diff --git a/pillar/config.py b/pillar/config.py
index 835a0fac..e640da78 100644
--- a/pillar/config.py
+++ b/pillar/config.py
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ BIN_RSYNC = '/usr/bin/rsync'
 
 GCLOUD_APP_CREDENTIALS = 'google_app.json'
 GCLOUD_PROJECT = '-SECRET-'
+# Used for cross-verification on various Google sites (eg. YouTube)
+GOOGLE_SITE_VERIFICATION = ''
 
 ADMIN_USER_GROUP = '5596e975ea893b269af85c0e'
 SUBSCRIBER_USER_GROUP = '5596e975ea893b269af85c0f'
diff --git a/src/templates/layout.jade b/src/templates/layout.jade
index b4c47865..4b107859 100644
--- a/src/templates/layout.jade
+++ b/src/templates/layout.jade
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ html(lang="en")
 		meta(name="author", content="Blender Institute")
 		meta(name="theme-color", content="#3e92aa")
 
+		| {% if config['GOOGLE_SITE_VERIFICATION'] %}
+		meta(name="google-site-verification" content="{{ config['GOOGLE_SITE_VERIFICATION'] }}")
+		| {% endif %}
+
 		meta(property="og:site_name", content="Blender Cloud")
 		meta(property="og:locale", content="en_US")
 		meta(name="twitter:card", content="summary_large_image")