diff --git a/.changeset/seo-meta-fix.md b/.changeset/seo-meta-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb6f11c100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seo-meta-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@backstage/microsite": patch
+---
+
+Add missing meta description to the backstage.io homepage to ensure stable search engine indexing and prevent raw asset path leakage in SERP snippets.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/microsite/docusaurus.config.ts b/microsite/docusaurus.config.ts
index ce75a2e063..7b1647809b 100644
--- a/microsite/docusaurus.config.ts
+++ b/microsite/docusaurus.config.ts
@@ -450,6 +450,12 @@ const config: Config = {
       ],
     },
     image: 'img/sharing-opengraph.png',
+    metadata: [
+      {
+        name: 'description',
+        content: 'Backstage is an open source framework for building developer portals. ',
+      },
+    ],
     footer: {
       links: [
         {