diff --git a/cookbook/forms.py b/cookbook/forms.py
index 4ef327c84..d2ccf60ea 100644
--- a/cookbook/forms.py
+++ b/cookbook/forms.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class UserPreferenceForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = UserPreference
-        fields = ('default_unit', 'theme', 'nav_color')
+        fields = ('default_unit', 'theme', 'nav_color', 'default_page')
 
         help_texts = {
             'nav_color': _('Color of the top navigation bar. Not all colors work with all themes, just try them out!'),
diff --git a/cookbook/migrations/0033_userpreference_default_page.py b/cookbook/migrations/0033_userpreference_default_page.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11fca7df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/migrations/0033_userpreference_default_page.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.4 on 2020-04-13 20:41
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('cookbook', '0032_userpreference_default_unit'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='userpreference',
+            name='default_page',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('SEARCH', 'Search'), ('PLAN', 'Meal-Plan')], default='SEARCH', max_length=64),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index db5b85b59..53a5cf7c1 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -41,10 +41,18 @@ class UserPreference(models.Model):
 
     COLORS = ((PRIMARY, 'Primary'), (SECONDARY, 'Secondary'), (SUCCESS, 'Success'), (INFO, 'Info'), (WARNING, 'Warning'), (DANGER, 'Danger'), (LIGHT, 'Light'), (DARK, 'Dark'))
 
+    # Default Page
+    SEARCH = 'SEARCH'
+    PLAN = 'PLAN'
+    BOOKS = 'BOOKS'
+
+    PAGES = ((SEARCH, _('Search')), (PLAN, _('Meal-Plan')), (BOOKS, _('Books')), )
+
     user = models.OneToOneField(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, primary_key=True)
     theme = models.CharField(choices=THEMES, max_length=128, default=FLATLY)
     nav_color = models.CharField(choices=COLORS, max_length=128, default=PRIMARY)
     default_unit = models.CharField(max_length=32, default='g')
+    default_page = models.CharField(choices=PAGES, max_length=64, default=SEARCH)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.user
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/base.html b/cookbook/templates/base.html
index 0ba41c4df..0121ca4ca 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/base.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/base.html
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
     </button>
     <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarText">
         <ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
-            <li class="nav-item {% if request.resolver_match.url_name in 'index,edit_recipe,edit_internal_recipe,edit_external_recipe,view_recipe' %}active{% endif %}">
-                <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'index' %}"><i class="fas fa-book"></i> {% trans 'Cookbook' %}<span
+            <li class="nav-item {% if request.resolver_match.url_name in 'view_search,edit_recipe,edit_internal_recipe,edit_external_recipe,view_recipe' %}active{% endif %}">
+                <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'view_search' %}"><i class="fas fa-book"></i> {% trans 'Cookbook' %}<span
                         class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
             </li>
 
diff --git a/cookbook/urls.py b/cookbook/urls.py
index 9c4963dfe..4ab72b02a 100644
--- a/cookbook/urls.py
+++ b/cookbook/urls.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from cookbook.helper import dal
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', views.index, name='index'),
+    path('search/', views.search, name='view_search'),
     path('books/', views.books, name='view_books'),
     path('plan/', views.meal_plan, name='view_plan'),
     path('shopping/', views.shopping_list, name='view_shopping'),
diff --git a/cookbook/views/views.py b/cookbook/views/views.py
index 30f27c949..dc7583649 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/views.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/views.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth import update_session_auth_hash
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.forms import PasswordChangeForm
+from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.shortcuts import render, get_object_or_404
+from django.urls import reverse_lazy
 from django_tables2 import RequestConfig
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
@@ -16,6 +18,19 @@ from cookbook.tables import RecipeTable
 
 
 def index(request):
+    if not request.user.is_authenticated:
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse_lazy('view_search'))
+
+    page_map = {
+        UserPreference.SEARCH: reverse_lazy('view_search'),
+        UserPreference.PLAN: reverse_lazy('view_plan'),
+        UserPreference.BOOKS: reverse_lazy('view_books'),
+    }
+
+    return HttpResponseRedirect(page_map.get(request.user.userpreference.default_page))
+
+
+def search(request):
     if request.user.is_authenticated:
         f = RecipeFilter(request.GET, queryset=Recipe.objects.all().order_by('name'))
 
@@ -176,6 +191,7 @@ def settings(request):
                 up.theme = form.cleaned_data['theme']
                 up.nav_color = form.cleaned_data['nav_color']
                 up.default_unit = form.cleaned_data['default_unit']
+                up.default_page = form.cleaned_data['default_page']
                 up.save()
 
         if 'user_name_form' in request.POST: