diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index d15943ef9..478dd0aac 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -159,3 +159,8 @@ forgejoDefaultServer = "https://v8.next.forgejo.org"
   # bing = ""
   # pinterest = ""
   # yandex = ""
+
+[RSSNext]
+#  feedId = ""
+#  userId = ""
+
diff --git a/layouts/_default/rss.xml b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
index eab240932..449f08dbe 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
     {{- with .OutputFormats.Get "RSS" -}}
     {{ printf "<atom:link href=%q rel=\"self\" type=%q />" .Permalink .MediaType | safeHTML }}
     {{- end -}}
+    {{ if and (.Site.Params.RSSNext.feedId) (.Site.Params.RSSNext.userId) }}
+    <follow_challenge>
+      <feedId>{{ .Site.Params.RSSNext.feedId }}</feedId>
+      <userId>{{ .Site.Params.RSSNext.userId }}</userId>
+    </follow_challenge>
+    {{ end }}
     {{ range $pages }}
     <item>
       <title>{{ .Title }}</title>