diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/navigation/services/userPageService.js b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/navigation/services/userPageService.js
index 479ae1a9c..749564bd1 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/navigation/services/userPageService.js
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/navigation/services/userPageService.js
@@ -57,12 +57,24 @@ angular.module('navigation').factory('userPageService', ['$injector',
      *     A map of all root connection groups visible to the current user,
      *     where each key is the identifier of the corresponding data source.
      *
+     * @param {Object.<String, PermissionSet>} permissions
+     *     A map of all permissions granted to the current user, where each
+     *     key is the identifier of the corresponding data source.
+     *
      * @returns {PageDefinition}
      *     The user's home page.
      */
-    var generateHomePage = function generateHomePage(rootGroups) {
+    var generateHomePage = function generateHomePage(rootGroups, permissions) {
 
         var homePage = null;
+        var settingsPages = generateSettingsPages(permissions);
+
+        // If user has access to settings pages, return home page and skip
+        // evaluation for automatic connections.  The Preferences page is
+        // a Settings page and is always visible, so we look for more than
+        // one to indicate access to administrative pages.
+        if (settingsPages.length > 1)
+            return SYSTEM_HOME_PAGE;
 
         // Determine whether a connection or balancing group should serve as
         // the home page
@@ -140,13 +152,23 @@ angular.module('navigation').factory('userPageService', ['$injector',
         var deferred = $q.defer();
 
         // Resolve promise using home page derived from root connection groups
-        dataSourceService.apply(
+        var getRootGroups = dataSourceService.apply(
             connectionGroupService.getConnectionGroupTree,
             authenticationService.getAvailableDataSources(),
             ConnectionGroup.ROOT_IDENTIFIER
-        )
-        .then(function rootConnectionGroupsRetrieved(rootGroups) {
-            deferred.resolve(generateHomePage(rootGroups));
+        );
+        var getPermissionSets = dataSourceService.apply(
+            permissionService.getPermissions,
+            authenticationService.getAvailableDataSources(),
+            authenticationService.getCurrentUsername()
+        );
+
+        $q.all({
+            rootGroups : getRootGroups,
+            permissionsSets : getPermissionSets
+        })
+        .then(function rootConnectionGroupsPermissionsRetrieved(data) {
+            deferred.resolve(generateHomePage(data.rootGroups,data.permissionsSets));
         });
 
         return deferred.promise;
@@ -342,7 +364,7 @@ angular.module('navigation').factory('userPageService', ['$injector',
         var pages = [];
 
         // Get home page and settings pages
-        var homePage = generateHomePage(rootGroups);
+        var homePage = generateHomePage(rootGroups, permissions);
         var settingsPages = generateSettingsPages(permissions);
 
         // Only include the home page in the list of main pages if the user
@@ -417,4 +439,4 @@ angular.module('navigation').factory('userPageService', ['$injector',
    
     return service;
     
-}]);
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+}]);