diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.html b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.html
index 18ba7ba06..c7ddaaf01 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.html
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
+  <div class="form-group">
+    <label for="instanceDefaultClientRoute">Default client route</label>
+    <div class="peertube-select-container">
+      <select id="instanceDefaultClientRoute" formControlName="instanceDefaultClientRoute">
+        <option value="/videos/trending">Videos Trending</option>
+        <option value="/videos/recently-added">Videos Recently Added</option>
+      </select>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
   <div class="inner-form-title">Cache</div>
 
   <div class="form-group">
diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.ts b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.ts
index cf93b4060..c38bc326a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class EditCustomConfigComponent extends FormReactive implements OnInit {
     instanceName: '',
     instanceDescription: '',
     instanceTerms: '',
+    instanceDefaultClientRoute: '',
     cachePreviewsSize: '',
     signupLimit: '',
     adminEmail: '',
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export class EditCustomConfigComponent extends FormReactive implements OnInit {
       instanceName: [ '', INSTANCE_NAME.VALIDATORS ],
       instanceDescription: [ '' ],
       instanceTerms: [ '' ],
+      instanceDefaultClientRoute: [ '' ],
       cachePreviewsSize: [ '', CACHE_PREVIEWS_SIZE.VALIDATORS ],
       signupEnabled: [ ],
       signupLimit: [ '', SIGNUP_LIMIT.VALIDATORS ],
@@ -153,11 +155,12 @@ export class EditCustomConfigComponent extends FormReactive implements OnInit {
       if (confirmRes === false) return
     }
 
-    const data = {
+    const data: CustomConfig = {
       instance: {
         name: this.form.value['instanceName'],
         description: this.form.value['instanceDescription'],
         terms: this.form.value['instanceTerms'],
+        defaultClientRoute: this.form.value['instanceDefaultClientRoute'],
         customizations: {
           javascript: this.form.value['customizationJavascript'],
           css: this.form.value['customizationCSS']
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ export class EditCustomConfigComponent extends FormReactive implements OnInit {
       instanceName: this.customConfig.instance.name,
       instanceDescription: this.customConfig.instance.description,
       instanceTerms: this.customConfig.instance.terms,
+      instanceDefaultClientRoute: this.customConfig.instance.defaultClientRoute,
       cachePreviewsSize: this.customConfig.cache.previews.size,
       signupEnabled: this.customConfig.signup.enabled,
       signupLimit: this.customConfig.signup.limit,
diff --git a/client/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/client/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index f31b51e23..c8a6b3924 100644
--- a/client/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
 import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router'
+import { RedirectService } from '@app/core/routing/redirect.service'
 
 import { PreloadSelectedModulesList } from './core'
 
 const routes: Routes = [
-  {
-    path: '',
-    redirectTo: '/videos/trending',
-    pathMatch: 'full'
-  },
   {
     path: 'admin',
     loadChildren: './+admin/admin.module#AdminModule'
@@ -22,7 +18,9 @@ const routes: Routes = [
       preloadingStrategy: PreloadSelectedModulesList
     })
   ],
-  providers: [ PreloadSelectedModulesList ],
+  providers: [
+    PreloadSelectedModulesList
+  ],
   exports: [ RouterModule ]
 })
 export class AppRoutingModule {}
diff --git a/client/src/app/app.component.ts b/client/src/app/app.component.ts
index 25936146c..346e966e5 100644
--- a/client/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
 import { DomSanitizer, SafeHtml } from '@angular/platform-browser'
 import { GuardsCheckStart, Router } from '@angular/router'
-import { AuthService, ServerService } from '@app/core'
+import { AuthService, RedirectService, ServerService } from '@app/core'
 import { isInSmallView } from '@app/shared/misc/utils'
 
