diff --git a/recipes/financial_times.recipe b/recipes/financial_times.recipe
index f3ce5d8848..66e71b8f77 100644
--- a/recipes/financial_times.recipe
+++ b/recipes/financial_times.recipe
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ class ft(BasicNewsRecipe):
     #         br.submit()
     #     return br
 
+    def get_browser(self, *args, **kw):
+        br = super().get_browser(*args, **kw)
+        br.set_current_header('Referer',  'https://www.google.com/')
+        return br
+
     def get_cover_url(self):
         from datetime import date
         cover = 'http://img.kiosko.net/' + str(
diff --git a/recipes/financial_times_print_edition.recipe b/recipes/financial_times_print_edition.recipe
index acfafbb667..8a2e4440fb 100644
--- a/recipes/financial_times_print_edition.recipe
+++ b/recipes/financial_times_print_edition.recipe
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ class ft(BasicNewsRecipe):
     #         br.submit()
     #     return br
 
+    def get_browser(self, *args, **kw):
+        br = super().get_browser(*args, **kw)
+        br.set_current_header('Referer',  'https://www.google.com/')
+        return br
+
     def get_cover_url(self):
         from datetime import date
         cover = 'http://img.kiosko.net/' + str(