diff --git a/src/presenters/meta-author-presenter.php b/src/presenters/meta-author-presenter.php
index b98d91e2a9c..a5ee9f9c273 100644
--- a/src/presenters/meta-author-presenter.php
+++ b/src/presenters/meta-author-presenter.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public function present() {
 	 * @return string The author's display name.
 	 */
 	public function get() {
-		if ( $this->presentation->model->object_sub_type !== 'post' ) {
+		if ( ! \post_type_supports( $this->presentation->model->object_sub_type, 'author' ) ) {
 			return '';
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Presenters/Meta_Author_Presenter_Test.php b/tests/Unit/Presenters/Meta_Author_Presenter_Test.php
index 8709cbd7471..475cd325241 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Presenters/Meta_Author_Presenter_Test.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Presenters/Meta_Author_Presenter_Test.php
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ public function test_present_and_filter_happy_path() {
 		$this->indexable_presentation->model                  = new Indexable_Mock();
 		$this->indexable_presentation->model->object_sub_type = 'post';
 
+		Monkey\Functions\expect( 'post_type_supports' )
+			->once()
+			->with( 'post', 'author' )
+			->andReturn( true );
+
 		$user_mock               = Mockery::mock( WP_User::class );
 		$user_mock->display_name = 'John Doe';
 
@@ -126,6 +131,11 @@ public function test_present_and_filter_unhappy_path() {
 		$this->indexable_presentation->model                  = new Indexable_Mock();
 		$this->indexable_presentation->model->object_sub_type = 'post';
 
+		Monkey\Functions\expect( 'post_type_supports' )
+			->once()
+			->with( 'post', 'author' )
+			->andReturn( true );
+
 		Monkey\Functions\expect( 'get_userdata' )
 			->once()
 			->with( 123 )
@@ -142,16 +152,21 @@ public function test_present_and_filter_unhappy_path() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Tests the presenter of the meta description when we are not on a post.
+	 * Tests that post types without author support do not output the meta author tag.
 	 *
 	 * @covers ::present
 	 * @covers ::get
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public function test_present_and_filter_not_a_post() {
+	public function test_present_and_filter_unsupported_post_type() {
 		$this->indexable_presentation->model                  = new Indexable_Mock();
-		$this->indexable_presentation->model->object_sub_type = 'page';
+		$this->indexable_presentation->model->object_sub_type = 'no-author-cpt';
+
+		Monkey\Functions\expect( 'post_type_supports' )
+			->once()
+			->with( 'no-author-cpt', 'author' )
+			->andReturn( false );
 
 		Monkey\Functions\expect( 'get_userdata' )
 			->never();
@@ -165,6 +180,48 @@ public function test_present_and_filter_not_a_post() {
 		$this->assertSame( $output, $this->instance->present() );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Tests that CPTs with author support do output the meta author tag.
+	 *
+	 * Delete-the-fix guard: removing the post_type_supports() check from get() would cause
+	 * the original object_sub_type !== 'post' guard to bail early on this CPT slug, flipping
+	 * this test from green to red.
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::present
+	 * @covers ::get
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test_present_and_filter_supported_cpt() {
+		$this->indexable_presentation->model                  = new Indexable_Mock();
+		$this->indexable_presentation->model->object_sub_type = 'my-article-cpt';
+
+		Monkey\Functions\expect( 'post_type_supports' )
+			->once()
+			->with( 'my-article-cpt', 'author' )
+			->andReturn( true );
+
+		$user_mock               = Mockery::mock( WP_User::class );
+		$user_mock->display_name = 'Jane Smith';
+
+		Monkey\Functions\expect( 'get_userdata' )
+			->once()
+			->with( 123 )
+			->andReturn( $user_mock );
+
+		$this->html
+			->expects( 'smart_strip_tags' )
+			->once()
+			->with( 'Jane Smith' )
+			->andReturn( 'Jane Smith' );
+		Monkey\Functions\expect( 'is_admin_bar_showing' )->andReturn( false );
+
+		$output = '<meta name="author" content="Jane Smith" />';
+
+		Monkey\Filters\expectApplied( 'wpseo_meta_author' );
+		$this->assertSame( $output, $this->instance->present() );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Tests the presenter of the meta description when the admin bar is showing a class is added.
 	 *
@@ -177,6 +234,11 @@ public function test_present_and_filter_with_class() {
 		$this->indexable_presentation->model                  = new Indexable_Mock();
 		$this->indexable_presentation->model->object_sub_type = 'post';
 
+		Monkey\Functions\expect( 'post_type_supports' )
+			->once()
+			->with( 'post', 'author' )
+			->andReturn( true );
+
 		$user_mock               = Mockery::mock( WP_User::class );
 		$user_mock->display_name = 'John Doe';