diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/subscriptions/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/subscriptions/index.ts
index 378b0d111..3904a5e06 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/subscriptions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/subscriptions/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 import { getSubscribeHandler, unsubscribe } from '../../services/subscriptions'
 import { Merge } from '../../util'
 import { analytics } from '../../utils/analytics'
+import { enqueueRssFeedFetch } from '../../utils/createTask'
 import { authorized } from '../../utils/helpers'
 
 type PartialSubscription = Omit<Subscription, 'newsletterEmail'>
@@ -242,6 +243,9 @@ export const subscribeResolver = authorized<
         icon: feed.image?.url,
       })
 
+      // create a cloud task to fetch rss feed item for the new subscription
+      await enqueueRssFeedFetch(newSubscription)
+
       return {
         subscriptions: [newSubscription],
       }