diff --git a/includes/functions/settings/_register_settings.php b/includes/functions/settings/_register_settings.php
index 320aaf9f..966bf215 100644
--- a/includes/functions/settings/_register_settings.php
+++ b/includes/functions/settings/_register_settings.php
@@ -684,6 +684,13 @@ define( 'FICTIONEER_OPTIONS', array(
       'sanitize_callback' => 'fictioneer_sanitize_checkbox',
       'label' => __( 'Count characters instead of words', 'fictioneer' ),
       'default' => 0
+    ),
+    'fictioneer_show_protected_excerpt' => array(
+      'name' => 'fictioneer_show_protected_excerpt',
+      'group' => 'fictioneer-settings-general-group',
+      'sanitize_callback' => 'fictioneer_sanitize_checkbox',
+      'label' => __( 'Show excerpt on password-protected posts', 'fictioneer' ),
+      'default' => 0
     )
   ),
   'integers' => array(
diff --git a/includes/functions/settings/_settings_page_general.php b/includes/functions/settings/_settings_page_general.php
index 10336f13..2fde425e 100644
--- a/includes/functions/settings/_settings_page_general.php
+++ b/includes/functions/settings/_settings_page_general.php
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@
                 ?>
               </div>
 
+              <div class="fictioneer-card__row">
+                <?php
+                  fictioneer_settings_label_checkbox(
+                    'fictioneer_show_protected_excerpt',
+                    __( 'This may be beneficial for search engines.', 'fictioneer' )
+                  );
+                ?>
+              </div>
+
               <div class="fictioneer-card__row">
                 <?php
                   fictioneer_settings_label_checkbox(
diff --git a/single-fcn_chapter.php b/single-fcn_chapter.php
index dbc20c18..c3a00c38 100644
--- a/single-fcn_chapter.php
+++ b/single-fcn_chapter.php
@@ -166,8 +166,15 @@ get_header( null, $header_args );
         ?>
 
         <section id="chapter-content" class="chapter__content content-section">
-          <?php if ( post_password_required() && $password_note ) : ?>
-            <div class="chapter__password-note infobox"><?php echo $password_note; ?></div>
+          <?php if ( post_password_required() ) : ?>
+            <?php if ( $password_note ) : ?>
+              <div class="chapter__password-note infobox"><?php echo $password_note; ?></div>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            <?php if ( get_option( 'fictioneer_show_protected_excerpt' ) ) : ?>
+              <div class="resize-font chapter-formatting chapter-font-color chapter-font-family">
+                <?php echo fictioneer_get_forced_excerpt( $post->ID, 512 ); ?>
+              </div>
+            <?php endif; ?>
           <?php endif; ?>
           <div class="resize-font chapter-formatting chapter-font-color chapter-font-family">
             <?php the_content(); ?>
diff --git a/single-fcn_story.php b/single-fcn_story.php
index f40232db..d0ec119d 100644
--- a/single-fcn_story.php
+++ b/single-fcn_story.php
@@ -65,8 +65,13 @@ get_header( null, $header_args );
         ?>
 
         <section class="story__summary padding-left padding-right">
-          <?php if ( post_password_required() && $password_note ) : ?>
-            <div class="story__password-note infobox"><?php echo $password_note; ?></div>
+          <?php if ( post_password_required() ) : ?>
+            <?php if ( $password_note ) : ?>
+              <div class="story__password-note infobox"><?php echo $password_note; ?></div>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            <?php if ( get_option( 'fictioneer_show_protected_excerpt' ) ) : ?>
+              <?php echo fictioneer_get_forced_excerpt( $post->ID, 512 ); ?>
+            <?php endif; ?>
           <?php endif; ?>
           <?php the_content(); ?>
         </section>