diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 9fa181ee..4473f9a1 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -1460,6 +1460,7 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a Yaml> for App<'a, 'a> {
         }
 
         yaml_str!(a, yaml, version);
+        yaml_str!(a, yaml, author);
         yaml_str!(a, yaml, bin_name);
         yaml_str!(a, yaml, about);
         yaml_str!(a, yaml, before_help);
diff --git a/tests/yaml.rs b/tests/yaml.rs
index 968489a7..279b9876 100644
--- a/tests/yaml.rs
+++ b/tests/yaml.rs
@@ -24,3 +24,17 @@ fn help_message() {
     assert!(help_string.contains(
         "-h, --help             prints help with a nonstandard description\n"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn author() {
+    let yml = load_yaml!("app.yml");
+    let mut app = App::from_yaml(yml);
+    // Generate the full help message!
+    let _ = app.get_matches_from_safe_borrow(Vec::<String>::new());
+
+    let mut help_buffer = Vec::new();
+    app.write_help(&mut help_buffer).unwrap();
+    let help_string = String::from_utf8(help_buffer).unwrap();
+    assert!(help_string.contains(
+        "Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com>"));
+}