diff --git a/apps/core/migrations/0010_alter_homepage_introduction.py b/apps/core/migrations/0010_alter_homepage_introduction.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..707509af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/core/migrations/0010_alter_homepage_introduction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2025-11-20 18:05
+
+import wagtail.fields
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("core", "0009_default_homepage_introduction"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="homepage",
+            name="introduction",
+            field=wagtail.fields.RichTextField(blank=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/apps/core/models/home.py b/apps/core/models/home.py
index 5f97cad4..107c4326 100644
--- a/apps/core/models/home.py
+++ b/apps/core/models/home.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.db import models
 from django.http.response import Http404
 from wagtail.admin.panels import FieldPanel
-from wagtail.fields import StreamField
+from wagtail.fields import RichTextField, StreamField
 from wagtail.models import Page
 
 from ..blocks import HOME_BLOCKS
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@
 class HomePage(Page):
     subpage_types = ["core.ContentPage"]
     max_count = 1
-    introduction = models.TextField(blank=True)
+    introduction = RichTextField(blank=True)
 
     sections = StreamField(
         HOME_BLOCKS,
diff --git a/apps/core/templates/core/home_page.html b/apps/core/templates/core/home_page.html
index f4651f7b..8988fa5e 100644
--- a/apps/core/templates/core/home_page.html
+++ b/apps/core/templates/core/home_page.html
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
     <h1 class="heading heading--display">{{ page.title }}</h1>
 
-    <p class="introduction">
-        {{ page.introduction }}
-    </p>
+    <div class="introduction">
+        {{ page.introduction|richtext }}
+    </div>
 
     {# Simple events promotion, comment out or add back on as needed. #}
     {# <p class="introduction"><em>👉️ Want to learn more about Wagtail’s future?</em><br> Check out <a href="https://wagtail.org/wagtail-space-2025/">Wagtail Space 2025</a> 🚀 - free, online, October 8th - 10th.</p> #}
diff --git a/apps/core/tests/test_homepage.py b/apps/core/tests/test_homepage.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d54ec5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/core/tests/test_homepage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from apps.core.factories import HomePageFactory
+
+
+class TestHomePage(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.homepage = HomePageFactory()
+        self.homepage.introduction = f'<p>Want to learn more about <a id="{self.homepage.id}" linktype="page">Wagtail’s future</a>?</p>'
+        self.homepage.save()
+
+    def test_render_homepage_with_introduction(self):
+        response = self.client.get(self.homepage.url)
+
+        self.assertContains(
+            response,
+            (
+                '<p>Want to learn more about <a href="/en-latest/">Wagtail’s future</a>?</p>'
+            ),
+        )