diff --git a/src/template.njk b/src/template.njk
index 98e8157952..b345e538c2 100644
--- a/src/template.njk
+++ b/src/template.njk
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     <title>{% block pageTitle %}GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information{% endblock %}</title>
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
     <meta name="theme-color" content="{{ themeColor | default('#0b0c0c') }}" /> {# Hardcoded value of $govuk-black #}
+    {# Ensure that older IE versions always render with the correct rendering engine #}
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
 
     {% block headIcons %}
       <link rel="shortcut icon" sizes="16x16 32x32 48x48" href="{{ assetPath | default('/assets') }}/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />