diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/home-logo.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/home-logo.js.es6
index db7747622f1..9d8e6884330 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/home-logo.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/home-logo.js.es6
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 export default Ember.Component.extend({
   classNames: ["title"],
 
+  linkUrl: function() {
+    return Discourse.getURL('/');
+  }.property(),
+
   showSmallLogo: function() {
     return !Discourse.Mobile.mobileView && this.get("minimized");
   }.property("minimized"),
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/home-logo.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/home-logo.js.handlebars
index 649ab8e763e..cbac1477ebc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/home-logo.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/home-logo.js.handlebars
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<a href="/">
+<a href="{{unbound linkUrl}}" data-auto-route="true">
   {{#if showSmallLogo}}
     {{#if smallLogoUrl}}
       <img class="logo-small" src="{{unbound smallLogoUrl}}" width="33" height="33">