diff --git a/res/css/views/context_menus/_TopLeftMenu.scss b/res/css/views/context_menus/_TopLeftMenu.scss
index 18463da824..f305f0fae3 100644
--- a/res/css/views/context_menus/_TopLeftMenu.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/context_menus/_TopLeftMenu.scss
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ limitations under the License.
         margin: 5px 0;
         padding: 0;
 
+        li.mx_TopLeftMenu_icon_home::after {
+            mask-image: url('$(res)/img/feather-icons/home.svg');
+        }
+
         li.mx_TopLeftMenu_icon_settings::after {
             mask-image: url('$(res)/img/feather-icons/settings.svg');
         }
diff --git a/res/img/feather-icons/home.svg b/res/img/feather-icons/home.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bb31b23dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/img/feather-icons/home.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-home"><path d="M3 9l9-7 9 7v11a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2z"></path><polyline points="9 22 9 12 15 12 15 22"></polyline></svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/views/context_menus/TopLeftMenu.js b/src/components/views/context_menus/TopLeftMenu.js
index 87b277215b..8459db684c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/context_menus/TopLeftMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/views/context_menus/TopLeftMenu.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+Copyright 2018, 2019 New Vector Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import dis from '../../../dispatcher';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import LogoutDialog from "../dialogs/LogoutDialog";
 import Modal from "../../../Modal";
+import SdkConfig from '../../../SdkConfig';
 
 export class TopLeftMenu extends React.Component {
     constructor() {
@@ -27,8 +28,28 @@ export class TopLeftMenu extends React.Component {
         this.signOut = this.signOut.bind(this);
     }
 
+    hasHomePage() {
+        const config = SdkConfig.get();
+        const pagesConfig = config.pages;
+        if (pagesConfig) {
+            return !!pagesConfig.homeUrl;
+        }
+        // This is a deprecated config option for the home page
+        // (despite the name, given we also now have a welcome
+        // page, which is not the same).
+        return !!config.welcomePageUrl;
+    }
+
     render() {
+        let homePageSection = null;
+        if (this.hasHomePage()) {
+            homePageSection = <ul className="mx_TopLeftMenu_section">
+                <li className="mx_TopLeftMenu_icon_home" onClick={this.viewHomePage}>{_t("Home")}</li>
+            </ul>;
+        }
+
         return <div className="mx_TopLeftMenu">
+            {homePageSection}
             <ul className="mx_TopLeftMenu_section">
                 <li className="mx_TopLeftMenu_icon_settings" onClick={this.openSettings}>{_t("Settings")}</li>
             </ul>
@@ -38,6 +59,11 @@ export class TopLeftMenu extends React.Component {
         </div>;
     }
 
+    viewHomePage() {
+        dis.dispatch({action: 'view_home_page'});
+        this.closeMenu();
+    }
+
     openSettings() {
         dis.dispatch({action: 'view_user_settings'});
         this.closeMenu();