diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.js b/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.js
index 8bd0f2b08..17bae2973 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export default class AppStateController extends EventEmitter {
     this.store = new ObservableStore(Object.assign({
       timeoutMinutes: 0,
       connectedStatusPopoverHasBeenShown: true,
+      defaultHomeActiveTabName: null,
     }, initState))
     this.timer = null
 
@@ -90,6 +91,16 @@ export default class AppStateController extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the default home tab
+   * @param {string} [defaultHomeActiveTabName] - the tab name
+   */
+  setDefaultHomeActiveTabName (defaultHomeActiveTabName) {
+    this.store.updateState({
+      defaultHomeActiveTabName,
+    })
+  }
+
   /**
    * Record that the user has seen the connected status info popover
    */
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 2ec987691..394ffc139 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
 
       // AppStateController
       setLastActiveTime: nodeify(this.appStateController.setLastActiveTime, this.appStateController),
+      setDefaultHomeActiveTabName: nodeify(this.appStateController.setDefaultHomeActiveTabName, this.appStateController),
       setConnectedStatusPopoverHasBeenShown: nodeify(this.appStateController.setConnectedStatusPopoverHasBeenShown, this.appStateController),
 
       // EnsController
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/tabs/tabs.component.js b/ui/app/components/ui/tabs/tabs.component.js
index 9f27dbd2c..b3bd73fdd 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/ui/tabs/tabs.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/tabs/tabs.component.js
@@ -3,24 +3,31 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 
 export default class Tabs extends Component {
   static defaultProps = {
-    defaultActiveTabIndex: 0,
+    defaultActiveTabName: null,
+    onTabClick: null,
   }
 
   static propTypes = {
-    defaultActiveTabIndex: PropTypes.number,
+    defaultActiveTabName: PropTypes.string,
+    onTabClick: PropTypes.func,
     children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
   }
 
   state = {
-    activeTabIndex: this.props.defaultActiveTabIndex,
+    activeTabIndex: Math.max(this._findChildByName(this.props.defaultActiveTabName), 0),
   }
 
-  handleTabClick (tabIndex) {
+  handleTabClick (tabIndex, tabName) {
+    const { onTabClick } = this.props
     const { activeTabIndex } = this.state
 
     if (tabIndex !== activeTabIndex) {
       this.setState({
         activeTabIndex: tabIndex,
+      }, () => {
+        if (onTabClick) {
+          onTabClick(tabName)
+        }
       })
     }
   }
@@ -29,11 +36,11 @@ export default class Tabs extends Component {
     const numberOfTabs = React.Children.count(this.props.children)
 
     return React.Children.map(this.props.children, (child, index) => {
+      const tabName = child?.props.name
       return child && React.cloneElement(child, {
-        onClick: (index) => this.handleTabClick(index),
+        onClick: (index) => this.handleTabClick(index, tabName),
         tabIndex: index,
         isActive: numberOfTabs > 1 && index === this.state.activeTabIndex,
-        key: index,
       })
     })
   }
@@ -66,4 +73,14 @@ export default class Tabs extends Component {
       </div>
     )
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the index of the child with the given key
+   * @param {string} key - the child key to search for
+   * @returns {number}
+   * @private
+   */
+  _findChildByName (name) {
+    return React.Children.toArray(this.props.children).findIndex((c) => c?.props.name === name)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/tabs/tabs.stories.js b/ui/app/components/ui/tabs/tabs.stories.js
index 32699d07b..0e2caffed 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/ui/tabs/tabs.stories.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/tabs/tabs.stories.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import Tab from './tab/tab.component'
 import Tabs from './tabs.component'
-import { number, text } from '@storybook/addon-knobs/react'
+import { text } from '@storybook/addon-knobs/react'
 
 export default {
   title: 'Tabs',
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ function renderTab (id) {
 
 export const twoTabs = () => {
   return (
-    <Tabs
-      defaultActiveTabIndex={number('Default Active Tab Index', 0, { min: 0 })}
-    >
+    <Tabs>
       {
         ['A', 'B']
           .map(renderTab)
@@ -33,9 +31,7 @@ export const twoTabs = () => {
 
 export const manyTabs = () => {
   return (
-    <Tabs
-      defaultActiveTabIndex={number('Default Active Tab Index', 0, { min: 0 })}
-    >
+    <Tabs>
       {
         ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E']
           .map(renderTab)
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/home/home.component.js b/ui/app/pages/home/home.component.js
index 998593fb3..4c423d350 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/home/home.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/home/home.component.js
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ export default class Home extends PureComponent {
       decimals: PropTypes.number,
       symbol: PropTypes.string,
     }),
+    defaultHomeActiveTabName: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    onTabClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   }
 
   UNSAFE_componentWillMount () {
@@ -209,6 +211,8 @@ export default class Home extends PureComponent {
 
   render () {
     const {
+      defaultHomeActiveTabName,
+      onTabClick,
       forgottenPassword,
       history,
       connectedStatusPopoverHasBeenShown,
@@ -257,7 +261,7 @@ export default class Home extends PureComponent {
                       <div className="home__balance-wrapper">
                         { homeOverview }
                       </div>
-                      <Tabs>
+                      <Tabs defaultActiveTabName={defaultHomeActiveTabName} onTabClick={onTabClick}>
                         <Tab
                           activeClassName="home__tab--active"
                           className="home__tab"
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/home/home.container.js b/ui/app/pages/home/home.container.js
index 36bc99610..bdb957f96 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/home/home.container.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/home/home.container.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   getThreeBoxLastUpdated,
   setShowRestorePromptToFalse,
   setConnectedStatusPopoverHasBeenShown,
+  setDefaultHomeActiveTabName,
 } from '../../store/actions'
 import { setThreeBoxLastUpdated } from '../../ducks/app/app'
 import { getEnvironmentType } from '../../../../app/scripts/lib/util'
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
     showRestorePrompt,
     selectedAddress,
     connectedStatusPopoverHasBeenShown,
+    defaultHomeActiveTabName,
   } = metamask
   const accountBalance = getCurrentEthBalance(state)
   const { forgottenPassword, threeBoxLastUpdated } = appState
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
     firstPermissionsRequestId,
     totalUnapprovedCount,
     connectedStatusPopoverHasBeenShown,
+    defaultHomeActiveTabName,
   }
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
   restoreFromThreeBox: (address) => dispatch(restoreFromThreeBox(address)),
   setShowRestorePromptToFalse: () => dispatch(setShowRestorePromptToFalse()),
   setConnectedStatusPopoverHasBeenShown: () => dispatch(setConnectedStatusPopoverHasBeenShown()),
+  onTabClick: (name) => dispatch(setDefaultHomeActiveTabName(name)),
 })
 
 export default compose(
diff --git a/ui/app/store/actions.js b/ui/app/store/actions.js
index 10c9a937d..e61e1bb31 100644
--- a/ui/app/store/actions.js
+++ b/ui/app/store/actions.js
@@ -1815,6 +1815,12 @@ export function updatePreferences (value) {
   }
 }
 
+export function setDefaultHomeActiveTabName (value) {
+  return async () => {
+    await promisifiedBackground.setDefaultHomeActiveTabName(value)
+  }
+}
+
 export function setUseNativeCurrencyAsPrimaryCurrencyPreference (value) {
   return setPreference('useNativeCurrencyAsPrimaryCurrency', value)
 }