diff --git a/libraries/joomla/document/document.php b/libraries/joomla/document/document.php
index 1e2005aba5c05..10e45ca2a16a2 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/document/document.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/document/document.php
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ public function getMetaData($name, $attribute = 'name')
 	 * Sets or alters a meta tag.
 	 *
 	 * @param   string  $name       Name of the meta HTML tag
-	 * @param   string  $content    Value of the meta HTML tag
+	 * @param   mixed   $content    Value of the meta HTML tag as array or string
 	 * @param   string  $attribute  Attribute to use in the meta HTML tag
 	 *
 	 * @return  JDocument instance of $this to allow chaining
@@ -423,6 +423,12 @@ public function getMetaData($name, $attribute = 'name')
 	 */
 	public function setMetaData($name, $content, $attribute = 'name')
 	{
+		// Pop the element off the end of array if target function expects a string or this http_equiv parameter.
+		if (is_array($content) && (in_array($name, array('generator', 'description')) || !is_string($attribute)))
+		{
+			$content = array_pop($content);
+		}
+
 		// B/C old http_equiv parameter.
 		if (!is_string($attribute))
 		{
diff --git a/libraries/joomla/document/renderer/html/head.php b/libraries/joomla/document/renderer/html/head.php
index 3d6f747b0192a..b1b36d79ea60f 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/document/renderer/html/head.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/document/renderer/html/head.php
@@ -94,7 +94,17 @@ public function fetchHead($document)
 				}
 				elseif ($type != 'http-equiv' && !empty($content))
 				{
-					$buffer .= $tab . '<meta ' . $type . '="' . $name . '" content="' . htmlspecialchars($content, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '" />' . $lnEnd;
+					if (is_array($content))
+					{
+						foreach ($content as $value)
+						{
+							$buffer .= $tab . '<meta ' . $type . '="' . $name . '" content="' . htmlspecialchars($value, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '" />' . $lnEnd;
+						}
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						$buffer .= $tab . '<meta ' . $type . '="' . $name . '" content="' . htmlspecialchars($content, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '" />' . $lnEnd;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}