diff --git a/src/layouts/app/home-assistant.js b/src/layouts/app/home-assistant.js
index 0f8ec6b0f3..04801a95ef 100644
--- a/src/layouts/app/home-assistant.js
+++ b/src/layouts/app/home-assistant.js
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ class HomeAssistant extends ext(PolymerElement, [
   }
 
   computePanelUrl(routeData) {
-    return (routeData && routeData.panel) || DEFAULT_PANEL;
+    return (
+      (routeData && routeData.panel) ||
+      localStorage.defaultPage ||
+      DEFAULT_PANEL
+    );
   }
 
   panelUrlChanged(newPanelUrl) {