diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/error.json b/public/language/en_GB/error.json
index dd0e7e8780..76b2bef1a8 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/error.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/error.json
@@ -148,5 +148,6 @@
 	"not-in-room": "User not in room",
 	"no-users-in-room": "No users in this room",
 	"cant-kick-self": "You can't kick yourself from the group",
-	"no-users-selected": "No user(s) selected"
+	"no-users-selected": "No user(s) selected",
+	"invalid-home-page-route": "Invalid home page route"
 }
diff --git a/public/src/client/account/settings.js b/public/src/client/account/settings.js
index 4e68c73449..c7d28c885b 100644
--- a/public/src/client/account/settings.js
+++ b/public/src/client/account/settings.js
@@ -9,62 +9,24 @@ define('forum/account/settings', ['forum/account/header', 'components'], functio
 		header.init();
 
 		$('#submitBtn').on('click', function() {
-			var settings = {};
+			var settings = loadSettings();
 
-			$('.account').find('input, textarea, select').each(function(id, input) {
-				input = $(input);
-				var setting = input.attr('data-property');
-				if (input.is('select')) {
-					settings[setting] = input.val();
-					return;
-				}
-
-				switch (input.attr('type')) {
-					case 'text':
-					case 'textarea':
-						settings[setting] = input.val();
-						break;
-					case 'checkbox':
-						settings[setting] = input.is(':checked') ? 1 : 0;
-						break;
-				}
-			});
-
-			socket.emit('user.saveSettings', {uid: ajaxify.data.theirid, settings: settings}, function(err, newSettings) {
-				if (err) {
-					return app.alertError(err.message);
-				}
-
-				app.alertSuccess('[[success:settings-saved]]');
-				var requireReload = false;
-				for (var key in newSettings) {
-					if (newSettings.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-						if (key === 'userLang' && config.userLang !== newSettings.userLang) {
-							requireReload = true;
-						}
-						config[key] = newSettings[key];
-					}
-				}
-
-				if (requireReload && parseInt(app.user.uid, 10) === parseInt(ajaxify.data.theirid, 10)) {
-					app.alert({
-						id: 'setting-change',
-						message: '[[user:settings-require-reload]]',
-						type: 'warning',
-						timeout: 5000,
-						clickfn: function() {
-							ajaxify.refresh();
-						}
-					});
-				}
-			});
+			if (settings.homePageRoute === 'custom' && settings.homePageCustom) {
+				$.get(config.relative_path + '/' + settings.homePageCustom, function() {
+					saveSettings(settings);
+				}).fail(function() {
+					app.alertError('[[error:invalid-home-page-route]]');
+				});
+			} else {
+				saveSettings(settings);
+			}
 
 			return false;
 		});
 
 		$('#bootswatchSkin').on('change', function() {
-			var css = $('#bootswatchCSS'),
-				val = $(this).val() === 'default' ? config['theme:src'] : '//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootswatch/latest/' + $(this).val() + '/bootstrap.min.css';
+			var css = $('#bootswatchCSS');
+			var val = $(this).val() === 'default' ? config['theme:src'] : '//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootswatch/latest/' + $(this).val() + '/bootstrap.min.css';
 
 			css.attr('href', val);
 		});
@@ -77,8 +39,63 @@ define('forum/account/settings', ['forum/account/header', 'components'], functio
 		prepareSessionRevoking();
 	};
 
-	function toggleCustomRoute() {
+	function loadSettings() {
+		var settings = {};
 
+		$('.account').find('input, textarea, select').each(function(id, input) {
+			input = $(input);
+			var setting = input.attr('data-property');
+			if (input.is('select')) {
+				settings[setting] = input.val();
+				return;
+			}
+
+			switch (input.attr('type')) {
+				case 'text':
+				case 'textarea':
+					settings[setting] = input.val();
+					break;
+				case 'checkbox':
+					settings[setting] = input.is(':checked') ? 1 : 0;
+					break;
+			}
+		});
+
+		return settings;
+	}
+
+	function saveSettings(settings) {
+		socket.emit('user.saveSettings', {uid: ajaxify.data.theirid, settings: settings}, function(err, newSettings) {
+			if (err) {
+				return app.alertError(err.message);
+			}
+
+			app.alertSuccess('[[success:settings-saved]]');
+			var requireReload = false;
+			for (var key in newSettings) {
+				if (newSettings.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+					if (key === 'userLang' && config.userLang !== newSettings.userLang) {
+						requireReload = true;
+					}
+					config[key] = newSettings[key];
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (requireReload && parseInt(app.user.uid, 10) === parseInt(ajaxify.data.theirid, 10)) {
+				app.alert({
+					id: 'setting-change',
+					message: '[[user:settings-require-reload]]',
+					type: 'warning',
+					timeout: 5000,
+					clickfn: function() {
+						ajaxify.refresh();
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	function toggleCustomRoute() {
 		if ($('[data-property="homePageRoute"]').val() === 'custom') {
 			$('#homePageCustom').show();
 		} else {
@@ -89,8 +106,8 @@ define('forum/account/settings', ['forum/account/header', 'components'], functio
 
 	function prepareSessionRevoking() {
 		components.get('user/sessions').on('click', '[data-action]', function() {
-			var parentEl = $(this).parents('[data-uuid]'),
-				uuid = parentEl.attr('data-uuid');
+			var parentEl = $(this).parents('[data-uuid]');
+			var uuid = parentEl.attr('data-uuid');
 
 			if (uuid) {
 				// This is done via DELETE because a user shouldn't be able to
@@ -105,7 +122,7 @@ define('forum/account/settings', ['forum/account/header', 'components'], functio
 					parentEl.remove();
 				}).fail(function(err) {
 					app.alertError(err.responseText);
-				})
+				});
 			}
 		});
 	}