diff --git a/surfsense_backend/alembic/versions/32_add_podcast_staleness_detection.py b/surfsense_backend/alembic/versions/32_add_podcast_staleness_detection.py
index 79eab4097..d63e6cba2 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/alembic/versions/32_add_podcast_staleness_detection.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/alembic/versions/32_add_podcast_staleness_detection.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-"""Add podcast staleness detection columns
+"""Add podcast staleness detection columns to chats and podcasts tables
+
+This feature allows the system to detect when a podcast is outdated compared to the current state of the chat it was generated from, enabling users to regenerate podcasts when needed.
 
 Revision ID: 32
 Revises: 31
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
 
 
 def upgrade() -> None:
-    """Add state_version to chats table and chat_state_version to podcasts table."""
+    """Add state_version, chat_state_version, and chat_id to chats and podcasts tables."""
 
     # Add state_version column to chats table with default value of 1
     op.add_column(
@@ -31,12 +33,18 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
         "podcasts", sa.Column("chat_state_version", sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True)
     )
 
+    # Add chat_id column to podcasts table (nullable, set when podcast is generated from a chat)
+    op.add_column("podcasts", sa.Column("chat_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=True))
+
 
 def downgrade() -> None:
-    """Remove state_version and chat_state_version columns."""
+    """Remove state_version, chat_state_version, and chat_id columns."""
 
     # Remove chat_state_version from podcasts table
     op.drop_column("podcasts", "chat_state_version")
 
+    # Remove chat_id from podcasts table
+    op.drop_column("podcasts", "chat_id")
+
     # Remove state_version from chats table
     op.drop_column("chats", "state_version")
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/db.py b/surfsense_backend/app/db.py
index d17a0b797..48154a417 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/db.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/db.py
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ class Podcast(BaseModel, TimestampMixin):
     title = Column(String, nullable=False, index=True)
     podcast_transcript = Column(JSON, nullable=False, default={})
     file_location = Column(String(500), nullable=False, default="")
+    chat_id = Column(
+        Integer, ForeignKey("chats.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=True
+    )  # If generated from a chat, this will be the chat id, else null ( can be from a document or a chat )
     chat_state_version = Column(BigInteger, nullable=True)
 
     search_space_id = Column(
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/podcasts_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/podcasts_routes.py
index e37bdd190..1772917eb 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/podcasts_routes.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/podcasts_routes.py
@@ -287,3 +287,33 @@ async def stream_podcast(
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=500, detail=f"Error streaming podcast: {e!s}"
         ) from e
+
+
+@router.get("/podcasts/by-chat/{chat_id}", response_model=PodcastRead)
+async def get_podcast_by_chat_id(
+    chat_id: int,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+):
+    try:
+        # Get the podcast and check if user has access
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(Podcast)
+            .join(SearchSpace)
+            .filter(Podcast.chat_id == chat_id, SearchSpace.user_id == user.id)
+        )
+        podcast = result.scalars().first()
+
+        if not podcast:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=404,
+                detail="Podcast not found or you don't have permission to access it",
+            )
+
+        return podcast
+    except HTTPException as he:
+        raise he
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=500, detail=f"Error fetching podcast: {e!s}"
+        ) from e
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/podcast_tasks.py b/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/podcast_tasks.py
index 3548eb043..e333b4d1b 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/podcast_tasks.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/podcast_tasks.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ async def generate_chat_podcast(
             file_location=result["final_podcast_file_path"],
             search_space_id=search_space_id,
             chat_state_version=chat.state_version,
+            chat_id=chat.id,
         )
 
         # Add to session and commit