diff --git a/handlers.py b/handlers.py
index 35e89dc..aa84873 100644
--- a/handlers.py
+++ b/handlers.py
@@ -338,12 +338,29 @@ def handle_search(query):
     )
 
 
-def handle_add_form(msg=""):
+def handle_add_form(msg="", action_type="index"):
+    if action_type == "subscribe":
+        return _respond(
+            f"<h1>subscribe</h1>"
+            f"<p>Subscribe to a friend's TinyWeb instance to sync their index</p>"
+            f'<form method="post" action="/subscriptions/add">'
+            f'{_csrf_field()}'
+            f'<input name="dest_hash" placeholder="destination hash (32 hex chars)" size="50"><br><br>'
+            f'<button type="submit">subscribe</button>'
+            f"</form>"
+            f"<p><small>or <a href=\"/add\">add a single site</a></small></p>"
+            f"<p>{msg}</p>"
+            f'<a href="/">back</a>'
+        )
     return _respond(
         f"<h1>add url</h1>"
         f"<p>Add a site via URL or Reticulum destination hash</p>"
         f'<form method="post" action="/add">'
         f'{_csrf_field()}'
+        f'<select name="action_type" onchange="this.form.action = this.value === \'subscribe\' ? \'/subscriptions/add\' : \'/add\'">'
+        f'<option value="/add" selected>Add site (index)</option>'
+        f'<option value="/subscriptions/add">Subscribe to instance</option>'
+        f'</select><br><br>'
         f'<input name="url" placeholder="https://example.com" size="50"><br>'
         f'<small>or</small><br>'
         f'<input name="reticulum_dest" placeholder="reticulum destination hash (32 hex chars)" size="50"><br><br>'
@@ -351,6 +368,7 @@ def handle_add_form(msg=""):
         f'<input name="tags" placeholder="tags (comma-separated, e.g. solarpunk, mesh)" size="50"><br><br>'
         f'<button type="submit">index</button>'
         f"</form>"
+        f"<p><small>or <a href=\"/subscriptions\">manage subscriptions</a></small></p>"
         f"<p>{msg}</p>"
         f'<a href="/">back</a>'
     )
@@ -921,6 +939,7 @@ def handle_subscriptions(msg=""):
         f'<input name="dest_hash" placeholder="destination hash" size="40"> '
         f'<button>subscribe</button>'
         f'</form>'
+        f'<p><small>or <a href="/add?type=subscribe">subscribe to an instance</a></small></p>'
         f'<p>{msg}</p>'
         f'<hr>{listing}'
         f'<br><a href="/">back</a>'
@@ -1286,7 +1305,8 @@ def _dispatch_inner(data):
         if path == "/":
             return handle_search(query)
         elif path == "/add":
-            return handle_add_form()
+            action_type = query.get("type", ["index"])[0]
+            return handle_add_form(action_type=action_type if action_type == "subscribe" else "index")
         elif path == "/pages":
             return handle_pages(query)
         elif path.startswith("/edit/"):