diff --git a/pages/index/IndexHandler.php b/pages/index/IndexHandler.php
index b106a98966b..8b3d1e817fd 100644
--- a/pages/index/IndexHandler.php
+++ b/pages/index/IndexHandler.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public function index($args, $request)
             'highlights' => $this->getHighlights($journal),
         ]);
 
+        $this->_setupAnnouncements($journal ?? $request->getSite(), $templateMgr);
         if ($journal) {
             // Assign header and content for home page
             $templateMgr->assign([
@@ -79,8 +80,6 @@ public function index($args, $request)
                 IssueHandler::_setupIssueTemplate($request, $issue);
             }
 
-            $this->_setupAnnouncements($journal, $templateMgr);
-
             $templateMgr->display('frontend/pages/indexJournal.tpl');
             event(new UsageEvent(Application::ASSOC_TYPE_JOURNAL, $journal));
             return;
diff --git a/plugins/themes/default/styles/components.less b/plugins/themes/default/styles/components.less
index 992a920aebd..f579ba4c904 100644
--- a/plugins/themes/default/styles/components.less
+++ b/plugins/themes/default/styles/components.less
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@
 }
 
 // Announcements
-.cmp_announcements {
+// Double class rule overrides .pkp_structure_main ul
+.cmp_announcements.cmp_announcements {
 	&:extend(.pkp_unstyled_list);
 	margin-left: -@base;
 	margin-right: -@base;
diff --git a/templates/frontend/pages/indexSite.tpl b/templates/frontend/pages/indexSite.tpl
index 261ee57982c..fd3ade85f05 100644
--- a/templates/frontend/pages/indexSite.tpl
+++ b/templates/frontend/pages/indexSite.tpl
@@ -18,6 +18,37 @@
 		</div>
 	{/if}
 
+	{* Announcements *}
+	{if $numAnnouncementsHomepage && $announcements|@count}
+		<section class="cmp_announcements highlight_first">
+			<a id="homepageAnnouncements"></a>
+			<h2>
+				{translate key="announcement.announcements"}
+			</h2>
+			{foreach name=announcements from=$announcements item=announcement}
+				{if $smarty.foreach.announcements.iteration > $numAnnouncementsHomepage}
+					{break}
+				{/if}
+				{if $smarty.foreach.announcements.iteration == 1}
+					{include file="frontend/objects/announcement_summary.tpl" heading="h3"}
+					<div class="more">
+				{else}
+					<article class="obj_announcement_summary">
+						<h4>
+							<a href="{url router=\PKP\core\PKPApplication::ROUTE_PAGE page="announcement" op="view" path=$announcement->getId()}">
+								{$announcement->getLocalizedTitle()|escape}
+							</a>
+						</h4>
+						<div class="date">
+							{$announcement->getDatePosted()|date_format:$dateFormatShort}
+						</div>
+					</article>
+				{/if}
+			{/foreach}
+			</div><!-- .more -->
+		</section>
+	{/if}
+
 	<div class="journals">
 		<h2>
 			{translate key="context.contexts"}