diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index 2ab50b1..b8aba27 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ dateFormatToUse = "2006-01-02"
     #Googlescholar = "xxxx"
     #Researchgate = "xxxx"
     #Mastodon = "xxxx"
+    #MastodonPrefix = "https://mastodon.technology/"
     #Thingiverse = "xxxx"
     #Devto = "xxxx"
     #Gitea = "xxxx"
diff --git a/exampleSite/zh/config.toml b/exampleSite/zh/config.toml
index 9f12b82..cd822bd 100644
--- a/exampleSite/zh/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/zh/config.toml
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ dateFormatToUse = "2006-01-02"
     #Googlescholar = "xxxx"
     #Researchgate = "xxxx"
     #Mastodon = "xxxx"
+    #MastodonPrefix = "https://mastodon.technology/"
     #Thingiverse = "xxxx"
     #Devto = "xxxx"
     #Gitea = "xxxx"
diff --git a/layouts/partials/home/social.html b/layouts/partials/home/social.html
index aece59a..c22655e 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home/social.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home/social.html
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@
     </a>
 {{- end -}}
 {{- with .Site.Params.Social.Mastodon}}
-    <a href="https://mastodon.social/{{ . }}" rel="me noopener noreffer" target="_blank">
+    {{ $MastodonPrefix := $.Site.Params.Social.MastodonPrefix | default "https://mastodon.social/" }}
+    <a href="{{ $MastodonPrefix | safeURL }}{{ . }}" rel="me noopener noreffer" target="_blank">
         <i class="fab fa-mastodon fa-fw" title="Mastodon"></i>
     </a>
 {{- end -}}