diff --git a/_includes/back-link.html b/_includes/back-link.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feb141f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_includes/back-link.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{% assign back_page = find: site.pages, "name", page.back_page %}
+{% if back_page != null %}
+    <p class="back-link">
+    <a href="{{ back_page.url | relative_url }}"><span class="back-arrow icon">{% include svg/back-arrow.svg %}</span>{{ back_page.short_title | default: back_page.title }}</a>
+    </p>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/about.md b/about.md
index 8b7efa9..562ea41 100644
--- a/about.md
+++ b/about.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 layout: page
 title: About Me
 permalink: /about/
+back_page: 'index.html'
 sidebar_link: true
 ---