diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/FreeAndOpenSourceAside.astro b/src/frontend/src/components/FreeAndOpenSourceAside.astro
index 0d661cbfd..290d3fc51 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/FreeAndOpenSourceAside.astro
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/FreeAndOpenSourceAside.astro
@@ -2,15 +2,30 @@
 /**
  * This aside component displays a localized "Free & Open Source" message.
  */
+const aspireQuotes = [
+  'Aspire is the cloud-native app model for .NET.',
+  'Aspire is orchestration for your distributed app stack.',
+  'Aspire is local-first developer tooling for cloud-native apps.',
+  'Aspire is built for observable, production-ready app development.',
+  'Aspire is open source from app model to deployment artifacts.',
+];
 ---
 
 <div class="free-open-source-aside">
   <p class="aside-title">{Astro.locals.t('landing.freeAndOSS')}</p>
-  <p>
-    {Astro.locals.t('landing.aspirePromise')}
-  </p>
+  <p data-random-aspire-quote aria-live="polite">{aspireQuotes[0]}</p>
 </div>
 
+<script is:inline define:vars={{ aspireQuotes }}>
+  const quotes = aspireQuotes;
+  const quoteElement = document.querySelector('[data-random-aspire-quote]');
+
+  if (quoteElement instanceof HTMLElement) {
+    const quoteIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length);
+    quoteElement.textContent = quotes[quoteIndex];
+  }
+</script>
+
 <style>
   .aside-title {
     margin-bottom: 1rem;
diff --git a/src/frontend/tests/unit/custom-components.vitest.test.ts b/src/frontend/tests/unit/custom-components.vitest.test.ts
index ca4e10f2c..d5d5824da 100644
--- a/src/frontend/tests/unit/custom-components.vitest.test.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/tests/unit/custom-components.vitest.test.ts
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ const basicRenderCases: BasicRenderCase[] = [
     includes: ['data-lang-name="TypeScript"', 'data-lang-name="C#"', 'And more...'],
   },
   {
-    name: 'FreeAndOpenSourceAside renders translated copy',
+    name: 'FreeAndOpenSourceAside renders localized title',
     Component: FreeAndOpenSourceAside,
-    includes: ['landing.freeAndOSS', 'landing.aspirePromise'],
+    includes: ['landing.freeAndOSS'],
   },
   {
     name: 'OsAwareTabs renders shell tabs and sync key script',
@@ -642,6 +642,15 @@ describe('custom Astro component render coverage', () => {
     });
   }
 
+  it('renders the quote randomization script and quote pool', async () => {
+    const html = normalizeHtml(await renderComponent(FreeAndOpenSourceAside));
+
+    expect(html).toContain('data-random-aspire-quote');
+    expect(html).toContain('Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length)');
+    expect(html).toContain('Aspire is the cloud-native app model for .NET.');
+    expect(html).toContain('Aspire is open source from app model to deployment artifacts.');
+  });
+
   it('filters GitHubRepoStats by repository name when multiple stats are provided', async () => {
     const html = normalizeHtml(
       await renderComponent(GitHubRepoStats, {