diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index b71cb281e..1f7fe9f15 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
       {% elif config.site_description %}
         <meta name="description" content="{{ config.site_description }}">
       {% endif %}
+      {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.keywords %}
+        <meta name="keywords" content="{{ page.meta.keywords }}">
+      {% elif config.site_keywords %}
+        <meta name="keywords" content="{{ config.site_keywords }}">
+      {% endif %}
       {% if page.canonical_url %}
         <link rel="canonical" href="{{ page.canonical_url }}">
       {% endif %}
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index d3a3e8d7b..21d5764b5 100755
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 site_name: Material for MkDocs
 site_url: https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/
 site_author: Martin Donath
-site_keywords: Material,MkDocs
 site_description: >-
   Create a branded static site from a set of Markdown files to host the
   documentation of your Open Source or commercial project – customizable,
diff --git a/src/base.html b/src/base.html
index 16c3af13c..c7b568b20 100644
--- a/src/base.html
+++ b/src/base.html
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@
       <meta charset="utf-8" />
       <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1" />
 
-      <!-- Page keywords -->
-      {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.keywords %}
-        <meta name="keywords" content="{{ page.meta.keywords }}" />
-      {% elif config.site_keywords %}
-        <meta name="keywords" content="{{ config.site_keywords }}" />
-      {% endif %}
-
       <!-- Page description -->
       {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.description %}
         <meta name="description" content="{{ page.meta.description }}" />
@@ -45,6 +38,13 @@
         <meta name="description" content="{{ config.site_description }}" />
       {% endif %}
 
+      <!-- Page keywords -->
+      {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.keywords %}
+        <meta name="keywords" content="{{ page.meta.keywords }}" />
+      {% elif config.site_keywords %}
+        <meta name="keywords" content="{{ config.site_keywords }}" />
+      {% endif %}
+
       <!-- Canonical -->
       {% if page.canonical_url %}
         <link rel="canonical" href="{{ page.canonical_url }}" />