diff --git a/commafeed-server/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/resource/fever/FeverREST.java b/commafeed-server/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/resource/fever/FeverREST.java
index c321a63b..e6524b52 100644
--- a/commafeed-server/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/resource/fever/FeverREST.java
+++ b/commafeed-server/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/resource/fever/FeverREST.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
 import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
@@ -83,6 +84,13 @@ public class FeverREST {
 	private final FeedCategoryDAO feedCategoryDAO;
 	private final FeedEntryStatusDAO feedEntryStatusDAO;
 
+	@Path(PATH)
+	@GET
+	@Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
+	public String welcome() {
+		return "Welcome to the CommaFeed Fever API. Add this URL to your Fever-compatible reader.";
+	}
+
 	// expected Fever API
 	@Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED)
 	@Path(PATH)