diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 27f9286680e71..1cc1eeec46109 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ author:
   name             : "Your Sidebar Name"
   avatar           : "profile.png"
   bio              : "Your biography for the left-hand sidebar"
+  pronouns         : # example: "she/her"
   location         : "Location"
   employer         :
   pubmed           : "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=john+snow"
diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index 55449165574f6..14ac280ec2f50 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
   <div class="author__content">
     <h3 class="author__name">{{ author.name }}</h3>
+    {% if author.pronouns %}<p class="author__pronouns">{{ author.pronouns }}</p>{% endif %}
     {% if author.bio %}<p class="author__bio">{{ author.bio }}</p>{% endif %}
   </div>
 
diff --git a/_sass/_sidebar.scss b/_sass/_sidebar.scss
index 892613568e1c7..734b041d40263 100644
--- a/_sass/_sidebar.scss
+++ b/_sass/_sidebar.scss
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@
   font-size: $type-size-5;
 }
 
+.author__pronouns {
+  margin: 0;
+
+  @include breakpoint($large) {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+  }
+}
+
 .author__bio {
   margin: 0;