diff --git a/template.php b/template.php
index 17698ba..298fd48 100644
--- a/template.php
+++ b/template.php
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ function aurora_element_info_alter(&$elements) {
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_preprocess_maintenance_page()
+ */
+function aurora_preprocess_maintenance_page(&$vars, $hook) {
+  // When a variable is manipulated or added in preprocess_html or
+  // preprocess_page, that same work is probably needed for the maintenance page
+  // as well, so we can just re-use those functions to do that work here.
+  aurora_preprocess_html($variables, $hook);
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////
 // HTML5 Project Sideport
 //////////////////////////////