diff --git a/frontend/nuxt.config.ts b/frontend/nuxt.config.ts
index 628f17fd6..72653e37c 100644
--- a/frontend/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -234,151 +234,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
       periodicSyncForUpdates: 120,
     },
     includeAssets: ["favicon.ico", "apple-touch-icon.png", "safari-pinned-tab.svg"],
-    manifest: {
-      name: "Mealie",
-      short_name: "Mealie",
-      id: "/",
-      start_url: "/",
-      scope: "/",
-      display: "standalone",
-      background_color: "#FFFFFF",
-      theme_color: process.env.THEME_LIGHT_PRIMARY || "#E58325",
-      description: "Mealie is a recipe management and meal planning app",
-      lang: "en",
-      display_override: [
-        "standalone",
-        "minimal-ui",
-        "browser",
-        "window-controls-overlay",
-      ],
-      categories: ["food", "lifestyle"],
-      prefer_related_applications: false,
-      handle_links: "preferred",
-      launch_handler: {
-        client_mode: ["focus-existing", "auto"],
-      },
-      edge_side_panel: {
-        preferred_width: 400,
-      },
-      share_target: {
-        action: "/r/create/url",
-        method: "GET",
-        enctype: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
-        params: {
-          text: "recipe_import_url",
-        },
-      },
-      icons: [
-        {
-          src: "/icons/android-chrome-192x192.png",
-          sizes: "192x192",
-          type: "image/png",
-          purpose: "any",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/icons/android-chrome-512x512.png",
-          sizes: "512x512",
-          type: "image/png",
-          purpose: "any",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/icons/android-chrome-maskable-192x192.png",
-          sizes: "192x192",
-          type: "image/png",
-          purpose: "maskable",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/icons/android-chrome-maskable-512x512.png",
-          sizes: "512x512",
-          type: "image/png",
-          purpose: "maskable",
-        },
-      ],
-      screenshots: [
-        {
-          src: "/screenshots/home-narrow.png",
-          sizes: "1600x2420",
-          form_factor: "narrow",
-          label: "Home Page",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/screenshots/recipe-narrow.png",
-          sizes: "1600x2420",
-          form_factor: "narrow",
-          label: "Recipe Page",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/screenshots/editor-narrow.png",
-          sizes: "1600x2420",
-          form_factor: "narrow",
-          label: "Editor Page",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/screenshots/parser-narrow.png",
-          sizes: "1600x2420",
-          form_factor: "narrow",
-          label: "Parser Page",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/screenshots/home-wide.png",
-          sizes: "2560x1460",
-          form_factor: "wide",
-          label: "Home Page",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/screenshots/recipe-wide.png",
-          sizes: "2560x1460",
-          form_factor: "wide",
-          label: "Recipe Page",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/screenshots/editor-wide.png",
-          sizes: "2560x1460",
-          form_factor: "wide",
-          label: "Editor Page",
-        },
-        {
-          src: "/screenshots/parser-wide.png",
-          sizes: "2560x1460",
-          form_factor: "wide",
-          label: "Parser Page",
-        },
-      ],
-      shortcuts: [
-        {
-          name: "Shopping Lists",
-          short_name: "Shopping Lists",
-          description: "Open the shopping lists",
-          url: "/shopping-lists",
-          icons: [
-            {
-              src: "/icons/mdiFormatListChecks-192x192.png",
-              sizes: "192x192",
-            },
-            {
-              src: "/icons/mdiFormatListChecks-96x96.png",
-              sizes: "96x96",
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-        {
-          name: "Meal Planner",
-          short_name: "Meal Planner",
-          description: "Open the meal planner",
-          url: "/household/mealplan/planner/view",
-          icons: [
-            {
-              src: "/icons/mdiCalendarMultiselect-192x192.png",
-              sizes: "192x192",
-            },
-            {
-              src: "/icons/mdiCalendarMultiselect-96x96.png",
-              sizes: "96x96",
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-      ],
-    },
+    manifest: false, // This is served via the backend, see mealie/routes/spa/manifest.py
   },
 
   // Vuetify module configuration: https://go.nuxtjs.dev/config-vuetify
diff --git a/mealie/routes/spa/__init__.py b/mealie/routes/spa/__init__.py
index 16ff82993..a17022204 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/spa/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/spa/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from mealie.core.config import get_app_settings
 from mealie.core.dependencies.dependencies import try_get_current_user
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
 from mealie.repos.repository_factory import AllRepositories
+from mealie.routes.spa.manifest import serve_manifest
 from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe import Recipe
 from mealie.schema.user.user import PrivateUser
 
