diff --git a/web/README.md b/web/README.md
index f5c1d07..5495c3d 100644
--- a/web/README.md
+++ b/web/README.md
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ The following environment variables can be defined to configure various settings
 - `PORT`, default `3000`.
 - `PUBLIC_URL`, default `lists.mailpot.rs`.
 - `SITE_TITLE`, default `mailing list archive`.
+- `SITE_SUBTITLE`, default empty.
 - `ROOT_URL_PREFIX`, default empty.
 - `SSH_NAMESPACE`, default `lists.mailpot.rs`.
diff --git a/web/src/auth.rs b/web/src/auth.rs
index fd00f30..aaefb0a 100644
--- a/web/src/auth.rs
+++ b/web/src/auth.rs
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ pub async fn ssh_signin(
 
     let context = minijinja::context! {
         namespace => &state.public_url,
-        title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_subtitle => state.site_subtitle.as_ref(),
         page_title => "Log in",
-        description => "",
         root_url_prefix => &root_url_prefix,
         ssh_challenge => token,
         timeout_left => timeout_left,
diff --git a/web/src/help.rs b/web/src/help.rs
index f073207..924a785 100644
--- a/web/src/help.rs
+++ b/web/src/help.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ pub async fn help(
         },
     ];
     let context = minijinja::context! {
-        title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_subtitle => state.site_subtitle.as_ref(),
         page_title => "Help & Documentation",
-        description => "",
         root_url_prefix => &state.root_url_prefix,
         current_user => auth.current_user,
         messages => session.drain_messages(),
diff --git a/web/src/lib.rs b/web/src/lib.rs
index 6b17d81..e8d4c61 100644
--- a/web/src/lib.rs
+++ b/web/src/lib.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub root_url_prefix: Value,
     pub public_url: String,
     pub site_title: Cow<'static, str>,
+    pub site_subtitle: Option<Cow<'static, str>>,
     pub user_store: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<i64, User>>>,
     // ...
 }
diff --git a/web/src/lists.rs b/web/src/lists.rs
index 3fe4b6a..9e38d16 100644
--- a/web/src/lists.rs
+++ b/web/src/lists.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ pub async fn list(
         },
     ];
     let context = minijinja::context! {
-        title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_subtitle => state.site_subtitle.as_ref(),
         page_title => &list.name,
         description => &list.description,
         post_policy => &post_policy,
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ pub async fn list(
         months => &months,
         hists => &hist,
         posts => posts_ctx,
-        body => &list.description.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
         root_url_prefix => &state.root_url_prefix,
         list => Value::from_object(MailingList::from(list)),
         current_user => auth.current_user,
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ pub async fn list_post(
         },
     ];
     let context = minijinja::context! {
-        title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_subtitle => state.site_subtitle.as_ref(),
         page_title => subject_ref,
         description => &list.description,
         list => Value::from_object(MailingList::from(list)),
@@ -295,7 +296,8 @@ pub async fn list_edit(
         },
     ];
     let context = minijinja::context! {
-        title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_subtitle => state.site_subtitle.as_ref(),
         page_title => format!("Edit {} settings", list.name),
         description => &list.description,
         post_policy => &post_policy,
diff --git a/web/src/main.rs b/web/src/main.rs
index 1fabdcc..8f74299 100644
--- a/web/src/main.rs
+++ b/web/src/main.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ async fn main() {
         site_title: std::env::var("SITE_TITLE")
             .unwrap_or_else(|_| "mailing list archive".to_string())
             .into(),
+        site_subtitle: std::env::var("SITE_SUBTITLE").ok().map(Into::into),
         user_store: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::default())),
     });
 
@@ -176,9 +177,9 @@ async fn root(
     }];
 
     let context = minijinja::context! {
-        title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_subtitle => state.site_subtitle.as_ref(),
         page_title => Option::<&'static str>::None,
-        description => "",
         lists => &lists,
         root_url_prefix => &state.root_url_prefix,
         current_user => auth.current_user,
diff --git a/web/src/settings.rs b/web/src/settings.rs
index 3089654..5dff893 100644
--- a/web/src/settings.rs
+++ b/web/src/settings.rs
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ pub async fn settings(
         >>()?;
 
     let context = minijinja::context! {
-        title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_subtitle => state.site_subtitle.as_ref(),
         page_title => "Account settings",
-        description => "",
         root_url_prefix => &root_url_prefix,
         user => user,
         subscriptions => subscriptions,
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ pub async fn user_list_subscription(
     ];
 
     let context = minijinja::context! {
-        title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_title => state.site_title.as_ref(),
+        site_subtitle => state.site_subtitle.as_ref(),
         page_title => "Subscription settings",
-        description => "",
         root_url_prefix => &root_url_prefix,
         user => user,
         list => list,
diff --git a/web/src/templates/css.html b/web/src/templates/css.html
index 06560d8..f563623 100644
--- a/web/src/templates/css.html
+++ b/web/src/templates/css.html
@@ -378,6 +378,13 @@
         font-size: xx-large;
     }
 
+    main.layout>div.header>p.site-subtitle {
+        margin: 1rem;
+        margin-top: 0px;
+        font-family: var(--grotesque-system-stack);
+        font-size: large;
+    }
+
     main.layout>div.header>div.page-header {
         width: 90vw;
         margin: 0px auto;
diff --git a/web/src/templates/header.html b/web/src/templates/header.html
index d86dcf3..9cbafa0 100644
--- a/web/src/templates/header.html
+++ b/web/src/templates/header.html
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
     <body>
         <main class="layout">
             <div class="header">
-                <h1>{{ title }}</h1>
-                {% if description %}
-                    <p class="description">{{ description }}</p>
+                <h1>{{ site_title }}</h1>
+                {% if site_subtitle %}
+                    <p class="site-subtitle">{{ site_subtitle|safe }}</p>
                 {% endif %}
                 {% include "menu.html" %}
                 <div class="page-header">