In this letter, a symmetric double-feedback configuration, to improve the beam quality of broad-area diode lasers is demonstrated. With this configuration, a symmetric double-lobed far field can be obtained, and this configuration leads to good beam quality. The beam quality factor M2 of a diode laser with the emitting area 1μm×200μm is improved by using both the asymmetric single feedback and the symmetric double feedback. M2 values of 4.3 for the asymmetric single-feedback laser system and 3.3 for the symmetric double-feedback laser system are obtained, whereas the M2 value of the freely running laser is 42. The far and the near fields are also measured and compared for the three conditions.