diff --git a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/data-access/+state/reducers/kanban.reducer.ts b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/data-access/+state/reducers/kanban.reducer.ts
index ba345d08b..fdeb1a3c9 100644
--- a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/data-access/+state/reducers/kanban.reducer.ts
+++ b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/data-access/+state/reducers/kanban.reducer.ts
@@ -107,11 +107,15 @@ export const initialKanbanState: KanbanState = {
 
 export const reducer = createImmerReducer(
   initialKanbanState,
-  on(KanbanActions.initKanban, (state): KanbanState => {
-    state = { ...initialKanbanState };
+  on(
+    KanbanActions.initKanban,
+    KanbanActions.loadWorkflowKanban,
+    (state): KanbanState => {
+      state = { ...initialKanbanState };
 
-    return state;
-  }),
+      return state;
+    }
+  ),
   on(KanbanActions.openCreateStoryForm, (state, { status }): KanbanState => {
     state.createStoryForm = status;
 
@@ -837,7 +841,7 @@ export const kanbanFeature = createFeature({
       selectDraggingStatus,
       selectStatusDropCandidate,
       (workflow, currentStatus, statusDropCandidate) => {
-        if (!workflow) {
+        if (!workflow || !workflow.statuses) {
           return [];
         }
 
diff --git a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/project-feature-kanban.component.html b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/project-feature-kanban.component.html
index 661635335..394acec6a 100644
--- a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/project-feature-kanban.component.html
+++ b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/project-feature-kanban.component.html
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@
             [workflows]="vm.workflows"
             [workflow]="vm.workflow"></tg-kanban-header>
           <div class="kanban-wrapper">
-            <ng-container *ngIf="vm.workflow && vm.workflow.statuses.length">
+            <ng-container
+              *ngIf="
+                vm.workflow &&
+                vm.workflow.statuses &&
+                vm.workflow.statuses.length
+              ">
               <tg-kanban-workflow
                 role="grid"
                 [userIsAdmin]="vm.project.userIsAdmin"
@@ -33,7 +38,11 @@
             </ng-container>
 
             <div
-              *ngIf="vm.workflow && !vm.workflow.statuses.length"
+              *ngIf="
+                vm.workflow &&
+                vm.workflow.statuses &&
+                !vm.workflow.statuses.length
+              "
               class="empty">
               {{ t('kanban.empty') }}
             </div>
diff --git a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/project-feature-kanban.component.ts b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/project-feature-kanban.component.ts
index 0a3c04015..bf89725ac 100644
--- a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/project-feature-kanban.component.ts
+++ b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/project-feature-kanban.component.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import {
   take,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import * as ProjectActions from '~/app/modules/project/data-access/+state/actions/project.actions';
-import { selectWorkflow as selectWorkflowStoryDetail } from '~/app/modules/project/story-detail/data-access/+state/selectors/story-detail.selectors';
 import {
   selectCurrentProject,
   selectMembers,
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ import { KanbanHeaderComponent } from './components/kanban-header/kanban-header.
 interface ComponentState {
   loadingWorkflow: KanbanState['loadingWorkflow'];
   workflow: KanbanState['workflow'];
-  workflowStoryDetail: KanbanState['workflow'];
   workflows: Workflow[];
   invitePeopleModal: boolean;
   showStoryDetail: boolean;
@@ -208,16 +206,8 @@ export class ProjectFeatureKanbanComponent {
       combineLatest([
         this.state.select('storyView'),
         this.state.select('showStoryDetail'),
-        this.state.select('workflow'),
-        this.state.select('workflowStoryDetail'),
       ]),
-      ([storyView, showStoryDetail, workflow, workflowStoryDetail]) => {
-        if (showStoryDetail && !workflow && workflowStoryDetail?.slug) {
-          // when there is a story open we should init kanban this way
-          this.store.dispatch(
-            KanbanActions.initKanban({ workflow: workflowStoryDetail.slug })
-          );
-        }
+      ([storyView, showStoryDetail]) => {
         if (showStoryDetail && storyView === 'side-view') {
           this.setCloseShortcut();
           this.shortcutsService.setScope('side-view');
@@ -228,10 +218,6 @@ export class ProjectFeatureKanbanComponent {
     );
     this.state.connect('storyView', this.store.select(selectStoryView));
     this.state.connect('workflow', this.store.select(selectWorkflow));
-    this.state.connect(
-      'workflowStoryDetail',
-      this.store.select(selectWorkflowStoryDetail)
-    );
     this.state.connect(
       'columns',
       this.store.select(kanbanFeature.selectColums)
diff --git a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-shell/project-feature-shell-routing.module.ts b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-shell/project-feature-shell-routing.module.ts
index 60250c240..56a67ee2a 100644
--- a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-shell/project-feature-shell-routing.module.ts
+++ b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-shell/project-feature-shell-routing.module.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,25 @@ const routes: Routes = [
     children: [
       {
         path: ':slug/kanban',
-        redirectTo: ':slug/kanban/main',
-        pathMatch: 'full',
+        loadChildren: () =>
+          import(
+            '~/app/modules/project/feature-view-setter/project-feature-view-setter.module'
+          ).then((m) => m.ProjectFeatureViewSetterModule),
+        canDeactivate: [CanDeactivateGuard],
+        data: {
+          kanban: true,
+        },
       },
       {
         path: 'kanban',
-        redirectTo: '/kanban/main',
-        pathMatch: 'full',
+        loadChildren: () =>
+          import(
+            '~/app/modules/project/feature-view-setter/project-feature-view-setter.module'
+          ).then((m) => m.ProjectFeatureViewSetterModule),
+        canDeactivate: [CanDeactivateGuard],
+        data: {
+          kanban: true,
+        },
       },
       {
         path: ':slug/kanban/:workflow',
diff --git a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-view-setter/project-feature-view-setter.component.ts b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-view-setter/project-feature-view-setter.component.ts
index 6e7eb1839..4712c1f35 100644
--- a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-view-setter/project-feature-view-setter.component.ts
+++ b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/feature-view-setter/project-feature-view-setter.component.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   pairwise,
   startWith,
   combineLatest,
+  of,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import { RouteHistoryService } from '~/app/shared/route-history/route-history.service';
 import { StoryDetailActions } from '../story-detail/data-access/+state/actions/story-detail.actions';
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import { RxState } from '@rx-angular/state';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { StoryDetail, StoryView, Project, Story, Workflow } from '@taiga/data';
 import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
+import { selectCurrentWorkflowSlug } from '~/app/modules/project/feature-kanban/data-access/+state/selectors/kanban.selectors';
 
