diff --git a/l10n/bundle.l10n.json b/l10n/bundle.l10n.json
index bd58e0fd..e09ea624 100644
--- a/l10n/bundle.l10n.json
+++ b/l10n/bundle.l10n.json
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@
   "panel.seoKeywords.density": "Keyword density",
   "panel.seoKeywordInfo.validInfo.label": "Heading(s)",
   "panel.seoKeywordInfo.validInfo.content": "Content",
+  "panel.seoKeywordInfo.validInfo.firstParagraph": "First paragraph",
   "panel.seoKeywordInfo.density.tooltip": "Recommended frequency: 0.75% - 1.5%",
 
   "panel.seoKeywords.title": "Keywords",
diff --git a/src/helpers/ArticleHelper.ts b/src/helpers/ArticleHelper.ts
index 9f96db7a..bb592b8d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/ArticleHelper.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/ArticleHelper.ts
@@ -807,7 +807,8 @@ export class ArticleHelper {
       const elms: Parent[] | Link[] = this.getAllElms(mdTree);
 
       const headings = elms.filter((node) => node.type === 'heading');
-      const paragraphs = elms.filter((node) => node.type === 'paragraph').length;
+      const paragraphNodes = elms.filter((node) => node.type === 'paragraph');
+      const paragraphs = paragraphNodes.length;
       const images = elms.filter((node) => node.type === 'image').length;
       const links: string[] = elms
         .filter((node) => node.type === 'link')
@@ -836,6 +837,21 @@ export class ArticleHelper {
         }
       }
 
+      // Extract first paragraph text for SEO keyword checking
+      let firstParagraph = '';
+      if (paragraphNodes.length > 0) {
+        const firstParagraphNode = paragraphNodes[0];
+        const extractTextFromNode = (node: any): string => {
+          if (node.type === 'text') {
+            return node.value || '';
+          } else if (node.children && Array.isArray(node.children)) {
+            return node.children.map(extractTextFromNode).join('');
+          }
+          return '';
+        };
+        firstParagraph = extractTextFromNode(firstParagraphNode);
+      }
+
       const wordCount = this.wordCount(0, mdTree);
 
       return {
@@ -846,7 +862,8 @@ export class ArticleHelper {
         internalLinks,
         externalLinks: externalLinks.length,
         wordCount,
-        content: article.content
+        content: article.content,
+        firstParagraph
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/localization/localization.enum.ts b/src/localization/localization.enum.ts
index 4845ee59..d7ba0350 100644
--- a/src/localization/localization.enum.ts
+++ b/src/localization/localization.enum.ts
@@ -1632,6 +1632,10 @@ export enum LocalizationKey {
    * Content
    */
   panelSeoKeywordInfoValidInfoContent = 'panel.seoKeywordInfo.validInfo.content',
+  /**
+   * First paragraph
+   */
+  panelSeoKeywordInfoValidInfoFirstParagraph = 'panel.seoKeywordInfo.validInfo.firstParagraph',
   /**
    * Recommended frequency: 0.75% - 1.5%
    */
diff --git a/src/panelWebView/components/ArticleDetails.tsx b/src/panelWebView/components/ArticleDetails.tsx
index 747d100a..8fd7ddb2 100644
--- a/src/panelWebView/components/ArticleDetails.tsx
+++ b/src/panelWebView/components/ArticleDetails.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface IArticleDetailsProps {
     internalLinks: number;
     externalLinks: number;
     images: number;
+    firstParagraph?: string;
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/panelWebView/components/SeoKeywordInfo.tsx b/src/panelWebView/components/SeoKeywordInfo.tsx
index bb3b78d1..094fc442 100644
--- a/src/panelWebView/components/SeoKeywordInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/panelWebView/components/SeoKeywordInfo.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface ISeoKeywordInfoProps {
   content: string;
   wordCount?: number;
   headings?: string[];
+  firstParagraph?: string;
 }
 
 const SeoKeywordInfo: React.FunctionComponent<ISeoKeywordInfoProps> = ({
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ const SeoKeywordInfo: React.FunctionComponent<ISeoKeywordInfoProps> = ({
   slug,
   content,
   wordCount,
-  headings
+  headings,
+  firstParagraph
 }: React.PropsWithChildren<ISeoKeywordInfoProps>) => {
 
   const density = () => {
@@ -90,9 +92,10 @@ const SeoKeywordInfo: React.FunctionComponent<ISeoKeywordInfoProps> = ({
         (slug.toLowerCase().includes(keyword.toLowerCase()) ||
           slug.toLowerCase().includes(keyword.replace(/ /g, '-').toLowerCase())),
       content: !!content && content.toLowerCase().includes(keyword.toLowerCase()),
-      heading: checkHeadings()
+      heading: checkHeadings(),
+      firstParagraph: !!firstParagraph && firstParagraph.toLowerCase().includes(keyword.toLowerCase())
     };
-  }, [title, description, slug, content, headings, wordCount]);
+  }, [title, description, slug, content, headings, wordCount, firstParagraph]);
 
   const tooltipContent = React.useMemo(() => {
     return (
@@ -102,7 +105,8 @@ const SeoKeywordInfo: React.FunctionComponent<ISeoKeywordInfoProps> = ({
         <span className='inline-flex items-center gap-1'><ValidInfo isValid={checks.description} /> {localize(LocalizationKey.commonDescription)}</span><br />
         <span className='inline-flex items-center gap-1'><ValidInfo isValid={checks.slug} /> {localize(LocalizationKey.commonSlug)}</span><br />
         <span className='inline-flex items-center gap-1'><ValidInfo isValid={checks.content} /> {localize(LocalizationKey.panelSeoKeywordInfoValidInfoContent)}</span><br />
-        <span className='inline-flex items-center gap-1'><ValidInfo isValid={!!checks.heading} /> {localize(LocalizationKey.panelSeoKeywordInfoValidInfoLabel)}</span>
+        <span className='inline-flex items-center gap-1'><ValidInfo isValid={!!checks.heading} /> {localize(LocalizationKey.panelSeoKeywordInfoValidInfoLabel)}</span><br />
+        <span className='inline-flex items-center gap-1'><ValidInfo isValid={checks.firstParagraph} /> {localize(LocalizationKey.panelSeoKeywordInfoValidInfoFirstParagraph)}</span>
       </>
     )
   }, [checks]);
diff --git a/src/panelWebView/components/SeoKeywords.tsx b/src/panelWebView/components/SeoKeywords.tsx
index 15fb3ad7..fc459ab6 100644
--- a/src/panelWebView/components/SeoKeywords.tsx
+++ b/src/panelWebView/components/SeoKeywords.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface ISeoKeywordsProps {
   content: string;
   headings?: string[];
   wordCount?: number;
+  firstParagraph?: string;
 }
 
 const SeoKeywords: React.FunctionComponent<ISeoKeywordsProps> = ({
diff --git a/src/panelWebView/components/SeoStatus.tsx b/src/panelWebView/components/SeoStatus.tsx
index af28b788..aeb3cf27 100644
--- a/src/panelWebView/components/SeoStatus.tsx
+++ b/src/panelWebView/components/SeoStatus.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const SeoStatus: React.FunctionComponent<ISeoStatusProps> = ({
             headings={metadata?.articleDetails?.headingsText}
             wordCount={metadata?.articleDetails?.wordCount}
             content={metadata?.articleDetails?.content}
+            firstParagraph={metadata?.articleDetails?.firstParagraph}
           />
 
           <FieldBoundary fieldName={`Keywords`}>