diff --git a/framework/core/js/admin/src/components/BasicsPage.js b/framework/core/js/admin/src/components/BasicsPage.js
index 9279ee089..c3654d6cc 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/admin/src/components/BasicsPage.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/admin/src/components/BasicsPage.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export default class BasicsPage extends Component {
                     m.redraw(true);
                     this.$('.BasicsPage-homePage input').select();
                   }}/>
-                  Custom <input className="FormControl" value={this.values.default_route()} onchange={m.withAttr('value', this.values.default_route)} style={this.values.default_route() !== '/all' ? 'margin-top: 5px' : 'display:none'}/>
+                  Custom <input className="FormControl" value={this.values.default_route()} oninput={m.withAttr('value', this.values.default_route)} style={this.values.default_route() !== '/all' ? 'margin-top: 5px' : 'display:none'}/>
                 </label>
               ]
             })}
diff --git a/framework/core/js/forum/src/initializers/boot.js b/framework/core/js/forum/src/initializers/boot.js
index b8a3d33e3..3b75a0232 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/forum/src/initializers/boot.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/forum/src/initializers/boot.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import mapRoutes from 'flarum/utils/mapRoutes';
 import Navigation from 'flarum/components/Navigation';
 import HeaderPrimary from 'flarum/components/HeaderPrimary';
 import HeaderSecondary from 'flarum/components/HeaderSecondary';
-import FooterPrimary from 'flarum/components/FooterPrimary';
-import FooterSecondary from 'flarum/components/FooterSecondary';
 import Composer from 'flarum/components/Composer';
 import ModalManager from 'flarum/components/ModalManager';
 import AlertManager from 'flarum/components/AlertManager';
@@ -21,14 +19,25 @@ import AlertManager from 'flarum/components/AlertManager';
  * @param {ForumApp} app
  */
 export default function boot(app) {
+  // Get the configured default route and update that route's path to be '/'.
+  // Push the homepage as the first route, so that the user will always be
+  // able to click on the 'back' button to go home, regardless of which page
+  // they started on.
+  const defaultRoute = app.forum.attribute('defaultRoute');
+
+  for (const i in app.routes) {
+    if (app.routes[i].path === defaultRoute) {
+      app.routes[i].path = '/';
+      app.history.push(i, '/');
+    }
+  }
+
   m.startComputation();
 
   m.mount(document.getElementById('app-navigation'), Navigation.component({className: 'App-backControl', drawer: true}));
   m.mount(document.getElementById('header-navigation'), Navigation.component());
   m.mount(document.getElementById('header-primary'), HeaderPrimary.component());
   m.mount(document.getElementById('header-secondary'), HeaderSecondary.component());
-  m.mount(document.getElementById('footer-primary'), FooterPrimary.component());
-  m.mount(document.getElementById('footer-secondary'), FooterSecondary.component());
 
   app.pane = new Pane(document.getElementById('app'));
   app.drawer = new Drawer();
diff --git a/framework/core/js/forum/src/initializers/routes.js b/framework/core/js/forum/src/initializers/routes.js
index 0a075ce74..bd9cf23e0 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/forum/src/initializers/routes.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/forum/src/initializers/routes.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import NotificationsPage from 'flarum/components/NotificationsPage';
  */
 export default function(app) {
   app.routes = {
-    'index': {path: '/', component: IndexPage.component()},
+    'index': {path: '/all', component: IndexPage.component()},
     'index.filter': {path: '/:filter', component: IndexPage.component()},
 
     'discussion.id': {path: '/d/:id', component: DiscussionPage.component()},
diff --git a/framework/core/js/forum/src/utils/History.js b/framework/core/js/forum/src/utils/History.js
index c52088422..ab30bc490 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/forum/src/utils/History.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/forum/src/utils/History.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * rather than the previous discussion.
  */
 export default class History {
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(defaultRoute) {
     /**
      * The stack of routes that have been navigated to.
      *
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ export default class History {
      * @protected
      */
     this.stack = [];
-
-    // Push the homepage as the first route, so that the user will always be
-    // able to click on the 'back' button to go home, regardless of which page
-    // they started on.
-    this.push('index', '/');
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Serializers/ForumSerializer.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Serializers/ForumSerializer.php
index 41ec3d662..3b13c201e 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Serializers/ForumSerializer.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Serializers/ForumSerializer.php
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class ForumSerializer extends Serializer
             'themePrimaryColor' => Core::config('theme_primary_color'),
             'canView' => $forum->can($this->actor, 'view'),
             'canStartDiscussion' => $forum->can($this->actor, 'startDiscussion'),
-            'allowSignUp' => (bool) Core::config('allow_sign_up')
+            'allowSignUp' => (bool) Core::config('allow_sign_up'),
+            'defaultRoute' => Core::config('default_route')
         ];
 
         if ($this->actor->isAdmin()) {
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Forum/ForumServiceProvider.php b/framework/core/src/Forum/ForumServiceProvider.php
index af1aa3392..8a9d8d72e 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Forum/ForumServiceProvider.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Forum/ForumServiceProvider.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ForumServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         $this->app->instance('flarum.forum.routes', $routes = new RouteCollection);
 
         $routes->get(
-            '/',
+            '/all',
             'flarum.forum.index',
             $this->action('Flarum\Forum\Actions\IndexAction')
         );
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ class ForumServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         );
 
         event(new RegisterForumRoutes($routes));
+
+        $settings = $this->app->make('Flarum\Core\Settings\SettingsRepository');
+
+        $routes->get(
+            '/',
+            'flarum.forum.default',
+            $routes->getRouteData()[0]['GET'][$settings->get('default_route')]
+        );
     }
 
     protected function action($class)