diff --git a/ox-hugo.el b/ox-hugo.el
index fe6e28e..76aeedc 100644
--- a/ox-hugo.el
+++ b/ox-hugo.el
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ helps set the bundle path correctly for such cases (where
 EXPORT_HUGO_BUNDLE and EXPORT_FILE_NAME are set in the same
 subtree).")
 
+(defvar org-hugo--description nil
+  "Variable to store the current post's description.
+This variable is updated by the `org-hugo-special-block'
+function.")
+
 (defvar org-hugo-allow-export-after-save t
   "Enable flag for `org-hugo-export-wim-to-md-after-save'.
 When nil, the above function will not export the Org file to
@@ -637,7 +642,8 @@ newer."
                      (keyword . org-hugo-keyword)
                      (link . org-hugo-link)
                      (paragraph . org-hugo-paragraph)
-                     (src-block . org-hugo-src-block))
+                     (src-block . org-hugo-src-block)
+                     (special-block . org-hugo-special-block))
   :filters-alist '((:filter-body . org-hugo-body-filter))
 ;;;; options-alist
   ;;                KEY                       KEYWORD                    OPTION  DEFAULT                     BEHAVIOR
@@ -811,7 +817,8 @@ This function is called in the very end of
 `org-hugo-publish-to-md'.
 
 This is an internal function."
-  (advice-remove 'org-babel-exp-code #'org-hugo--org-babel-exp-code))
+  (advice-remove 'org-babel-exp-code #'org-hugo--org-babel-exp-code)
+  (setq org-hugo--description nil))
 
 (defun org-hugo--get-headline-number (headline info &optional toc)
   "Return htmlized section number for the HEADLINE.
@@ -1924,6 +1931,24 @@ channel."
     (setq ret (org-blackfriday--div-wrap-maybe src-block ret))
     ret))
 
+;;;; Special Block
+(defun org-hugo-special-block (special-block contents _info)
+  "Transcode a SPECIAL-BLOCK element from Org to Hugo-compatible Markdown.
+CONTENTS holds the contents of the block.
+
+This function saves the content of \"description\" special block
+to the global variable `org-hugo--description'.
+
+For all other special blocks, processing is passed on to
+`org-blackfriday-special-block'."
+  (let ((block-type (org-element-property :type special-block)))
+    (cond
+     ((string= block-type "description")
+      (setq org-hugo--description (org-trim contents))
+      nil)
+     (t
+      (org-blackfriday-special-block special-block contents nil)))))
+
 
 
 ;;; Filter Functions
@@ -1973,8 +1998,11 @@ INFO is a plist holding export options."
     (format "%s%s%s" fm body org-hugo-footer)))
 
 ;;;;; Hugo Front Matter
-(defun org-hugo--quote-string (val &optional prefer-no-quotes)
-  "Wrap VAL with double quotes if it is a string.
+(defun org-hugo--quote-string (val &optional prefer-no-quotes format)
+  "Wrap VAL with appropriate quotes if it is a string.
+
+If VAL contains newlines, format it according to TOML or YAML
+FORMAT to preserve them.
 
 VAL is returned as-it-is under the following cases:
 - It is not a string (or nil).
@@ -1982,13 +2010,14 @@ VAL is returned as-it-is under the following cases:
 - It is a string and it's value is \"true\" or \"false\".
 - It is a string representing a date.
 
