) for classification in classifications[lang]]
+                            if taxonomy.more_than_one_classifications_per_post:
+                                post.meta[lang][taxonomy.metadata_friendly_name] = friendly_names
+                            else:
+                                post.meta[lang][taxonomy.metadata_friendly_name] = friendly_names[0] if len(friendly_names) > 0 else None
                         # Add post to sets
                         for classification in classifications[lang]:
                             while True: