diff --git a/Frameless/AppDefaults.swift b/Frameless/AppDefaults.swift
index 43b6a6f..bf33702 100644
--- a/Frameless/AppDefaults.swift
+++ b/Frameless/AppDefaults.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ enum AppDefaultKeys: String {
     case TripleTapGesture = "tripleTap"
     case FramerBonjour = "framerConnect"
     case KeepAwake = "keepAwake"
+    case HomePage = "homePage"
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Frameless/AppDelegate.swift b/Frameless/AppDelegate.swift
index fb860fb..7fc01c8 100644
--- a/Frameless/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Frameless/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
             let isIdleTimer = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey(AppDefaultKeys.KeepAwake.rawValue) as? Bool
             UIApplication.sharedApplication().idleTimerDisabled = isIdleTimer!
         }
+        if NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey(AppDefaultKeys.HomePage.rawValue) == nil {
+            NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().setValue("", forKey: AppDefaultKeys.HomePage.rawValue)
+        }
     }
     
     func createIntroViewController() -> OnboardingViewController {
diff --git a/Frameless/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/Frameless/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index d244826..26c9f39 100644
--- a/Frameless/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/Frameless/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="7531" systemVersion="14D131" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" useTraitCollections="YES">
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="7706" systemVersion="14E26a" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" useTraitCollections="YES">
     <dependencies>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="7520"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="7703"/>
         <capability name="Constraints to layout margins" minToolsVersion="6.0"/>
     </dependencies>
     <customFonts key="customFonts">
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
             <string>ClearSans</string>
             <string>ClearSans</string>
             <string>ClearSans</string>
+            <string>ClearSans</string>
+            <string>ClearSans</string>
         </mutableArray>
     </customFonts>
     <scenes>
@@ -293,6 +295,40 @@
                                             </constraints>
                                         </tableViewCellContentView>
                                     </tableViewCell>
+                                    <tableViewCell contentMode="scaleToFill" selectionStyle="default" indentationWidth="10" rowHeight="56" id="o1b-pC-ppV">
+                                        <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
+                                        <tableViewCellContentView key="contentView" opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" multipleTouchEnabled="YES" contentMode="center" tableViewCell="o1b-pC-ppV" id="FVL-Vx-Wlm">
+                                            <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
+                                            <subviews>
+                                                <label opaque="NO" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" fixedFrame="YES" text="Startup page" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" adjustsFontSizeToFit="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="tbH-dE-3Gp">
+                                                    <rect key="frame" x="16" y="7" width="100" height="23"/>
+                                                    <fontDescription key="fontDescription" name="ClearSans" family="Clear Sans" pointSize="17"/>
+                                                    <color key="textColor" red="0.55673807860000002" green="0.55652600529999996" blue="0.57718861099999996" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
+                                                    <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
+                                                </label>
+                                                <label opaque="NO" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" fixedFrame="YES" text="URL to open upon browser start" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" adjustsFontSizeToFit="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="jLQ-ed-PAK">
+                                                    <rect key="frame" x="16" y="26" width="180" height="23"/>
+                                                    <fontDescription key="fontDescription" name="ClearSans" family="Clear Sans" pointSize="12"/>
+                                                    <color key="textColor" red="0.55673807860000002" green="0.55652600529999996" blue="0.57718861099999996" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
+                                                    <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
+                                                </label>
+                                                <textField opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" contentMode="scaleToFill" ambiguous="YES" misplaced="YES" contentHorizontalAlignment="right" contentVerticalAlignment="center" borderStyle="roundedRect" minimumFontSize="17" clearButtonMode="whileEditing" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="M9J-kn-pda">
+                                                    <rect key="frame" x="193" y="13" width="399" height="30"/>
+                                                    <accessibility key="accessibilityConfiguration">
+                                                        <accessibilityTraits key="traits" none="YES" link="YES"/>
+                                                    </accessibility>
+                                                    <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="system" pointSize="14"/>
+                                                    <textInputTraits key="textInputTraits" autocorrectionType="no" spellCheckingType="no" keyboardType="URL" enablesReturnKeyAutomatically="YES"/>
+                                                    <connections>
+                                                        <action selector="homePageChanged:" destination="lCY-Sl-eE7" eventType="editingDidEnd" id="AcR-70-q8D"/>
+                                                    </connections>
+                                                </textField>
+                                            </subviews>
+                                            <constraints>
+                                                <constraint firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="M9J-kn-pda" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="16" id="QYx-nE-Rna"/>
+                                            </constraints>
+                                        </tableViewCellContentView>
+                                    </tableViewCell>
                                 </cells>
                             </tableViewSection>
                         </sections>
@@ -304,6 +340,7 @@
                     <connections>
                         <outlet property="_browserSwitch" destination="fIL-z9-y1y" id="hd6-Uz-FAr"/>
                         <outlet property="_framerSwitch" destination="Vyj-7R-UEs" id="3vh-0s-wr9"/>
+                        <outlet property="_homePageTextField" destination="M9J-kn-pda" id="xrO-oF-MZD"/>
                         <outlet property="_shakeSwitch" destination="4yd-mc-Ohq" id="hVN-0x-IGW"/>
                         <outlet property="_sleepSwitch" destination="rM4-QM-crQ" id="EkR-N9-K6T"/>
                         <outlet property="_swipeUpSwitch" destination="bpD-iZ-A9f" id="yal-l5-dtx"/>
diff --git a/Frameless/LaunchScreen.xib b/Frameless/LaunchScreen.xib
index 1b82f1c..2532033 100644
--- a/Frameless/LaunchScreen.xib
+++ b/Frameless/LaunchScreen.xib
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="6250" systemVersion="13F34" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" launchScreen="YES" useTraitCollections="YES">
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="7706" systemVersion="14E26a" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" launchScreen="YES" useTraitCollections="YES">
     <dependencies>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="6244"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="7703"/>
     </dependencies>
     <objects>
         <placeholder placeholderIdentifier="IBFilesOwner" id="-1" userLabel="File's Owner"/>
diff --git a/Frameless/SettingsTableViewController.swift b/Frameless/SettingsTableViewController.swift
index f5d68d8..17cdf9a 100644
--- a/Frameless/SettingsTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Frameless/SettingsTableViewController.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class SettingsTableViewController: UITableViewController {
     @IBOutlet weak var _browserSwitch: UISwitch!
     @IBOutlet weak var _framerSwitch: UISwitch!
     @IBOutlet weak var _sleepSwitch: UISwitch!
+    @IBOutlet weak var _homePageTextField: UITextField!
     