-If PREFER-NO-QUOTES is non-nil, return the VAL as-it-is if it's a
-string with just alphanumeric characters."
+If optional argument PREFER-NO-QUOTES is non-nil, return the VAL
+as-it-is if it's a string with just alphanumeric characters.
+
+Optional argument FORMAT can be \"toml\" or \"yaml\"."
   (cond
    ((or (null val)                ;nil
         (not (stringp val))       ;could be a number, like menu weight
-        (and (stringp val)
-             (> (safe-length val) 0)
+        (and (org-string-nw-p val)
              (string= (substring val 0 1) "\"") ;First char is literally a "
              (string= (substring val -1) "\"")) ;Last char is literally a "
         (string= "true" val)
@@ -2005,6 +2034,26 @@ string with just alphanumeric characters."
    ((and prefer-no-quotes
          (string-match-p "\\`[a-zA-Z0-9]+\\'" val))
     val)
+   ((and (org-string-nw-p val)
+         (string-match-p "\n" val))
+    (if (and (stringp format)
+             (string= format "yaml"))
+        (progn
+          ;; https://yaml-multiline.info/
+          ;;
+          ;;     |             |foo : >
+          ;;     |abc          |  abc
+          ;;     |       >>>   |
+          ;;     |def          |
+          ;;     |             |  def
+          ;;
+          (setq val (replace-regexp-in-string "^" "  " val)) ;Indent by 2 spaces
+          ;; In Org, a single blank line is used to start a new
+          ;; paragraph. In the YAML multi-line string, that needs to
+          ;; be 2 blank lines.
+          (setq val (replace-regexp-in-string "\n  \n" "\n\n\n" val))
+          (format ">\n%s" val))
+      (format "\"\"\"%s\"\"\"" val)))   ;Triple-quote
    (t
     (concat "\"" (replace-regexp-in-string "\"" "\\\\\""  val) "\""))))
 
@@ -2262,6 +2311,9 @@ INFO is a plist used as a communication channel."
                                  (mapcar #'org-trim author-list-1))))))
          (creator (and (plist-get info :with-creator)
                        (plist-get info :creator)))
+         (description (or org-hugo--description
+                          (org-string-nw-p
+                           (org-export-data (plist-get info :description) info))))
          (aliases-raw (let ((aliases-raw-1
                              (org-string-nw-p
                               (org-export-data (plist-get info :hugo-aliases) info))))
@@ -2353,7 +2405,7 @@ INFO is a plist used as a communication channel."
                  ;; variables will be ordered.
                  (title . ,(org-hugo--sanitize-title info))
                  (author . ,author-list)
-                 (description . ,(org-export-data (plist-get info :description) info))
+                 (description . ,description)
                  (date . ,(org-hugo--format-date :date info))
                  (publishDate . ,(org-hugo--format-date :hugo-publishdate info))
                  (expiryDate . ,(org-hugo--format-date :hugo-expirydate info))
@@ -2596,7 +2648,7 @@ are \"toml\" and \"yaml\"."
                                          (listp value)
                                          (org-hugo--get-yaml-toml-list-string value))
                                         (t
-                                         (org-hugo--quote-string value)))))))))))
+                                         (org-hugo--quote-string value nil format)))))))))))
     (concat sep front-matter bf-string menu-string res-string sep)))
 
