diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
index b4493e682a..28b6fdc09e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class PreferenceKeys(context: Context) {
 
     val automaticUpdateStatus = context.getString(R.string.pref_enable_automatic_updates_key)
 
+    val startScreen = context.getString(R.string.pref_start_screen_key)
+
     fun sourceUsername(sourceId: Int) = "pref_source_username_$sourceId"
 
     fun sourcePassword(sourceId: Int) = "pref_source_password_$sourceId"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 42385ad449..93a0c8bfd3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class PreferencesHelper(context: Context) {
         }
     }
 
+    fun startScreen() = prefs.getInt(keys.startScreen, 1)
+
     fun clear() = prefs.edit().clear().apply()
 
     fun theme() = prefs.getInt(keys.theme, 1)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 2fd7e6d554..7c1c98a6ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity() {
         }
 
         if (savedState == null) {
-            setFragment(LibraryFragment.newInstance())
+
+            when (preferences.startScreen()) {
+                1 -> setFragment(LibraryFragment.newInstance())
+                2 -> setFragment(RecentlyReadFragment.newInstance())
+                3 -> setFragment(RecentChaptersFragment.newInstance())
+                else -> setFragment(LibraryFragment.newInstance())
+            }
+
             ChangelogDialogFragment.show(preferences, supportFragmentManager)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
index 0541882385..c21c4f27eb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -144,4 +144,16 @@
         <item>remove</item>
     </string-array>
 
+    <string-array name="start_screen_selection">
+        <item>@string/label_library</item>
+        <item>@string/label_recent_manga</item>
+        <item>@string/label_recent_updates</item>
+    </string-array>
+
+    <string-array name="start_screen_selection_values">
+        <item>1</item>
+        <item>2</item>
+        <item>3</item>
+    </string-array>
+
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
index 75b71b6f32..1a8ec63d41 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+
     <string name="pref_category_general_key">pref_category_general_key</string>
     <string name="pref_category_reader_key">pref_category_reader_key</string>
     <string name="pref_category_sync_key">pref_category_sync_key</string>
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
     <string name="pref_ask_update_manga_sync_key">pref_ask_update_manga_sync_key</string>
     <string name="pref_theme_key">pref_theme_key</string>
     <string name="pref_library_update_restriction_key">library_update_restriction</string>
+    <string name="pref_start_screen_key">start_screen</string>
 
     <string name="pref_default_viewer_key">pref_default_viewer_key</string>
     <string name="pref_image_scale_type_key">pref_image_scale_type_key</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 4cb0c0acd0..9f22181dad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     <string name="pref_theme">Application theme</string>
     <string name="light_theme">Main theme</string>
     <string name="dark_theme">Dark theme</string>
+    <string name="pref_start_screen">Start screen</string>
 
       <!-- Reader section -->
     <string name="pref_fullscreen">Fullscreen</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml
index 2df9363de0..77e5fda3ef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
             android:summary="%s"
             android:title="@string/pref_theme"/>
 
+        <eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.preference.IntListPreference
+                android:title="@string/pref_start_screen"
+                android:key="@string/pref_start_screen_key"
+                android:entries="@array/start_screen_selection"
+                android:entryValues="@array/start_screen_selection_values"
+                android:defaultValue="1"
+                android:summary="%s"/>
+
         <eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.preference.SimpleDialogPreference
             android:dialogLayout="@layout/pref_library_columns"
             android:key="@string/pref_library_columns_dialog_key"