 @Component({
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
     private router: Router,
     private authService: AuthService,
     private serverService: ServerService,
-    private domSanitizer: DomSanitizer
+    private domSanitizer: DomSanitizer,
+    private redirectService: RedirectService
   ) {}
 
   get serverVersion () {
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   ngOnInit () {
+    if (this.router.url === '/') {
+      this.redirectService.redirectToHomepage()
+    }
+
     this.authService.loadClientCredentials()
 
     if (this.authService.isLoggedIn()) {
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/client/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index 708831965..c2de2084e 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { ModalModule } from 'ngx-bootstrap/modal'
 import { AuthService } from './auth'
 import { ConfirmComponent, ConfirmService } from './confirm'
 import { throwIfAlreadyLoaded } from './module-import-guard'
-import { LoginGuard, UserRightGuard } from './routing'
+import { LoginGuard, RedirectService, UserRightGuard } from './routing'
 import { ServerService } from './server'
 
 @NgModule({
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ import { ServerService } from './server'
     ConfirmService,
     ServerService,
     LoginGuard,
-    UserRightGuard
+    UserRightGuard,
+    RedirectService
   ]
 })
 export class CoreModule {
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/routing/index.ts b/client/src/app/core/routing/index.ts
index d1b982834..9f0b4eac5 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/routing/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/routing/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './login-guard.service'
 export * from './user-right-guard.service'
 export * from './preload-selected-modules-list'
+export * from './redirect.service'
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0125e0ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
+import { Router } from '@angular/router'
+import { ServerService } from '../server'
+
+@Injectable()
+export class RedirectService {
+  // Default route could change according to the instance configuration
+  static INIT_DEFAULT_ROUTE = '/videos/trending'
+  static DEFAULT_ROUTE = RedirectService.INIT_DEFAULT_ROUTE
+
+  constructor (
+    private router: Router,
+    private serverService: ServerService
+  ) {
+    // The config is first loaded from the cache so try to get the default route
+    const config = this.serverService.getConfig()
+    if (config && config.instance && config.instance.defaultClientRoute) {
+      RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE = config.instance.defaultClientRoute
+    }
+
+    this.serverService.configLoaded
+      .subscribe(() => {
+        const defaultRouteConfig = this.serverService.getConfig().instance.defaultClientRoute
+
+        if (defaultRouteConfig) {
+          RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE = defaultRouteConfig
+        }
+      })
+  }
+
+  redirectToHomepage () {
+    console.log('Redirecting to %s...', RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE)
+
+    this.router.navigate([ RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE ])
+      .catch(() => {
+        console.error(
+          'Cannot navigate to %s, resetting default route to %s.',
+          RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE,
+          RedirectService.INIT_DEFAULT_ROUTE
+        )
+
+        RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE = RedirectService.INIT_DEFAULT_ROUTE
+        return this.router.navigate([ RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE ])
+      })
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/server/server.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/server/server.service.ts
index 984738948..2135c3268 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/server/server.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/server/server.service.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export class ServerService {
   private config: ServerConfig = {
     instance: {
       name: 'PeerTube',
+      defaultClientRoute: '',
       customizations: {
         javascript: '',
         css: ''
diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
index 585ab2e00..66ef0399a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Component, ElementRef, NgZone, OnDestroy, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core'
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router'
+import { RedirectService } from '@app/core/routing/redirect.service'
 import { VideoSupportComponent } from '@app/videos/+video-watch/modal/video-support.component'
 import { MetaService } from '@ngx-meta/core'
 import { NotificationsService } from 'angular2-notifications'
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable'
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription'
 import * as videojs from 'video.js'
 import 'videojs-hotkeys'
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     private authService: AuthService,
     private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     private markdownService: MarkdownService,
-    private zone: NgZone
+    private zone: NgZone,
+    private redirectService: RedirectService
   ) {}
 
   get user () {
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                               .subscribe(
                                 status => {
                                   this.notificationsService.success('Success', `Video ${this.video.name} had been blacklisted.`)
-                                  this.router.navigate(['/videos/list'])
+                                  this.redirectService.redirectToHomepage()
                                 },
 
                                 error => this.notificationsService.error('Error', error.message)
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           this.notificationsService.success('Success', `Video ${this.video.name} deleted.`)
 
