diff --git a/src/state/queries/feed.ts b/src/state/queries/feed.ts
index b39ab9bf18..620c5f402f 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/feed.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/feed.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ const HOME_FEED_STUB: FeedSourceInfo = {
   isPrimaryAlgorithm: false,
   type: 'feed',
   displayName: 'Following',
-  uri: 'home',
+  uri: 'following',
   route: {
     href: '/',
     name: 'Home',
diff --git a/src/view/shell/desktop/Feeds.tsx b/src/view/shell/desktop/Feeds.tsx
index 3e5d36abec..21d2bcfe0d 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/desktop/Feeds.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/desktop/Feeds.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export function DesktopFeeds() {
         let feed: FeedDescriptor
         if (uri === 'home') {
           feed = 'home'
+        } else if (uri === 'following') {
+          feed = 'following'
         } else if (uri.includes('app.bsky.feed.generator')) {
           feed = `feedgen|${uri}`
         } else if (uri.includes('app.bsky.graph.list')) {