 (defun org-hugo--selective-property-inheritance ()
diff --git a/test/site/content-org/all-posts.org b/test/site/content-org/all-posts.org
index 96c67a0..fa8f72f 100644
--- a/test/site/content-org/all-posts.org
+++ b/test/site/content-org/all-posts.org
@@ -375,13 +375,6 @@ happen in post titles ({{{hugoissue(4175)}}}).
 :END:
 - All the Org markup characters are removed.
 - The "markup characters" not doing actual markup are retained.
-* Description meta-data with "quoted text"
-:PROPERTIES:
-:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: post-description-quotes
-:EXPORT_DESCRIPTION: Some description with "quoted text"
-:EXPORT_DATE: 2017-07-24
-:END:
-Testing a post with double quotes in the description.
 * Excluded post                                                    :noexport:
 :PROPERTIES:
 :EXPORT_FILE_NAME: excluded-post
@@ -3763,6 +3756,61 @@ comma-separated.
 :EXPORT_KEYWORDS: abc
 :EXPORT_KEYWORDS+: def
 :END:
+** Description                                                  :description:
+*** Description meta-data with "quoted text"
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: post-description-quotes
+:EXPORT_DESCRIPTION: Some description with "quoted text"
+:EXPORT_DATE: 2017-07-24
+:END:
+Testing a post with double quotes in the description.
+*** Description set using Org Special Block                   :special_block:
+**** TOML                                                              :toml:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_HUGO_FRONT_MATTER_FORMAT: toml
+:END:
+***** Single-line description set using Org Special Block (TOML) :single_line:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: description-single-line-org-special-block-toml
+:END:
+#+begin_description
+Short description
+#+end_description
+Post content.
+***** Multi-line description set using Org Special Block (TOML)  :multi_line:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: description-multi-line-org-special-block-toml
+:END:
+#+begin_description
+Short description
+of this post
+
+*line* -- /italics/ --- +strikethrough+
+#+end_description
+Post content.
+**** YAML                                                              :yaml:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_HUGO_FRONT_MATTER_FORMAT: yaml
+:END:
+***** Single-line description set using Org Special Block (YAML) :single_line:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: description-single-line-org-special-block-yaml
+:END:
+#+begin_description
+Short description
+#+end_description
+Post content.
+***** Multi-line description set using Org Special Block (YAML)  :multi_line:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: description-multi-line-org-special-block-yaml
+:END:
+#+begin_description
+Short description
+of this post
+
+*line* -- /italics/ --- +strikethrough+
+#+end_description
+Post content.
 ** Replace front-matter keys                                   :keys:replace:
 *** Replace only "linkTitle" key                                  :linktitle:
 :PROPERTIES:
diff --git a/test/site/content/posts/description-multi-line-org-special-block-toml.md b/test/site/content/posts/description-multi-line-org-special-block-toml.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f66ab88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/site/content/posts/description-multi-line-org-special-block-toml.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
++++
+title = "Multi-line description set using Org Special Block (TOML)"
+description = """Short description
+of this post
+
+**line** -- _italics_ --- ~~strikethrough~~"""
+tags = ["front-matter", "description", "special-block", "toml", "multi-line"]
+draft = false
++++
+
+Post content.
diff --git a/test/site/content/posts/description-multi-line-org-special-block-yaml.md b/test/site/content/posts/description-multi-line-org-special-block-yaml.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dab57a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/site/content/posts/description-multi-line-org-special-block-yaml.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+title : "Multi-line description set using Org Special Block (YAML)"
+description : >
+  Short description
+  of this post
+
+
+  **line** -- _italics_ --- ~~strikethrough~~
+tags : ["front-matter", "description", "special-block", "yaml", "multi-line"]
+draft : false
+---
+
+Post content.
diff --git a/test/site/content/posts/description-single-line-org-special-block-toml.md b/test/site/content/posts/description-single-line-org-special-block-toml.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..468789e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/site/content/posts/description-single-line-org-special-block-toml.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
++++
+title = "Single-line description set using Org Special Block (TOML)"
+description = "Short description"
+tags = ["front-matter", "description", "special-block", "toml", "single-line"]
+draft = false
++++
+
+Post content.
diff --git a/test/site/content/posts/description-single-line-org-special-block-yaml.md b/test/site/content/posts/description-single-line-org-special-block-yaml.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a6504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/site/content/posts/description-single-line-org-special-block-yaml.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+title : "Single-line description set using Org Special Block (YAML)"
+description : "Short description"
+tags : ["front-matter", "description", "special-block", "yaml", "single-line"]
+draft : false
+---
+
+Post content.
diff --git a/test/site/content/posts/post-description-quotes.md b/test/site/content/posts/post-description-quotes.md
index 099b5ac..45dae4c 100644
--- a/test/site/content/posts/post-description-quotes.md
+++ b/test/site/content/posts/post-description-quotes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 title = "Description meta-data with \"quoted text\""
 description = "Some description with \"quoted text\""
 date = 2017-07-24
+tags = ["front-matter", "description"]
 draft = false
 +++
 
diff --git a/test/site/themes/bare_min/layouts/_default/single.html b/test/site/themes/bare_min/layouts/_default/single.html
index 9d11cd9..da93d4d 100644
--- a/test/site/themes/bare_min/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/test/site/themes/bare_min/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
             <hr>
         {{ end }}
     </p>
+    {{ with .Description }}
+        <hr>
+        {{ . | markdownify }}
+        <hr>
+    {{ end }}
     {{ .Content }}
 
     {{ with .Resources }}