diff --git a/backend/app/services/feed_generator.py b/backend/app/services/feed_generator.py
index d740a9e..4a4e2c2 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/feed_generator.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/feed_generator.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def generate_feed(db: Session, newsletter_id: str):
     fg.logo(logo_url)
     fg.icon(icon_url)
     fg.link(href=feed_url, rel="self")
+    fg.link(href=settings.app_base_url, rel="alternate")
     sender_emails = ", ".join([s.email for s in newsletter.senders])
     fg.description(f"A feed of newsletters from {sender_emails}")
 
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/test_routers.py b/backend/app/tests/test_routers.py
index 5ae8b7a..6e9a0df 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/test_routers.py
+++ b/backend/app/tests/test_routers.py
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ def test_get_newsletter_feed(client: TestClient):
     root = ET.fromstring(response.text)
     # Atom feed uses a namespace, so we need to include it in our tag searches
     ns = {"atom": "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"}
+    links = root.findall("atom:link", ns)
+    assert any(
+        link.get("rel") == "alternate" and link.get("href") == "http://localhost:8000"
+        for link in links
+    )
     logo = root.find("atom:logo", ns)
     assert logo is not None
     assert logo.text == "http://localhost:8000/logo.png"
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/test_services.py b/backend/app/tests/test_services.py
index a0c47bf..3f57a3a 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/test_services.py
+++ b/backend/app/tests/test_services.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def test_generate_feed(db_session: Session):
     # In a real scenario, you'd use an XML parser to validate structure and content more thoroughly
     assert f"<title>{newsletter.name}</title>" in feed_xml.decode()
     assert f"<id>urn:letterfeed:newsletter:{newsletter.id}</id>" in feed_xml.decode()
+    assert '<link href="http://localhost:8000" rel="alternate"/>' in feed_xml.decode()
     assert "<logo>http://localhost:8000/logo.png</logo>" in feed_xml.decode()
     assert "<icon>http://localhost:8000/favicon.ico</icon>" in feed_xml.decode()
     assert "<title>First Entry</title>" in feed_xml.decode()