diff --git a/content/gift/index.md b/content/gift/index.md
index b1c5918..c1c9c6d 100644
--- a/content/gift/index.md
+++ b/content/gift/index.md
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ hero_subhead: "This story, occasional emails when something new comes out and ot
 cta_text: "Send me the story"
 
 # Cover image, hosted in the public downloads bucket alongside the epub.
-# Used as the on-page hero image and for the og:image/Twitter card meta tags.
+# Used as the on-page hero image.
 cover_image: "https://downloads.michaelferrara.org/neon-tan/neon_tan_cover.jpg"
 
+# Optional: a landscape (1200x630) variant of the cover for social-share
+# previews (og:image/Twitter card). Falls back to cover_image if unset --
+# see layouts/_default/baseof.html.
+social_image: "https://downloads.michaelferrara.org/neon-tan/neon_tan_cover_social.jpg"
+
 # Direct link to the epub in the public downloads bucket — shown as an
 # on-page button immediately after a successful signup, independent of the
 # welcome email (see layouts/partials/course-enroll-form.html).
diff --git a/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index 2998504..7a29dae 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
   <title>{{ if .IsHome }}{{ .Site.Title }}{{ else }}{{ .Title }} · {{ .Site.Title }}{{ end }}</title>
   <meta name="description" content="{{ .Description | default .Site.Params.description }}">
-  {{ with .Params.cover_image }}
+  {{ with .Params.social_image | default .Params.cover_image }}
   <meta property="og:title" content="{{ $.Title }}">
   <meta property="og:description" content="{{ $.Description | default $.Site.Params.description }}">
   <meta property="og:image" content="{{ . }}">