diff --git a/changelog.d/4651.bugfix b/changelog.d/4651.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15cb1e58c4e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/4651.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Set CORS headers on .well-known requests
diff --git a/synapse/rest/well_known.py b/synapse/rest/well_known.py
index 6e043d616230..c0a4ae93e53f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/well_known.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/well_known.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 
+from synapse.http.server import set_cors_headers
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
         self._well_known_builder = WellKnownBuilder(hs)
 
     def render_GET(self, request):
+        set_cors_headers(request)
         r = self._well_known_builder.get_well_known()
         if not r:
             request.setResponseCode(404)