diff --git a/hugolib/node.go b/hugolib/node.go
index 9be215058..7606e8896 100644
--- a/hugolib/node.go
+++ b/hugolib/node.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type Node struct {
 	Keywords    []string
 	Params      map[string]interface{}
 	Date        time.Time
+	Lastmod     time.Time
 	Sitemap     Sitemap
 	URLPath
 	paginator     *Pager
diff --git a/hugolib/page.go b/hugolib/page.go
index 56a9ff16a..fd3bddcdb 100644
--- a/hugolib/page.go
+++ b/hugolib/page.go
@@ -473,6 +473,11 @@ func (p *Page) update(f interface{}) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				jww.ERROR.Printf("Failed to parse date '%v' in page %s", v, p.File.Path())
 			}
+		case "lastmod":
+			p.Lastmod, err = cast.ToTimeE(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				jww.ERROR.Printf("Failed to parse lastmod '%v' in page %s", v, p.File.Path())
+			}
 		case "publishdate", "pubdate":
 			p.PublishDate, err = cast.ToTimeE(v)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -524,6 +529,11 @@ func (p *Page) update(f interface{}) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	if p.Lastmod.IsZero() {
+		p.Lastmod = p.Date
+	}
+
 	return nil
 
 }
diff --git a/hugolib/site.go b/hugolib/site.go
index 2018df4bb..45912abcd 100644
--- a/hugolib/site.go
+++ b/hugolib/site.go
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ func (s *Site) newTaxonomyNode(t taxRenderInfo) (*Node, string) {
 	s.setURLs(n, base)
 	if len(t.pages) > 0 {
 		n.Date = t.pages[0].Page.Date
+		n.Lastmod = t.pages[0].Page.Lastmod
 	}
 	n.Data[t.singular] = t.pages
 	n.Data["Singular"] = t.singular
@@ -1110,6 +1111,7 @@ func taxonomyRenderer(s *Site, taxes <-chan taxRenderInfo, results chan<- error,
 				taxonomyPagerNode.paginator = pager
 				if pager.TotalPages() > 0 {
 					taxonomyPagerNode.Date = pager.Pages()[0].Date
+					taxonomyPagerNode.Lastmod = pager.Pages()[0].Lastmod
 				}
 				pageNumber := i + 1
 				htmlBase := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%s/%d", base, paginatePath, pageNumber)
@@ -1168,6 +1170,7 @@ func (s *Site) newSectionListNode(section string, data WeightedPages) *Node {
 	}
 	s.setURLs(n, section)
 	n.Date = data[0].Page.Date
+	n.Lastmod = data[0].Page.Lastmod
 	n.Data["Pages"] = data.Pages()
 
 	return n
@@ -1205,6 +1208,7 @@ func (s *Site) RenderSectionLists() error {
 				sectionPagerNode.paginator = pager
 				if pager.TotalPages() > 0 {
 					sectionPagerNode.Date = pager.Pages()[0].Date
+					sectionPagerNode.Lastmod = pager.Pages()[0].Lastmod
 				}
 				pageNumber := i + 1
 				htmlBase := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%s/%d", section, paginatePath, pageNumber)
@@ -1262,6 +1266,7 @@ func (s *Site) RenderHomePage() error {
 			homePagerNode.paginator = pager
 			if pager.TotalPages() > 0 {
 				homePagerNode.Date = pager.Pages()[0].Date
+				homePagerNode.Lastmod = pager.Pages()[0].Lastmod
 			}
 			pageNumber := i + 1
 			htmlBase := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%d", paginatePath, pageNumber)
@@ -1282,6 +1287,7 @@ func (s *Site) RenderHomePage() error {
 		n.Data["Pages"] = s.Pages[:high]
 		if len(s.Pages) > 0 {
 			n.Date = s.Pages[0].Date
+			n.Lastmod = s.Pages[0].Lastmod
 		}
 
 		rssLayouts := []string{"rss.xml", "_default/rss.xml", "_internal/_default/rss.xml"}
@@ -1317,6 +1323,7 @@ func (s *Site) RenderSitemap() error {
 
 	page := &Page{}
 	page.Date = s.Info.LastChange
+	page.Lastmod = s.Info.LastChange
 	page.Site = &s.Info
 	page.URL = "/"