diff --git a/src/server/http/index.js b/src/server/http/index.js
index 5b4c2adfc394..48aa3b620645 100644
--- a/src/server/http/index.js
+++ b/src/server/http/index.js
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ module.exports = function (kbnServer, server, config) {
     path: '/',
     method: 'GET',
     handler: function (req, reply) {
-      reply.redirect(getDefaultRoute(kbnServer));
+      return reply.view('rootRedirect', {
+        hashRoute: '/app/kibana',
+        defaultRoute: getDefaultRoute(kbnServer),
+      });
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/src/server/plugins/initialize.js b/src/server/plugins/initialize.js
index 916916a8a054..c0a19a68995f 100644
--- a/src/server/plugins/initialize.js
+++ b/src/server/plugins/initialize.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = async function (kbnServer, server, config) {
     }
   }
 
-
   let path = [];
   let initialize = async id => {
     let plugin = enabledPlugins[id];
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = async function (kbnServer, server, config) {
 
     path.push(id);
 
-
     for (let reqId of plugin.requiredIds) {
       if (!enabledPlugins[reqId]) {
         if (plugins.byId[reqId]) {
diff --git a/src/ui/views/rootRedirect.jade b/src/ui/views/rootRedirect.jade
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e2b3ec647658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/views/rootRedirect.jade
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+script.
+  var hashRoute = '#{hashRoute}';
+  var defaultRoute = '#{defaultRoute}';
+
+  var hash = window.location.hash;
+  if (hash.length) {
+    window.location = hashRoute + hash;
+  } else {
+    window.location = defaultRoute;
+  }