diff --git a/_includes/sidebar.html b/_includes/sidebar.html
index dbb7aae40775..445dd2078891 100644
--- a/_includes/sidebar.html
+++ b/_includes/sidebar.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {% include base_path %}
 
-{% if page.author_profile or page.sidebar %}
+{% if page.author_profile or layout.author_profile or page.sidebar %}
   <div class="sidebar sticky">
-  {% if page.author_profile %}{% include author-profile.html %}{% endif %}
+  {% if page.author_profile or layout.author_profile %}{% include author-profile.html %}{% endif %}
   {% if page.sidebar %}
     {% for s in page.sidebar %}
       {% if s.image %}