diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 541acfd..97deb35 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ See PardallMarkdown in action and learn how to use it by following this video:
 Add dependency and application into your `mix.exs`:
 ```elixir
 defp deps do
-[{:pardall_markdown, "~> 0.3.2"} ...]
+[{:pardall_markdown, "~> 0.3.3"} ...]
 end
 
 def application do
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ The following configuration properties are available (all optional):
 - `title`: the post title. If not provided, a title will be generated from the post slug.
 - `date`: the date or date-time to be considered for the post, string, ISO format. If not provided, the file modification date will be considered as the post date.
 - `published`: a post without `published: true` set will be considered draft. The default can be inverted when the configuration `:is_content_draft_by_default` is set to `false`, this way, posts will always be considered as published, unless they contain: `published: false`.
-- `summary`: post description or short content.
+- `summary`: post description or short content. If `summary` is not provided, a summary will be generated from the Post's content/body.
 - `position`: if the post topmost taxonomy has a `:sort_by` rule set to `:position`, this is the value that will be used to sort the post (see below).
 - `slug`: override the post slug. As seem above, by default, slugs are generated from the file names and are the main, unique identifier of posts.
   - If you override the slug with this property, make sure to put the full path, prepended by a slash, example: `slug: "/my/custom/slug"`.
diff --git a/lib/pardall_markdown/content/html_utils.ex b/lib/pardall_markdown/content/html_utils.ex
index 5a560b9..e123e4c 100644
--- a/lib/pardall_markdown/content/html_utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pardall_markdown/content/html_utils.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,63 @@
 defmodule PardallMarkdown.Content.HtmlUtils do
   alias PardallMarkdown.Content.Utils
 
+  def generate_summary_from_html(html, expected_length \\ 157)
+  def generate_summary_from_html(html, _) when html == nil or html == "", do: nil
+
+  @doc """
+  Extract text from paragraphs `</p>` of a HTML `html` string,
+  and assemble a string up until it reaches `expected_length` length.
+
+  If the generated string length matches `expected_length`, an ellipsis
+  will be appended to it. If the generated string is smaller than `expected_length`,
+  then no ellipsis is added.
+
+  If no text could be extracted from the input html, returns nil.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> PardallMarkdown.Content.HtmlUtils.generate_summary_from_html("<h1>Post Title</h1><main><article><div><p>So, <a href='link'>a description</a> will be generated from it. Even a <span>nested span</span>.</p></div></article></main><p>As you can see, this a long paragraph outside.</p>This is <a name='anchor'>an anchor</a>.")
+      "So, a description will be generated from it. Even a nested span. As you can see, this a long paragraph outside."
+
+      iex> PardallMarkdown.Content.HtmlUtils.generate_summary_from_html("<h1>Post Title</h1><main><article><div><p>So, <a href='link'>a description</a> will be generated from it. Even a <span>nested span</span>.</p><p>Another paragraph?</p><p>Another paragraph 2?</p><p>Another paragraph 3?</p><p>As you can see, this a very long paragraph. As you can see, this a very long paragraph.</p></div></article></main>")
+      "So, a description will be generated from it. Even a nested span. Another paragraph? Another paragraph 2? Another paragraph 3? As you can see, this a very long..."
+  """
+  def generate_summary_from_html(html, expected_length) do
+    document = Floki.parse_fragment!(html)
+
+    Floki.find(document, "p")
+    |> Enum.reduce("", fn
+      {"p", _, children}, "" ->
+        truncate(String.trim(children |> Floki.text()), expected_length)
+
+      {"p", _, children}, final ->
+        if String.length(final) < expected_length do
+          truncate(final <> " " <> String.trim(children |> Floki.text()), expected_length)
+        else
+          final
+        end
+
+      _, final -> final
+    end)
+    |> trim_and_maybe_ellipsis(expected_length)
+  end
+
+  defp truncate(string, length) do
+    if String.length(string) <= length do
+      string
+    else
+      String.slice(string, 0..length)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp trim_and_maybe_ellipsis(string, _)
+  when string == "" or is_nil(string), do: nil
+  defp trim_and_maybe_ellipsis(string, expected_length) do
+    string = String.trim(string)
+    if String.length(string) < expected_length,
+    do: string, else: string <> "..."
+  end
+
   def convert_internal_links_to_live_links(html) do
     {updated_tree, _} =
       Floki.parse_fragment!(html)
diff --git a/lib/pardall_markdown/file_parser.ex b/lib/pardall_markdown/file_parser.ex
index 772e7cf..7a22213 100644
--- a/lib/pardall_markdown/file_parser.ex
+++ b/lib/pardall_markdown/file_parser.ex
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ defmodule PardallMarkdown.FileParser do
     with {:ok, raw_content} <- File.read(path),
          {:ok, attrs, body} <- parse_contents(path, raw_content, is_index?),
          {:ok, body_html, _} <- markdown_to_html(body),
-         {:ok, summary_html, _} <- maybe_summary_to_html(attrs),
+         {:ok, summary} <- get_summary(attrs, body_html),
          {:ok, date} <- parse_or_get_date(attrs, path) do
       attrs =
         attrs
         |> maybe_extract_and_put_slug(path)
         |> extract_and_put_categories(path)
         |> maybe_put_title(path, is_index?)
-        |> Map.put(:summary, summary_html)
+        |> Map.put(:summary, summary)
         |> Map.put(:date, date)
         |> Map.put(:is_index, is_index?)
