diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index f91b25a..e7cc082 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Load environment variables first
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
 
 load_dotenv()
 
@@ -38,6 +39,13 @@ SHOULD_MOCK_AI_RESPONSE = bool(os.environ.get("MOCK", False))
 app.include_router(screenshot.router)
 
 
+@app.get("/")
+async def get_status():
+    return HTMLResponse(
+        content="<h3>Your backend is running correctly. Please open the front-end URL (default is http://localhost:5173) to use screenshot-to-code.</h3>"
+    )
+
+
 def write_logs(prompt_messages, completion):
     # Get the logs path from environment, default to the current working directory
     logs_path = os.environ.get("LOGS_PATH", os.getcwd())