diff --git a/data/templates/default.html4 b/data/templates/default.html4
index d54c48ee4..6534a590b 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.html4
+++ b/data/templates/default.html4
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ $endfor$
 $if(date)$
 <h3 class="date">$date$</h3>
 $endif$
+$if(abstract)$
+<div class="abstract">
+$abstract$
+</div>
+$endif$
 </div>
 $endif$
 $if(toc)$
diff --git a/data/templates/default.html5 b/data/templates/default.html5
index 9699b8504..cb2aa7a09 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.html5
+++ b/data/templates/default.html5
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ $endfor$
 $if(date)$
 <p class="date">$date$</p>
 $endif$
+$if(abstract)$
+<div class="abstract">
+$abstract$
+</div>
+$endif$
 </header>
 $endif$
 $if(toc)$
diff --git a/data/templates/styles.html b/data/templates/styles.html
index d26a39cf9..7df3c3dab 100644
--- a/data/templates/styles.html
+++ b/data/templates/styles.html
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ div.csl-entry {
 $if(csl-entry-spacing)$
   margin-bottom: $csl-entry-spacing$;
 $endif$
+$if(abstract)$
+div.abstract{
+  margin: auto;
+  width: 90%;
+}
+$endif$
 }
 .hanging div.csl-entry {
   margin-left:2em;