diff --git a/lib/widgets/app.dart b/lib/widgets/app.dart
index f52d0418f75..d52ed24e751 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/app.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/app.dart
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ class ZulipApp extends StatelessWidget {
               if (initialAccountId != null) ...[
                 MaterialAccountWidgetRoute(accountId: initialAccountId,
                   page: const HomePage()),
+                MaterialAccountWidgetRoute(accountId: initialAccountId,
+                  page: const InboxPage()),
               ],
             ];
           });
diff --git a/test/widgets/app_test.dart b/test/widgets/app_test.dart
index 6cfe80dd067..020a95986f6 100644
--- a/test/widgets/app_test.dart
+++ b/test/widgets/app_test.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:checks/checks.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:zulip/widgets/app.dart';
+import 'package:zulip/widgets/inbox.dart';
 import 'package:zulip/widgets/page.dart';
 
 import '../example_data.dart' as eg;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ void main() {
       ]);
     });
 
-    testWidgets('when have accounts, go to home page for first account', (tester) async {
+    testWidgets('when have accounts, go to inbox for first account', (tester) async {
       addTearDown(testBinding.reset);
 
       // We'll need per-account data for the account that a page will be opened
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ void main() {
         (Subject it) => it.isA<MaterialAccountWidgetRoute>()
           ..accountId.equals(eg.selfAccount.id)
           ..page.isA<HomePage>(),
+        (Subject it) => it.isA<MaterialAccountWidgetRoute>()
+          ..accountId.equals(eg.selfAccount.id)
+          ..page.isA<InboxPage>(),
       ]);
     });
   });