diff --git a/lib/beacon/content.ex b/lib/beacon/content.ex
index c5fb55ad..a8132571 100644
--- a/lib/beacon/content.ex
+++ b/lib/beacon/content.ex
@@ -468,10 +468,13 @@ defmodule Beacon.Content do
   @doc type: :pages
   @spec create_page(map()) :: {:ok, Page.t()} | {:error, Changeset.t()}
   def create_page(attrs) when is_map(attrs) do
-    changeset = Page.create_changeset(%Page{}, attrs)
+    site = attrs["site"] || attrs[:site]
 
     Repo.transact(fn ->
-      with {:ok, changeset} <- validate_page_template(changeset),
+      with {:ok, site} <- Beacon.Types.Site.cast(site),
+           attrs = put_default_meta_tags(site, attrs),
+           changeset = Page.create_changeset(%Page{}, attrs),
+           {:ok, changeset} <- validate_page_template(changeset),
            {:ok, page} <- Repo.insert(changeset),
            {:ok, _event} <- create_page_event(page, "created"),
            %Page{} = page <- Lifecycle.Page.after_create_page(page) do
@@ -480,6 +483,11 @@ defmodule Beacon.Content do
     end)
   end
 
+  defp put_default_meta_tags(site, attrs) do
+    default_meta_tags = Beacon.Config.fetch!(site).default_meta_tags
+    Map.put_new(attrs, :meta_tags, default_meta_tags)
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Creates a page.
   """
diff --git a/test/beacon/content_test.exs b/test/beacon/content_test.exs
index 30feb83a..ecd0c563 100644
--- a/test/beacon/content_test.exs
+++ b/test/beacon/content_test.exs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ defmodule Beacon.ContentTest do
 
     test "validate body heex on create" do
       assert {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{errors: [template: {"invalid", [compilation_error: compilation_error]}]}} =
-               Content.create_layout(%{site: :test, title: "test", template: "<div"})
+               Content.create_layout(%{site: :my_site, title: "test", template: "<div"})
 
       assert compilation_error =~ "expected closing `>`"
     end
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ defmodule Beacon.ContentTest do
       layout = layout_fixture()
 
       assert {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{errors: [template: {"invalid", [compilation_error: compilation_error]}]}} =
-               Content.create_page(%{site: :test, path: "/", layout_id: layout.id, template: "<div"})
+               Content.create_page(%{site: :my_site, path: "/", layout_id: layout.id, template: "<div"})
 
       assert compilation_error =~ "expected closing `>`"
     end
@@ -111,30 +111,38 @@ defmodule Beacon.ContentTest do
 
     # TODO: require paths starting with / which will make this test fail
     test "create page with empty path" do
-      layout = layout_fixture()
-
       assert {:ok, %Page{path: ""}} =
                Content.create_page(%{
                  site: "my_site",
                  path: "",
                  template: "<p>page</p>",
-                 layout_id: layout.id
+                 layout_id: layout_fixture().id
                })
     end
 
     test "create page should create a created event" do
-      layout = layout_fixture()
-
       Content.create_page!(%{
         site: "my_site",
         path: "/",
         template: "<p>page</p>",
-        layout_id: layout.id
+        layout_id: layout_fixture().id
       })
 
       assert %PageEvent{event: :created} = Repo.one(PageEvent)
     end
 
+    test "create page includes default meta tags" do
+      page =
+        Content.create_page!(%{
+          site: "default_meta_tags_test",
+          path: "/",
+          template: "<p>page</p>",
+          layout_id: layout_fixture().id
+        })
+
+      assert page.meta_tags == [%{"name" => "foo", "content" => "bar"}]
+    end
+
     test "update page should validate invalid templates" do
       page = page_fixture()
 
@@ -521,7 +529,7 @@ defmodule Beacon.ContentTest do
   describe "components" do
     test "validate template heex on create" do
       assert {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{errors: [body: {"invalid", [compilation_error: compilation_error]}]}} =
-               Content.create_component(%{site: :test, name: "test", body: "<div"})
+               Content.create_component(%{site: :my_site, name: "test", body: "<div"})
 
       assert compilation_error =~ "expected closing `>`"
     end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.exs b/test/test_helper.exs
index bb5b677e..8e0074f1 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.exs
+++ b/test/test_helper.exs
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ Supervisor.start_link(
          endpoint: Beacon.BeaconTest.Endpoint,
          data_source: Beacon.BeaconTest.BeaconDataSource,
          default_meta_tags: [
-           %{"name" => "foo_meta_tag"},
-           %{"name" => "bar_meta_tag"},
-           %{"name" => "baz_meta_tag"}
+           %{"name" => "foo", "content" => "bar"}
          ]
        ],
        [