diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index 1b2b55d205..ac1842c7fd 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
-Copyright 2017-2019 New Vector Ltd
-Copyright 2019, 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+Copyright 2015-2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -81,6 +78,7 @@ import {UIFeature} from "../../settings/UIFeature";
 import { CommunityPrototypeStore } from "../../stores/CommunityPrototypeStore";
 import DialPadModal from "../views/voip/DialPadModal";
 import { showToast as showMobileGuideToast } from '../../toasts/MobileGuideToast';
+import { shouldUseLoginForWelcome } from "../../utils/pages";
 import SpaceStore from "../../stores/SpaceStore";
 import SpaceRoomDirectory from "./SpaceRoomDirectory";
 import {replaceableComponent} from "../../utils/replaceableComponent";
@@ -608,12 +606,7 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
                 if (payload.screenAfterLogin) {
                     this.screenAfterLogin = payload.screenAfterLogin;
                 }
-                this.setStateForNewView({
-                    view: Views.LOGIN,
-                });
-                this.notifyNewScreen('login');
-                ThemeController.isLogin = true;
-                this.themeWatcher.recheck();
+                this.viewLogin();
                 break;
             case 'start_password_recovery':
                 this.setStateForNewView({
@@ -977,6 +970,9 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
     }
 
     private viewWelcome() {
+        if (shouldUseLoginForWelcome(SdkConfig.get())) {
+            return this.viewLogin();
+        }
         this.setStateForNewView({
             view: Views.WELCOME,
         });
@@ -985,6 +981,16 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         this.themeWatcher.recheck();
     }
 
+    private viewLogin(otherState?: any) {
+        this.setStateForNewView({
+            view: Views.LOGIN,
+            ...otherState,
+        });
+        this.notifyNewScreen('login');
+        ThemeController.isLogin = true;
+        this.themeWatcher.recheck();
+    }
+
     private viewHome(justRegistered = false) {
         // The home page requires the "logged in" view, so we'll set that.
         this.setStateForNewView({
@@ -1306,17 +1312,13 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
      * Called when the session is logged out
      */
     private onLoggedOut() {
-        this.notifyNewScreen('login');
-        this.setStateForNewView({
-            view: Views.LOGIN,
+        this.viewLogin({
             ready: false,
             collapseLhs: false,
             currentRoomId: null,
         });
         this.subTitleStatus = '';
         this.setPageSubtitle();
-        ThemeController.isLogin = true;
-        this.themeWatcher.recheck();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/utils/pages.js b/src/utils/pages.ts
similarity index 68%
rename from src/utils/pages.js
rename to src/utils/pages.ts
index d63ca3f2c7..bae76be29d 100644
--- a/src/utils/pages.js
+++ b/src/utils/pages.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2019 New Vector Ltd
+Copyright 2019, 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-export function getHomePageUrl(appConfig) {
+import { ConfigOptions } from "../SdkConfig";
+
+export function getHomePageUrl(appConfig: ConfigOptions): string | null {
     const pagesConfig = appConfig.embeddedPages;
-    let pageUrl = null;
-    if (pagesConfig) {
-        pageUrl = pagesConfig.homeUrl;
-    }
+    let pageUrl = pagesConfig?.homeUrl;
+
     if (!pageUrl) {
         // This is a deprecated config option for the home page
         // (despite the name, given we also now have a welcome
@@ -29,3 +29,8 @@ export function getHomePageUrl(appConfig) {
 
     return pageUrl;
 }
+
+export function shouldUseLoginForWelcome(appConfig: ConfigOptions): boolean {
+    const pagesConfig = appConfig.embeddedPages;
+    return pagesConfig?.loginForWelcome === true;
+}