           // Go back to the video-list.
-          this.router.navigate([ '/videos/list' ])
+          this.redirectService.redirectToHomepage()
         },
 
         error => this.notificationsService.error('Error', error.message)
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         'This video contains mature or explicit content. Are you sure you want to watch it?',
         'Mature or explicit content'
       )
-      if (res === false) return this.router.navigate([ '/videos/list' ])
+      if (res === false) return this.redirectService.redirectToHomepage()
     }
 
     if (!this.hasAlreadyAcceptedPrivacyConcern()) {
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         'Privacy concern',
         'I accept!'
       )
-      if (res === false) return this.router.navigate([ '/videos/list' ])
+      if (res === false) return this.redirectService.redirectToHomepage()
     }
 
     this.acceptedPrivacyConcern()
diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index a634be61c..5389f1164 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ instance:
   name: 'PeerTube'
   description: 'Welcome to this PeerTube instance!' # Support markdown
   terms: 'No terms for now.' # Support markdown
+  default_client_route: '/videos/trending'
   customizations:
     javascript: '' # Directly your JavaScript code (without <script> tags). Will be eval at runtime
     css: '' # Directly your CSS code (without <style> tags). Will be injected at runtime
diff --git a/config/production.yaml.example b/config/production.yaml.example
index e70201668..2f28501b3 100644
--- a/config/production.yaml.example
+++ b/config/production.yaml.example
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ instance:
   name: 'PeerTube'
   description: '' # Support markdown
   terms: '' # Support markdown
+  default_client_route: '/videos/trending'
   customizations:
     javascript: '' # Directly your JavaScript code (without <script> tags). Will be eval at runtime
     css: '' # Directly your CSS code (without <style> tags). Will be injected at runtime
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/config.ts b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
index 427125810..a25d7a157 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/config.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ async function getConfig (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: exp
   const json: ServerConfig = {
     instance: {
       name: CONFIG.INSTANCE.NAME,
+      defaultClientRoute: CONFIG.INSTANCE.DEFAULT_CLIENT_ROUTE,
       customizations: {
         javascript: CONFIG.INSTANCE.CUSTOMIZATIONS.JAVASCRIPT,
         css: CONFIG.INSTANCE.CUSTOMIZATIONS.CSS
@@ -114,7 +115,9 @@ async function updateCustomConfig (req: express.Request, res: express.Response,
   // Need to change the videoQuota key a little bit
   const toUpdateJSON = omit(toUpdate, 'videoQuota')
   toUpdateJSON.user['video_quota'] = toUpdate.user.videoQuota
+  toUpdateJSON.instance['default_client_route'] = toUpdate.instance.defaultClientRoute
   delete toUpdate.user.videoQuota
+  delete toUpdate.instance.defaultClientRoute
 
   await writeFilePromise(CONFIG.CUSTOM_FILE, JSON.stringify(toUpdateJSON, undefined, 2))
 
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ function customConfig (): CustomConfig {
       name: CONFIG.INSTANCE.NAME,
       description: CONFIG.INSTANCE.DESCRIPTION,
       terms: CONFIG.INSTANCE.TERMS,
+      defaultClientRoute: CONFIG.INSTANCE.DEFAULT_CLIENT_ROUTE,
       customizations: {
         css: CONFIG.INSTANCE.CUSTOMIZATIONS.CSS,
         javascript: CONFIG.INSTANCE.CUSTOMIZATIONS.JAVASCRIPT
diff --git a/server/initializers/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index 318df48bf..5946bcd11 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ const CONFIG = {
     get NAME () { return config.get<string>('instance.name') },
     get DESCRIPTION () { return config.get<string>('instance.description') },
     get TERMS () { return config.get<string>('instance.terms') },
+    get DEFAULT_CLIENT_ROUTE () { return config.get<string>('instance.default_client_route') },
     CUSTOMIZATIONS: {
       get JAVASCRIPT () { return config.get<string>('instance.customizations.javascript') },
       get CSS () { return config.get<string>('instance.customizations.css') }
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts
index 800aaf107..ee6f6efa4 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
 
