diff --git a/opengraph.php b/opengraph.php
index 35c56ae..ae83540 100644
--- a/opengraph.php
+++ b/opengraph.php
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ function opengraph_default_description( $description = '', $length = 55 ) {
 		} elseif ( ! empty( $post->post_excerpt ) ) {
 			$description = $post->post_excerpt;
 		} else {
-			$description = $post->post_content;
+			$description = opengraph_page_teaser( $post );
 		}
 	} elseif ( is_author() ) {
 		$id          = get_queried_object_id();
@@ -639,6 +639,27 @@ function opengraph_default_description( $description = '', $length = 55 ) {
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Get the content of the current page of a post, cut at the `<!--more-->` tag.
+ *
+ * Splits the content at `<!--nextpage-->` the same way core does for
+ * `get_the_content()`, so every page of a multipage post gets its own
+ * description. If the page has a `<!--more-->` tag, only the teaser before
+ * it is returned.
+ *
+ * @param WP_Post $post The post.
+ *
+ * @return string The content.
+ */
+function opengraph_page_teaser( $post ) {
+	$elements = generate_postdata( $post );
+	$page     = min( max( 1, (int) $elements['page'] ), count( $elements['pages'] ) );
+	$content  = $elements['pages'][ $page - 1 ];
+
+	return get_extended( $content )['main'];
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Default locale property, using the WordPress locale.
  *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/class-test-opengraph.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/class-test-opengraph.php
index 5254aa3..1b12395 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/class-test-opengraph.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/class-test-opengraph.php
@@ -95,6 +95,48 @@ public function test_description_from_content() {
 		$this->assertSame( implode( ' ', array_fill( 0, 55, 'word' ) ) . ' [...]', $metadata['og:description'] );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Test the description of a multipage post is taken from the current page.
+	 *
+	 * @see https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-opengraph/issues/9
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::opengraph_default_description
+	 * @covers ::opengraph_page_teaser
+	 */
+	public function test_description_from_multipage_content() {
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_content' => '<!-- wp:paragraph --><p>First page</p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:nextpage --><!--nextpage--><!-- /wp:nextpage --><!-- wp:paragraph --><p>Second page</p><!-- /wp:paragraph -->',
+				'post_excerpt' => '',
+			)
+		);
+
+		$metadata = $this->metadata_for( get_permalink( $post_id ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 'First page', $metadata['og:description'] );
+
+		$metadata = $this->metadata_for( add_query_arg( 'page', 2, get_permalink( $post_id ) ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 'Second page', $metadata['og:description'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the description is cut at the more tag.
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::opengraph_default_description
+	 * @covers ::opengraph_page_teaser
+	 */
+	public function test_description_from_teaser() {
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_content' => '<!-- wp:paragraph --><p>Teaser</p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:more --><!--more--><!-- /wp:more --><!-- wp:paragraph --><p>Rest</p><!-- /wp:paragraph -->',
+				'post_excerpt' => '',
+			)
+		);
+
+		$metadata = $this->metadata_for( get_permalink( $post_id ) );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 'Teaser', $metadata['og:description'] );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Test a password protected post exposes neither its content nor its images.
 	 *