@@ -251,4 +252,5 @@ def mount_spa(app: FastAPI):
 
     app.get("/g/{group_slug}/r/{recipe_slug}", include_in_schema=False)(serve_recipe_with_meta)
     app.get("/g/{group_slug}/shared/r/{token_id}", include_in_schema=False)(serve_shared_recipe_with_meta)
+    app.get("/manifest.webmanifest", include_in_schema=False)(serve_manifest)
     app.mount("/", SPAStaticFiles(directory=__app_settings.STATIC_FILES, html=True), name="spa")
diff --git a/mealie/routes/spa/manifest.py b/mealie/routes/spa/manifest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c328bd7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/routes/spa/manifest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import json
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+from fastapi import Response
+
+from mealie.core.config import get_app_settings
+
+
+def serve_manifest():
+    settings = get_app_settings()
+    sub_path = urlparse(settings.BASE_URL).path or "/"
+
+    manifest = {
+        "name": "Mealie",
+        "short_name": "Mealie",
+        "id": "/",
+        "start_url": sub_path,
+        "scope": sub_path,
+        "display": "standalone",
+        "background_color": "#1E1E1E",
+        "theme_color": settings.theme.light_primary,
+        "description": "Mealie is a recipe management and meal planning app",
+        "lang": "en",
+        "display_override": ["standalone", "minimal-ui", "browser", "window-controls-overlay"],
+        "categories": ["food", "lifestyle"],
+        "prefer_related_applications": False,
+        "handle_links": "preferred",
+        "launch_handler": {"client_mode": ["focus-existing", "auto"]},
+        "edge_side_panel": {"preferred_width": 400},
+        "share_target": {
+            "action": "/r/create/url",
+            "method": "GET",
+            "enctype": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+            "params": {"text": "recipe_import_url"},
+        },
+        "icons": [
+            {"src": "/icons/android-chrome-192x192.png", "sizes": "192x192", "type": "image/png", "purpose": "any"},
+            {"src": "/icons/android-chrome-512x512.png", "sizes": "512x512", "type": "image/png", "purpose": "any"},
+            {
+                "src": "/icons/android-chrome-maskable-192x192.png",
+                "sizes": "192x192",
+                "type": "image/png",
+                "purpose": "maskable",
+            },
+            {
+                "src": "/icons/android-chrome-maskable-512x512.png",
+                "sizes": "512x512",
+                "type": "image/png",
+                "purpose": "maskable",
+            },
+        ],
+        "screenshots": [
+            {
+                "src": "/screenshots/home-narrow.png",
+                "sizes": "1600x2420",
+                "form_factor": "narrow",
+                "label": "Home Page",
+            },
+            {
+                "src": "/screenshots/recipe-narrow.png",
+                "sizes": "1600x2420",
+                "form_factor": "narrow",
+                "label": "Recipe Page",
+            },
+            {
+                "src": "/screenshots/editor-narrow.png",
+                "sizes": "1600x2420",
+                "form_factor": "narrow",
+                "label": "Editor Page",
+            },
+            {
+                "src": "/screenshots/parser-narrow.png",
+                "sizes": "1600x2420",
+                "form_factor": "narrow",
+                "label": "Parser Page",
+            },
+            {"src": "/screenshots/home-wide.png", "sizes": "2560x1460", "form_factor": "wide", "label": "Home Page"},
+            {
+                "src": "/screenshots/recipe-wide.png",
+                "sizes": "2560x1460",
+                "form_factor": "wide",
+                "label": "Recipe Page",
+            },
+            {
+                "src": "/screenshots/editor-wide.png",
+                "sizes": "2560x1460",
+                "form_factor": "wide",
+                "label": "Editor Page",
+            },
+            {
+                "src": "/screenshots/parser-wide.png",
+                "sizes": "2560x1460",
+                "form_factor": "wide",
+                "label": "Parser Page",
+            },
+        ],
+        "shortcuts": [
+            {
+                "name": "Shopping Lists",
+                "short_name": "Shopping Lists",
+                "description": "Open the shopping lists",
+                "url": "/shopping-lists",
+                "icons": [
+                    {"src": "/icons/mdiFormatListChecks-192x192.png", "sizes": "192x192"},
+                    {"src": "/icons/mdiFormatListChecks-96x96.png", "sizes": "96x96"},
+                ],
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Meal Planner",
+                "short_name": "Meal Planner",
+                "description": "Open the meal planner",
+                "url": "/household/mealplan/planner/view",
+                "icons": [
+                    {"src": "/icons/mdiCalendarMultiselect-192x192.png", "sizes": "192x192"},
+                    {"src": "/icons/mdiCalendarMultiselect-96x96.png", "sizes": "96x96"},
+                ],
+            },
+        ],
+    }
+
+    return Response(
+        content=json.dumps(manifest),
+        media_type="application/manifest+json",
+        headers={"Cache-Control": "no-cache"},
+    )