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class SettingsTableViewController: UITableViewController {
         _browserSwitch.on = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey(AppDefaultKeys.ForwardBackGesture.rawValue) as! Bool
         _framerSwitch.on = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey(AppDefaultKeys.FramerBonjour.rawValue) as! Bool
         _sleepSwitch.on = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey(AppDefaultKeys.KeepAwake.rawValue) as! Bool
+        _homePageTextField.text = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey(AppDefaultKeys.HomePage.rawValue) as! String
     }
 
     override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
@@ -79,6 +81,11 @@ class SettingsTableViewController: UITableViewController {
         NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().setValue(value, forKey: AppDefaultKeys.KeepAwake.rawValue)
     }
     
+    @IBAction func homePageChanged(sender: AnyObject) {
+        var value = (sender as! UITextField).text
+        NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().setValue(value, forKey: AppDefaultKeys.HomePage.rawValue)
+    }
+    
     func checkControlsSettings() -> Bool {
         var arr = [_shakeSwitch.on, _swipeUpSwitch.on, _tripleTapSwitch.on]
         let filtered = arr.filter { $0 == true }
diff --git a/Frameless/ViewController.swift b/Frameless/ViewController.swift
index 41af1fa..075f17a 100644
--- a/Frameless/ViewController.swift
+++ b/Frameless/ViewController.swift
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController, UISearchBarDelegate, FramelessSearchBarD
         _searchBar.framelessSearchBarDelegate = self
         _searchBar.showsCancelButton = false
         _searchBar.becomeFirstResponder()
+        _searchBar.text = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey(AppDefaultKeys.HomePage.rawValue) as! String
          AppearanceBridge.setSearchBarTextInputAppearance()
         
         _settingsBarView = UIView(frame: CGRectMake(0, self.view.frame.height, self.view.frame.width, 44))
@@ -107,8 +108,14 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController, UISearchBarDelegate, FramelessSearchBarD
         if NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey(AppDefaultKeys.FramerBonjour.rawValue) as! Bool == true {
             _framerBonjour.start()
         }
-            
-        _progressView.hidden = true
+        
+        // load the URL immediately in case it is not empty (e.g. HomePage setting is set)
+        if _searchBar.text.isEmpty == false {
+            hideSearch()
+            loadURL(_searchBar.text)
+        } else {
+            _progressView.hidden = true
+        }
     }
     
     deinit {