diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/config/Config.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/config/Config.ts
index af303bf9e..12ab7a113 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/config/Config.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/config/Config.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ if (!parsedBuildInfo.success) {
 }
 const buildInfo = parsedBuildInfo.output;
 
+const SERVED_RELEASE_CHANNEL_META_SELECTOR = 'meta[name="fluxer-release-channel"]';
+
+function servedReleaseChannel(): 'stable' | 'canary' | null {
+	if (typeof document === 'undefined') {
+		return null;
+	}
+	const value = document.querySelector<HTMLMetaElement>(SERVED_RELEASE_CHANNEL_META_SELECTOR)?.content;
+	return value === 'stable' || value === 'canary' ? value : null;
+}
+
 function clientReleaseChannel(value: (typeof buildInfo)['PUBLIC_RELEASE_CHANNEL']): 'stable' | 'canary' {
 	switch (value) {
 		case 'stable':
@@ -36,5 +46,5 @@ function clientReleaseChannel(value: (typeof buildInfo)['PUBLIC_RELEASE_CHANNEL'
 
 export default {
 	PUBLIC_BUILD_VERSION: buildInfo.PUBLIC_BUILD_VERSION,
-	PUBLIC_RELEASE_CHANNEL: clientReleaseChannel(buildInfo.PUBLIC_RELEASE_CHANNEL),
+	PUBLIC_RELEASE_CHANNEL: servedReleaseChannel() ?? clientReleaseChannel(buildInfo.PUBLIC_RELEASE_CHANNEL),
 } as const;
diff --git a/fluxer_app_proxy/src/config.rs b/fluxer_app_proxy/src/config.rs
index f07342ef4..75efcafb5 100644
--- a/fluxer_app_proxy/src/config.rs
+++ b/fluxer_app_proxy/src/config.rs
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ pub struct AppProxyConfig {
     pub csp: CspConfig,
     pub same_origin_hosts: Vec<String>,
     pub manifest_scope_extensions: Vec<String>,
+    pub release_channel: Option<&'static str>,
     pub self_hosted: bool,
 }
 
@@ -477,11 +478,31 @@ impl AppProxyConfig {
                 "FLUXER_APP_PROXY_MANIFEST_SCOPE_EXTENSIONS",
                 &cfg::read_env("FLUXER_APP_PROXY_MANIFEST_SCOPE_EXTENSIONS", ""),
             ),
+            release_channel: parse_release_channel(
+                "RELEASE_CHANNEL",
+                &cfg::read_env("RELEASE_CHANNEL", ""),
+            ),
             self_hosted: cfg::read_bool_env("FLUXER_SELF_HOSTED", false),
         }
     }
 }
 
+fn parse_release_channel(name: &'static str, raw: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    match raw.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
+        "" => None,
+        "stable" => Some("stable"),
+        "canary" => Some("canary"),
+        _ => {
+            warn_invalid(&InvalidAppProxyEnvironmentError::new(
+                name,
+                raw,
+                "stable or canary",
+            ));
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn parse_manifest_scope_extensions(name: &'static str, raw: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut origins: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
     for value in raw
@@ -591,6 +612,21 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn release_channel_accepts_only_stable_or_canary() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_release_channel("TEST_CHANNEL", " Stable "),
+            Some("stable")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_release_channel("TEST_CHANNEL", "canary"),
+            Some("canary")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(parse_release_channel("TEST_CHANNEL", ""), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_release_channel("TEST_CHANNEL", "development"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_release_channel("TEST_CHANNEL", "\"><script>"), None);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn manifest_scope_extensions_are_normalised_and_deduplicated() {
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/fluxer_app_proxy/src/routes/spa_index.rs b/fluxer_app_proxy/src/routes/spa_index.rs
index 0f9bfee37..130f30fe1 100644
--- a/fluxer_app_proxy/src/routes/spa_index.rs
+++ b/fluxer_app_proxy/src/routes/spa_index.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const SHARED_SHELL_CACHE_CONTROL: &str = "public, max-age=0, s-maxage=1";
 const CSP_NONCE_PLACEHOLDER_ATTRIBUTE: &str = r#" nonce="{{CSP_NONCE_PLACEHOLDER}}""#;
 const MEDIA_PRECONNECT_TAG: &str = r#"<link rel="preconnect" href="{{MEDIA_ENDPOINT}}">"#;
 const SAME_ORIGIN_API_META_TAG: &str = r#"<meta name="fluxer-api-origin" content="self">"#;
+const RELEASE_CHANNEL_META_NAME: &str = "fluxer-release-channel";
 const HEAD_CLOSE_TAG: &str = "</head>";
 const TITLE_START: &str = "<title";
 const TITLE_END: &str = "</title>";
@@ -204,6 +205,10 @@ async fn serve_spa_index(state: &AppState, headers: &HeaderMap, request_path: &s
     } else {
         raw_html
     };
+    let raw_html = match state.config.release_channel {
+        Some(channel) => mark_release_channel(&raw_html, channel),
+        None => raw_html,
+    };
 
     let dev_buster = should_bust_dev_assets.then(current_dev_asset_cache_buster);
     let html = match render_spa_document(
@@ -260,6 +265,17 @@ fn mark_same_origin_api(html: &str) -> String {
     )
 }
 
+fn mark_release_channel(html: &str, channel: &str) -> String {
+    html.replacen(
+        HEAD_CLOSE_TAG,
+        &format!(
+            r#"<meta name="{RELEASE_CHANNEL_META_NAME}" content="{channel}">
+{HEAD_CLOSE_TAG}"#
+        ),
+        1,
+    )
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct SpaDocumentSizeLimitError {
     attempted_bytes: usize,
@@ -1166,6 +1182,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!served.contains(SAME_ORIGIN_API_META_TAG));
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn the_configured_release_channel_is_marked_in_the_document() {
+        let mut state = spa_state_serving(SHIPPED_APP_SHELL);
+        let served = read_document(serve_spa_index(&state, &HeaderMap::new(), "/").await).await;
+        assert!(!served.contains(RELEASE_CHANNEL_META_NAME));
+
+        for channel in ["stable", "canary"] {
+            Arc::make_mut(&mut state.config).release_channel = Some(channel);
+            let response = serve_spa_index(&state, &HeaderMap::new(), "/").await;
+            let policy = policy_of(&response);
+            let served = read_document(response).await;
+            let tag = format!(r#"<meta name="fluxer-release-channel" content="{channel}">"#);
+            assert_eq!(served.matches(&tag).count(), 1);
+            assert!(served.find(&tag).unwrap() < served.find("</head>").unwrap());
+            assert_every_inline_script_is_granted(&served, &policy);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn the_configured_media_endpoint_is_preconnected() {
         let mut state = assemble_spa_state(