diff --git a/views/layout.erb b/views/layout.erb
index e46d1924..232d366a 100644
--- a/views/layout.erb
+++ b/views/layout.erb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <meta property="og:image"       content="/img/cat-larger.png">
     <meta property="og:url"         content="https://www.neocities.org">
     <meta property="og:description" content="Neocities is the new Geocities. Create your own free home page, and do whatever you want with it.">
+    <meta name="referrer"           content="no-referrer-when-downgrade">
 
     <% if meta_robots %>
       <meta name="robots" content="<%= meta_robots %>">