diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3329fec30d..1c5058475a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ Miscellaneous:
 - The navigate-with-project setting of a stack viewer is now respected in
   stored layouts.
 
+- Clicking the Home link in the upper left corner with a project open, will now
+  also ask for confirmation (like clicking any data view entry in the menu).
+
 ## Maintenance updates
 
 - Node distance measurements: computation of straight line distance has been
diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/init.js b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/init.js
index 6c5efe157a..f6dd0736eb 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/init.js
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/init.js
@@ -577,6 +577,12 @@ var project;
     document.getElementById( "account" ).onkeydown = login_oninputreturn;
     document.getElementById( "password" ).onkeydown = login_oninputreturn;
 
+    document.getElementById( "home_button" ).addEventListener('click', event => {
+      CATMAID.client.confirmLoadHomeView()
+        .catch(CATMAID.handleError);
+      return false;
+    });
+
     CATMAID.DataViews.list().then(dataviews => {
       this._knownDataViews = dataviews;
       this._updateDataViewMenu();
@@ -1818,7 +1824,7 @@ var project;
     // If a project is active, ask for confirmation before closing it.
     if (project) {
         if (!confirm('Are you sure you want to close all widgets and views?')) {
-          return;
+          return Promise.reject(new CATMAID.Warning('Cancelled by user'));
         }
       project.destroy();
     } else {
@@ -1887,6 +1893,21 @@ var project;
     }
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Ask the user whether to close an active project, before loading the home
+   * view.
+   */
+  Client.prototype.confirmLoadHomeView = function(backgroundDataView = false) {
+    // If a project is active, ask for confirmation before closing it.
+    if (project) {
+      if (!confirm('Are you sure you want to close the active project including all windows?')) {
+        return Promise.reject(new CATMAID.Warning('Cancelled by user'));
+      }
+      project.destroy();
+    }
+    return CATMAID.client.loadHomeView(backgroundDataView);
+  };
+
   /**
    * Load a particular data view.
    *
@@ -1925,7 +1946,7 @@ var project;
    */
   Client.prototype.load_default_dataview = function(background) {
     var self = this;
-    CATMAID.DataViews.getDefaultConfig()
+    return CATMAID.DataViews.getDefaultConfig()
       .then(function(config) {
         // If no data view is defined on the back-end, use a default data view.
         if (!config || !config.id || CATMAID.tools.isEmpty(config.config)) {
diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/templates/catmaid/index.html b/django/applications/catmaid/templates/catmaid/index.html
index 89a952d47a..daac10ad33 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/templates/catmaid/index.html
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/templates/catmaid/index.html
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <div class="menu toolbar_item">
           <div id="home_box" class="box">
             <div class="menu_item" style="float:left" onpointerover="this.lastChild.style.display = 'block';" onpointerout="this.lastChild.style.display = 'none';">
-              <p><a onclick="if (project) { project.destroy(); } else { CATMAID.client.loadHomeView(); } return false;">Home</a></p>
+              <p><a id="home_button">Home</a></p>
               <div class="pulldown" id="dataview_menu"></div></div>
           </div>
           <div id="projectmenu_box" class="box">