diff --git a/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index dc1850a3b..e9c21955f 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     {{ template "_internal/twitter_cards.html" . }}
     <!------ ADD PAGE SPECIFIC HEADERS ------->
     {{ block "header" . }} {{ end }}
-
+    
     <!--================= add analytics if enabled =========================-->
     {{- partial "analytics.html" . -}}
     <script>
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 9d59e7675..141787067 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {{ define "header" }}
 <meta name="description" content="{{ if .Description }}{{ .Description }}{{ else }}{{ .Title }}{{ end }}" />
+{{ with .Params.relcanonical }}
+<link rel="canonical" href="{{ . | relLangURL }}" itemprop="url" />
+{{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 
 {{ define "navbar" }}
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ <h5 class="author-name">{{ partial "helpers/get-author-name.html" . }}</h5>
         {{ else }}
         <div style="margin-bottom: 80px;"></div>
         {{ end }}
-        
+
         <div class="title">
           <h1>{{ .Page.Title }}</h1>
         </div>