diff --git a/Marks/Views/BrowserView.swift b/Marks/Views/BrowserView.swift
index e57959e..7638704 100644
--- a/Marks/Views/BrowserView.swift
+++ b/Marks/Views/BrowserView.swift
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ struct BrowserView: View {
     @State private var state: BrowserState
     @State private var readerMode = false
     @State private var showPodcast = false
+    @State private var showAISetupAlert = false
 
     init(url: URL, title: String, claude: ClaudeService? = nil) {
         self.initialURL = url
@@ -261,13 +262,15 @@ struct BrowserView: View {
 
                     Spacer()
 
-                    if claude != nil {
-                        Button { showPodcast = true } label: {
-                            Image(systemName: "headphones")
-                        }
-                        .disabled(state.isLoading)
-                        Spacer()
+                    Button {
+                        if claude != nil { showPodcast = true }
+                        else { showAISetupAlert = true }
+                    } label: {
+                        Image(systemName: "headphones")
                     }
+                    .disabled(state.isLoading)
+
+                    Spacer()
 
                     ShareLink(item: state.currentURL ?? initialURL) {
                         Image(systemName: "square.and.arrow.up")
@@ -285,5 +288,10 @@ struct BrowserView: View {
                 PodcastPlayerView(articleUrl: (state.currentURL ?? initialURL).absoluteString, claude: claude)
             }
         }
+        .alert("AI Not Configured", isPresented: $showAISetupAlert) {
+            Button("OK") {}
+        } message: {
+            Text("Add your Backend URL and API Key in Settings to use podcast generation.")
+        }
     }
 }