diff --git a/cps/admin.py b/cps/admin.py
index 09a553b40..b415f412a 100644
--- a/cps/admin.py
+++ b/cps/admin.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def before_request():
logout_user()
g.constants = constants
g.user = current_user
+ g.google_site_verification = os.getenv('GOOGLE_SITE_VERIFICATION','')
g.allow_registration = config.config_public_reg
g.allow_anonymous = config.config_anonbrowse
g.allow_upload = config.config_uploading
diff --git a/cps/templates/http_error.html b/cps/templates/http_error.html
index 103d10851..9c6c0f568 100644
--- a/cps/templates/http_error.html
+++ b/cps/templates/http_error.html
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
+ {% if g.google_site_verification|length > 0 %}
+
+ {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/templates/layout.html b/cps/templates/layout.html
index 7502514a1..22a6baec0 100644
--- a/cps/templates/layout.html
+++ b/cps/templates/layout.html
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
+ {% if g.google_site_verification|length > 0 %}
+
+ {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/templates/listenmp3.html b/cps/templates/listenmp3.html
index 2067bf38c..ff1ac0499 100644
--- a/cps/templates/listenmp3.html
+++ b/cps/templates/listenmp3.html
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
+ {% if g.google_site_verification|length > 0 %}
+
+ {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/templates/read.html b/cps/templates/read.html
index e53119985..1b890c33d 100644
--- a/cps/templates/read.html
+++ b/cps/templates/read.html
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
+ {% if g.google_site_verification|length > 0 %}
+
+ {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/templates/readcbr.html b/cps/templates/readcbr.html
index 411e3fdd4..9a7a489a7 100644
--- a/cps/templates/readcbr.html
+++ b/cps/templates/readcbr.html
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
{{_('Comic Reader')}} | {{title}}
+ {% if g.google_site_verification|length > 0 %}
+
+ {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/templates/readdjvu.html b/cps/templates/readdjvu.html
index 3504e3947..ff512e79d 100644
--- a/cps/templates/readdjvu.html
+++ b/cps/templates/readdjvu.html
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
+ {% if g.google_site_verification|length > 0 %}
+
+ {% endif %}
+
diff --git a/cps/templates/readpdf.html b/cps/templates/readpdf.html
index ca3f23894..6d6963740 100644
--- a/cps/templates/readpdf.html
+++ b/cps/templates/readpdf.html
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ See https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/cmap-resources
+ {% if g.google_site_verification|length > 0 %}
+
+ {% endif %}
{{_('PDF Reader')}} | {{title}}
diff --git a/cps/templates/readtxt.html b/cps/templates/readtxt.html
index b157fe95a..71dd0e985 100644
--- a/cps/templates/readtxt.html
+++ b/cps/templates/readtxt.html
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
+ {% if g.google_site_verification|length > 0 %}
+
+ {% endif %}
+
diff --git a/cps/templates/shelfdown.html b/cps/templates/shelfdown.html
index 1016c0a25..50f339b93 100755
--- a/cps/templates/shelfdown.html
+++ b/cps/templates/shelfdown.html
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
+ {% if g.google_site_verification|length > 0 %}
+
+ {% endif %}