diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0bc5fd14a..50b47836f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ For details concerning all footer changes, see [#1818].
   - Hugo config option `params.copyright`, previously a string, can now also be
     a map with the following optional fields: `authors`, `from_year`, `to_year`.
     When unset, `to_year` defaults to the year that the site built. The default
-    `authors` is "Site Authors" and this field is rendered as markdown.
+    `authors` is "<Site.Title> Authors" and this field is rendered as markdown.
   - If `params.copyright` is unset, then the [site `copyright`] option will be
     used and rendered as markdown, "as is" &mdash; with no year is added.
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer/copyright.html b/layouts/partials/footer/copyright.html
index 0baac22e4..8962fb87a 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer/copyright.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer/copyright.html
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
     {{- end -}}
     {{ $toYear | default now.Year }}
     <span class="td-footer__authors">
-      {{- $authors | default "Site Authors" | $page.RenderString -}}
+      {{- $authors
+            | default (printf "%s Authors" ($.Site.Title | default "Site"))
+            | $page.RenderString -}}
     </span>
     {{- /* Trim WS */ -}}
   </span>