diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/components/GlobalHooks.tsx b/apps/yaak-client/components/GlobalHooks.tsx
index 67499e94..44744fef 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/components/GlobalHooks.tsx
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/components/GlobalHooks.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ import { useHotKey, useSubscribeHotKeys } from "../hooks/useHotKey";
 import { useSubscribeHttpAuthentication } from "../hooks/useHttpAuthentication";
 import { useSyncFontSizeSetting } from "../hooks/useSyncFontSizeSetting";
 import { useSyncWorkspaceChildModels } from "../hooks/useSyncWorkspaceChildModels";
+import { usePlatformEvent } from "../hooks/usePlatformEvent";
 import { useSyncZoomSetting } from "../hooks/useSyncZoomSetting";
 import { useSubscribeTemplateFunctions } from "../hooks/useTemplateFunctions";
+import { fireAndForget } from "../lib/fireAndForget";
 import { jotaiStore } from "../lib/jotai";
 import { renameModelWithPrompt } from "../lib/renameModelWithPrompt";
+import { router } from "../lib/router";
 
 export function GlobalHooks() {
   useSyncZoomSetting();
@@ -24,6 +27,10 @@ export function GlobalHooks() {
   useActiveWorkspaceChangedToast();
   useSubscribeHotKeys();
 
+  usePlatformEvent("show_home", () => {
+    fireAndForget(router.navigate({ to: "/", search: { home: true } }));
+  });
+
   useHotKey(
     "request.rename",
     async () => {
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/routes/index.tsx b/apps/yaak-client/routes/index.tsx
index 7314959c..2fbb3159 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/routes/index.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 import { createFileRoute } from "@tanstack/react-router";
+import { Onboarding } from "../components/Onboarding";
 import { RedirectToLatestWorkspace } from "../components/RedirectToLatestWorkspace";
 
+type IndexSearchSchema = {
+  /** Show the home screen even when workspaces exist. Set by the dev menu. */
+  home?: true;
+};
+
 export const Route = createFileRoute("/")({
   component: RouteComponent,
+  validateSearch: (search: Record<string, unknown>): IndexSearchSchema =>
+    search.home === true ? { home: true } : {},
 });
 
 function RouteComponent() {
-  return <RedirectToLatestWorkspace />;
+  const { home } = Route.useSearch();
+  return home ? <Onboarding /> : <RedirectToLatestWorkspace />;
 }
diff --git a/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/lib.rs b/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/lib.rs
index 4c29fd0d..e8c301ec 100644
--- a/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ fn setup_window_menu<R: Runtime>(win: &WebviewWindow<R>) -> Result<()> {
             "dev.generate_theme_css" => {
                 w.emit("generate_theme_css", true).unwrap();
             }
+            "dev.show_home" => w.emit("show_home", true).unwrap(),
             "dev.toggle_devtools" => {
                 if webview_window.is_devtools_open() {
                     webview_window.close_devtools();
diff --git a/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/window_menu.rs b/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/window_menu.rs
index 41491247..df2974d6 100644
--- a/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/window_menu.rs
+++ b/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/window_menu.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ pub fn app_menu<R: Runtime>(app_handle: &AppHandle<R>) -> tauri::Result<Menu<R>>
                         "Generate Theme CSS",
                     )
                     .build(app_handle)?,
+                    &MenuItemBuilder::with_id("dev.show_home".to_string(), "Show Home Screen")
+                        .build(app_handle)?,
                 ],
             )?,
         ],