diff --git a/src/addoncreator/Addon.cs b/src/addoncreator/Addon.cs
index ac0bc2d..ca49d35 100644
--- a/src/addoncreator/Addon.cs
+++ b/src/addoncreator/Addon.cs
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ namespace GarrysMod.AddonCreator
 
             // Extract data from addon.json
             Title = addonJson.Title;
+            Author = addonJson.Author;
             Description = string.IsNullOrEmpty(addonJson.Description) ? string.Empty : addonJson.Description;
             Version = addonJson.Version;
 
diff --git a/src/addoncreator/AddonJson.cs b/src/addoncreator/AddonJson.cs
index efdc2e0..79530de 100644
--- a/src/addoncreator/AddonJson.cs
+++ b/src/addoncreator/AddonJson.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ namespace GarrysMod.AddonCreator
         [JsonProperty("version")]
         public int Version { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonProperty("author")]
+        public string Author { get; set; }
+
         internal void CheckForErrors()
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Title))