 interface ProjectFeatureViewSetterComponentState {
   storyView: StoryView;
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ interface ProjectFeatureViewSetterComponentState {
   isKanban: boolean;
   kanbanHost: ViewContainerRef | undefined;
   url: string;
+  workflowSlug: Workflow['slug'];
 }
 
 interface StoryParams {
@@ -98,6 +101,10 @@ export class ProjectFeatureViewSetterComponent implements OnDestroy {
         distinctUntilChanged()
       )
     );
+    this.state.connect(
+      'workflowSlug',
+      this.store.select(selectCurrentWorkflowSlug)
+    );
 
     this.state.hold(
       this.state.select('kanbanHost').pipe(distinctUntilChanged(), filterNil()),
@@ -120,24 +127,14 @@ export class ProjectFeatureViewSetterComponent implements OnDestroy {
       this.state.select('url'),
       this.route.data,
       this.route.params,
+      this.state.select('workflowSlug'),
     ])
       .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
-      .subscribe(([url, data, params]) => {
-        this.state.connect(
-          'isKanban',
-          this.state
-            .select('url')
-            .pipe(
-              map((url) =>
-                url.endsWith(`/kanban/${params.workflow as Workflow['slug']}`)
-              )
-            )
-        );
-
-        if (
-          !url.endsWith(`/kanban/${params.workflow as Workflow['slug']}`) &&
-          !!data.stories
-        ) {
+      .subscribe(([url, data, params, workflowSlug]) => {
+        const isKanbanUrl = url.endsWith(`/kanban/${workflowSlug}`);
+        this.state.connect('isKanban', of(isKanbanUrl));
+
+        if (!isKanbanUrl && !!data.stories) {
           const storyParams = params as StoryParams;
           const needRedirect = params.slug !== (data.project as Project).slug;
           if (needRedirect) {
diff --git a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/story-detail/data-access/+state/effects/story-detail.effects.ts b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/story-detail/data-access/+state/effects/story-detail.effects.ts
index 3262f9b31..cbf413c7a 100644
--- a/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/story-detail/data-access/+state/effects/story-detail.effects.ts
+++ b/javascript/apps/taiga/src/app/modules/project/story-detail/data-access/+state/effects/story-detail.effects.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ export class StoryDetailEffects {
           project.workflows?.find(
             (workflow) => workflow.slug === action.story.workflow.slug
           );
+        if (!workflow?.statuses) {
+          return of(
+            KanbanActions.initKanban({ workflow: action.story.workflow.slug })
+          );
+        }
         if (workflow?.slug === action.story.workflow.slug) {
           return of(
             StoryDetailApiActions.fetchWorkflowSuccess({