 
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ defmodule PardallMarkdown.FileParser do
     ])
   end
 
-  defp maybe_summary_to_html(%{summary: summary}) when is_binary(summary) and summary != "",
-    do: summary |> markdown_to_html()
+  defp get_summary(%{summary: summary}, _) when is_binary(summary) and summary != "",
+    do: {:ok, summary}
 
-  defp maybe_summary_to_html(_), do: {:ok, nil, :ignore}
+  defp get_summary(_, body_html), do: {:ok, generate_summary_from_html(body_html)}
 
   defp markdown_to_html(content), do: content |> Earmark.as_html(escape: false)
 
diff --git a/lib/pardall_markdown/repository.ex b/lib/pardall_markdown/repository.ex
index d446258..67586d8 100644
--- a/lib/pardall_markdown/repository.ex
+++ b/lib/pardall_markdown/repository.ex
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ defmodule PardallMarkdown.Repository do
   if slug not found.
   """
   def get_by_slug!(slug) do
-    get_by_slug(slug) || raise PardallMarkdown.Content.NotFoundError, "Page not found: #{slug}"
+    get_by_slug(slug) || raise PardallMarkdown.Content.NotFoundError, "Post not found: #{slug}"
   end
 
   def push_post(path, %{slug: slug, is_index: is_index?} = attrs, content, _type \\ :post) do
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index b4ffc84..20838b8 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ defmodule PardallMarkdown.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
   @url "https://github.com/alfredbaudisch/pardall_markdown"
-  @version "0.3.2"
+  @version "0.3.3"
 
   def project do
     [
diff --git a/test/content/blog/dailies/3d/blender/default-cube-not-deleted.md b/test/content/blog/dailies/3d/blender/default-cube-not-deleted.md
index 2924c7e..bec4a54 100644
--- a/test/content/blog/dailies/3d/blender/default-cube-not-deleted.md
+++ b/test/content/blog/dailies/3d/blender/default-cube-not-deleted.md
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 }
 ---
 
-Do not delete Blender's Default Cube!
\ No newline at end of file
+Do not delete the Default Cube!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/content/blog/dailies/first-day.md b/test/content/blog/dailies/first-day.md
index 30adb35..8eecce2 100644
--- a/test/content/blog/dailies/first-day.md
+++ b/test/content/blog/dailies/first-day.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 %{
     title: "This is the beginning of the project PardallMarkdown!",
     date: "2020-08-30",
-    published: true
+    published: true,
+    summary: "Custom post summary"
 }
 ---
 
diff --git a/test/pardall_markdown/html_test.exs b/test/pardall_markdown/html_test.exs
index 2b650c1..2666e02 100644
--- a/test/pardall_markdown/html_test.exs
+++ b/test/pardall_markdown/html_test.exs
@@ -2,6 +2,48 @@ defmodule PardallMarkdown.HtmlTest do
   use ExUnit.Case, async: true
   alias PardallMarkdown.Content.HtmlUtils
 
+  @moduletag :html_utils
+  doctest(PardallMarkdown.Content.HtmlUtils)
+
+  @tag :post_summary
+  test "generate post summary" do
+    html = ~S"""
+    <h1>Post Title</h1>
+
+    <main>
+    <article>
+      <div>
+        <p>So, <a href="link">a description</a> will be generated from it. Even a <span>nested span</span>.</p>
+        <p>Another paragraph?</p>
+        <p>Another paragraph 2?</p>
+        <p>Another paragraph 3?</p>
+        <p>As you can see, this a very long paragraph. As you can see, this a very long paragraph. As you can see, this a very long paragraph. As you can see, this a very long paragraph. As you can see, this a very long paragraph. As you can see, this a very long paragraph. As you can see, this a very long paragraph. As you can see, this a very long paragraph. </p>
+      </div>
+    </article>
+    </main>
+
+    <p>As you can see, this a paragraph outside.</p>
+
+    This is <a name="anchor">an anchor</a>.
+    """
+
+    assert HtmlUtils.generate_summary_from_html(html) == "So, a description will be generated from it. Even a nested span. Another paragraph? Another paragraph 2? Another paragraph 3? As you can see, this a very long..."
+
+    html = ~S"""
+    <h1>Post Title</h1>
+
+    <main><article><div><p>So, <a href="link">a description</a> will be generated from it. Even a <span>nested span</span>.</p></div></article></main>
+
+    <p>As you can see, this a long paragraph outside.</p>This is <a name="anchor">an anchor</a>.
+    """
+
+    assert HtmlUtils.generate_summary_from_html(html) == "So, a description will be generated from it. Even a nested span. As you can see, this a long paragraph outside."
+
+    html = "<p>Do not delete Blender's Default Cube!</p>"
+
+    assert HtmlUtils.generate_summary_from_html(html) == "Do not delete Blender's Default Cube!"
+  end
+
   test "make internal <a/> links as live links" do
     html = ~S"""
     This <a href="docs">is</a> <a href="/blog" class="foo" id="boo">a link</a> to <a href="../../wiki">an</a> internal <a href="v1.0_release">post</a>.
diff --git a/test/pardall_markdown/repository_test.exs b/test/pardall_markdown/repository_test.exs
index bd79dcd..2f130e9 100644
--- a/test/pardall_markdown/repository_test.exs
+++ b/test/pardall_markdown/repository_test.exs
@@ -5,7 +5,18 @@ defmodule PardallMarkdown.RepositoryTest do
   setup do
     Application.ensure_all_started(:pardall_markdown)
     # wait the Markdown content to be parsed and built
-    Process.sleep(100)
+    Process.sleep(300)
+  end
+
+  @tag :post_summary
+  test "custom post summary and generated post summary" do
+    # Custom
+    post = Repository.get_by_slug!("/blog/dailies/first-day")
+    assert post.summary == "Custom post summary"
+
+    # Generated
+    post = Repository.get_by_slug!("/blog/dailies/3d/blender/default-cube-not-deleted")
+    assert post.summary == "Do not delete the Default Cube!"
   end
 
   # still not accounting for per-folder indexing