diff --git a/.changeset/strange-rocks-return.md b/.changeset/strange-rocks-return.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4d90920f83f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strange-rocks-return.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/rss': patch
+---
+
+use standard rss content type
diff --git a/packages/astro-rss/src/index.ts b/packages/astro-rss/src/index.ts
index 33a8f66a02613..b7e447d8b8050 100644
--- a/packages/astro-rss/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro-rss/src/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export type RSSOptions = {
 	/** Specify custom data in opening of file */
 	customData?: z.infer<typeof rssOptionsValidator>['customData'];
 	trailingSlash?: z.infer<typeof rssOptionsValidator>['trailingSlash'];
+	/**
+	 * Specify the response charset. default is utf-8
+	 */
+	charset?: z.infer<typeof rssOptionsValidator>['charset'];
 };
 
 export type RSSFeedItem = {
@@ -83,13 +87,14 @@ const rssOptionsValidator = z.object({
 	stylesheet: z.union([z.string(), z.boolean()]).optional(),
 	customData: z.string().optional(),
 	trailingSlash: z.boolean().default(true),
+	charset: z.string().optional().default('utf-8')
 });
 
-export default async function getRssResponse(rssOptions: RSSOptions): Promise<Response> {
+export default async function getRssResponse({charset, ...rssOptions}: RSSOptions): Promise<Response> {
 	const rssString = await getRssString(rssOptions);
 	return new Response(rssString, {
 		headers: {
-			'Content-Type': 'application/xml',
+			'Content-Type': `application/rss+xml; charset=${charset}`,
 		},
 	});
 }