 const customConfigUpdateValidator = [
+  body('instance.name').exists().withMessage('Should have a valid instance name'),
+  body('instance.description').exists().withMessage('Should have a valid instance description'),
+  body('instance.terms').exists().withMessage('Should have a valid instance terms'),
+  body('instance.defaultClientRoute').exists().withMessage('Should have a valid instance default client route'),
+  body('instance.customizations.css').exists().withMessage('Should have a valid instance CSS customization'),
+  body('instance.customizations.javascript').exists().withMessage('Should have a valid instance JavaScript customization'),
   body('cache.previews.size').isInt().withMessage('Should have a valid previews size'),
   body('signup.enabled').isBoolean().withMessage('Should have a valid signup enabled boolean'),
   body('signup.limit').isInt().withMessage('Should have a valid signup limit'),
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts
index a66e51a6a..ca8239270 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe('Test config API validators', function () {
       name: 'PeerTube updated',
       description: 'my super description',
       terms: 'my super terms',
+      defaultClientRoute: '/videos/recently-added',
       customizations: {
         javascript: 'alert("coucou")',
         css: 'body { background-color: red; }'
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/config.ts b/server/tests/api/server/config.ts
index 3d90580d8..271a57275 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/config.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/config.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ describe('Test config', function () {
     expect(data.instance.name).to.equal('PeerTube')
     expect(data.instance.description).to.equal('Welcome to this PeerTube instance!')
     expect(data.instance.terms).to.equal('No terms for now.')
+    expect(data.instance.defaultClientRoute).to.equal('/videos/trending')
     expect(data.instance.customizations.css).to.be.empty
     expect(data.instance.customizations.javascript).to.be.empty
     expect(data.cache.previews.size).to.equal(1)
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ describe('Test config', function () {
         name: 'PeerTube updated',
         description: 'my super description',
         terms: 'my super terms',
+        defaultClientRoute: '/videos/recently-added',
         customizations: {
           javascript: 'alert("coucou")',
           css: 'body { background-color: red; }'
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ describe('Test config', function () {
     expect(data.instance.name).to.equal('PeerTube updated')
     expect(data.instance.description).to.equal('my super description')
     expect(data.instance.terms).to.equal('my super terms')
+    expect(data.instance.defaultClientRoute).to.equal('/videos/recently-added')
     expect(data.instance.customizations.javascript).to.equal('alert("coucou")')
     expect(data.instance.customizations.css).to.equal('body { background-color: red; }')
     expect(data.cache.previews.size).to.equal(2)
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@ describe('Test config', function () {
     expect(data.instance.name).to.equal('PeerTube updated')
     expect(data.instance.description).to.equal('my super description')
     expect(data.instance.terms).to.equal('my super terms')
+    expect(data.instance.defaultClientRoute).to.equal('/videos/recently-added')
     expect(data.instance.customizations.javascript).to.equal('alert("coucou")')
     expect(data.instance.customizations.css).to.equal('body { background-color: red; }')
     expect(data.cache.previews.size).to.equal(2)
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ describe('Test config', function () {
     expect(data.instance.name).to.equal('PeerTube')
     expect(data.instance.description).to.equal('Welcome to this PeerTube instance!')
     expect(data.instance.terms).to.equal('No terms for now.')
+    expect(data.instance.defaultClientRoute).to.equal('/videos/trending')
     expect(data.instance.customizations.css).to.be.empty
     expect(data.instance.customizations.javascript).to.be.empty
     expect(data.cache.previews.size).to.equal(1)
diff --git a/shared/models/server/custom-config.model.ts b/shared/models/server/custom-config.model.ts
index 46d0a86ef..7f3e2df02 100644
--- a/shared/models/server/custom-config.model.ts
+++ b/shared/models/server/custom-config.model.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export interface CustomConfig {
     name: string
     description: string
     terms: string
+    defaultClientRoute: string
     customizations: {
       javascript?: string
       css?: string
diff --git a/shared/models/server/server-config.model.ts b/shared/models/server/server-config.model.ts
index 004cf6ddb..a30c24eb9 100644
--- a/shared/models/server/server-config.model.ts
+++ b/shared/models/server/server-config.model.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ export interface ServerConfig {
   serverVersion: string
 
   instance: {
-    name: string;
+    name: string
+    defaultClientRoute: string
     customizations: {
       javascript: string
       css: string