diff --git a/data/templates/default.jats b/data/templates/default.jats
index 5fd3590a5..e33e75ad7 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.jats
+++ b/data/templates/default.jats
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ $if(copyright.text)$
 </permissions>
 $endif$
 $endif$
+$if(abstract)$
+<abstract>
+$abstract$
+</abstract>
+$endif$
 $if(tags)$
 <kwd-group kwd-group-type="author">
 $for(tags)$