diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6806184..c89c5df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@
                 "default": "Landing",
                 "group": "homepage"
             },
+            "header_text": {
+                "type": "text",
+                "group": "homepage",
+                "description": "Defaults to site description when empty",
+                "visibility": "header_style:[Landing, Search]"
+            },
             "background_image": {
                 "type": "boolean",
                 "default": true,
diff --git a/partials/components/header-content.hbs b/partials/components/header-content.hbs
index ca2923d..ea2df92 100644
--- a/partials/components/header-content.hbs
+++ b/partials/components/header-content.hbs
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@
 
         {{!-- Landing layout --}}
         {{#match headerStyle "Landing"}}
-            <h1 class="gh-header-title is-title">{{#if @custom.signup_heading}}{{@custom.signup_heading}}{{else}}{{@site.description}}{{/if}}</h1>
+            <h1 class="gh-header-title is-title">{{#if @custom.header_text}}{{@custom.header_text}}{{else}}{{@site.description}}{{/if}}</h1>
             {{> "email-subscription"}}
         {{/match}}
 
         {{!-- Search layout --}}
         {{#match headerStyle "Search"}}
-            <h1 class="gh-header-title is-title">{{#if @custom.signup_heading}}{{@custom.signup_heading}}{{else}}{{@site.description}}{{/if}}</h1>
+            <h1 class="gh-header-title is-title">{{#if @custom.header_text}}{{@custom.header_text}}{{else}}{{@site.description}}{{/if}}</h1>
             <form class="gh-form">
                 {{> "icons/search"}}
                 <button class="gh-form-input" data-ghost-search>Search posts, tags and authors</button>