diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index f98e9b8..b869e44 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.openapi.docs import get_redoc_html, get_swagger_ui_html
-from fastapi.responses import ORJSONResponse, RedirectResponse
+from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, ORJSONResponse, RedirectResponse
 
 from .api import utility as util
 from .api.routers import attributes, query
@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@
 )
 
 
+@app.get("/", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+def root():
+    """
+    Display a welcome message and a link to the API documentation.
+    """
+    return """
+    <html>
+        <body>
+            <h1>Welcome to the Neurobagel REST API!</h1>
+            <p>Please visit the <a href="/docs">documentation</a> to view available API endpoints.</p>
+        </body>
+    </html>
+    """
+
+
 @app.get("/favicon.ico", include_in_schema=False)
 async def favicon():
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_attributes.py b/tests/test_attributes.py
index 1583572..c8e15a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_attributes.py
+++ b/tests/test_attributes.py
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@
 from app.api import utility as util
 
 
+def test_root(test_app, set_test_credentials):
+    """Given a GET request to the root endpoint, Check for 200 status and expected content."""
+
+    with test_app:
+        response = test_app.get("/")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert "Welcome to the Neurobagel REST API!" in response.text
+    assert '<a href="/docs">documentation</a>' in response.text
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "valid_data_element_URI",
     ["nb:Diagnosis", "nb:Assessment"],
