diff --git a/apps/main/__init__.py b/apps/main/__init__.py
index d615bb976b..c25a86ec9e 100644
--- a/apps/main/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/main/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from metadata import setup_metadata_type_list, metadata_type_setup_views
 from metadata import setup_metadata_set_list, metadata_set_setup_views
 
 from main.conf.settings import SIDE_BAR_SEARCH
+from main.conf.settings import DISABLE_HOME_VIEW
 
 
 def is_superuser(context):
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ __version_info__ = {
 #setup_views.extend(user_management_views)
 #setup_views.extend(['setting_list'])
 
-register_top_menu('home', link={'text': _(u'home'), 'view': 'home', 'famfam': 'house'}, position=0)
+if not DISABLE_HOME_VIEW:
+    register_top_menu('home', link={'text': _(u'home'), 'view': 'home', 'famfam': 'house'}, position=0)
 if not SIDE_BAR_SEARCH:
     register_top_menu('search', link={'text': _(u'search'), 'view': 'search', 'famfam': 'zoom'}, children_path_regex=[r'^search/'])
     
diff --git a/apps/main/conf/settings.py b/apps/main/conf/settings.py
index 80c5d7d0bc..29ff65a859 100644
--- a/apps/main/conf/settings.py
+++ b/apps/main/conf/settings.py
@@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ register_setting(
     default=False,
     description=_(u'Controls whether the search functionality is provided by a sidebar widget or by a menu entry.')
 )
+
+register_setting(
+    namespace=u'main',
+    module=u'main.conf.settings',
+    name=u'DISABLE_HOME_VIEW',
+    global_name=u'MAIN_DISABLE_HOME_VIEW',
+    default=False,
+)
diff --git a/apps/main/views.py b/apps/main/views.py
index 768a0dc5bf..879f4622b2 100644
--- a/apps/main/views.py
+++ b/apps/main/views.py
@@ -2,17 +2,23 @@ from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from django.template import RequestContext
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 from documents.statistics import get_statistics as documents_statistics
 from ocr.statistics import get_statistics as ocr_statistics
 from permissions.api import check_permissions
 
 from main.api import diagnostics, tools
+from main.conf.settings import DISABLE_HOME_VIEW
 
 
 def home(request):
-    return render_to_response('home.html', {},
-    context_instance=RequestContext(request))
+    if DISABLE_HOME_VIEW:
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('document_list_recent'))
+    else:
+        return render_to_response('home.html', {},
+        context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 
 def tools_menu(request):