diff --git a/backend/app/api/routes.go b/backend/app/api/routes.go
index 47779bc4a..f320098b9 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/routes.go
+++ b/backend/app/api/routes.go
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ func (a *app) mountRoutes(r *chi.Mux, chain *errchain.ErrChain, repos *repo.AllR
 			BuildTime: buildTime,
 		})))
 
+		r.Get("/currency", chain.ToHandlerFunc(v1Ctrl.HandleCurrency()))
+		// Backward-compatible alias; remove after frontend migration to /currency.
 		r.Get("/currencies", chain.ToHandlerFunc(v1Ctrl.HandleCurrency()))
 
 		providers := []v1.AuthProvider{