diff --git a/plugins/rainlab/blog/models/Post.php b/plugins/rainlab/blog/models/Post.php
index 94002e369..74039109d 100644
--- a/plugins/rainlab/blog/models/Post.php
+++ b/plugins/rainlab/blog/models/Post.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Post extends Model
         'powerseo_title' => 'required',
         'powerseo_description' => 'required',
         'powerseo_keywords' => 'required',
-        'excerpt' => ''
+        'excerpt' => 'required'
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/plugins/suresoftware/powerseo/components/blogpost/default.htm b/plugins/suresoftware/powerseo/components/blogpost/default.htm
index 6ac88714f..11d922d07 100644
--- a/plugins/suresoftware/powerseo/components/blogpost/default.htm
+++ b/plugins/suresoftware/powerseo/components/blogpost/default.htm
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@
     {{ ''|otherMetaTags|raw }}
 
     {{ post|generateOgTags }}
+{% if post.featured_image %}
+    <meta property="og:image" content="{{post.featured_image|media}}">
+{% endif %}
 {% endput %}