diff --git a/website-next/nginx/conf.d/redirects.conf b/website-next/nginx/conf.d/redirects.conf
index 3a404af6c77..ec9a9e4b61e 100644
--- a/website-next/nginx/conf.d/redirects.conf
+++ b/website-next/nginx/conf.d/redirects.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 #   * use `rewrite ... redirect`  for 302 redirects
 #   * group related rules with a short comment
 
+# Always strip trailing slashes. The static export uses non-slash URLs
+# (`trailingSlash: false`), so any path with a trailing slash 404s. Running
+# this first canonicalizes the path so every later rule and the file lookup
+# operate on the slash-free form (the root `/` is left untouched).
+rewrite ^/(.+)/$ /$1 permanent;
+
 # temporary redirects
 rewrite ^/platform/bananacakepop/?$ /products/nitro redirect;
 rewrite ^/products/hotchocolate/?$ /docs/hotchocolate redirect;