diff --git a/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx b/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx
index a5c188c27..8a26452ff 100644
--- a/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx
+++ b/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import history from "~/utils/history";
 import {
   organizationSettingsPath,
   profileSettingsPath,
+  accountPreferencesPath,
   homePath,
   searchPath,
   draftsPath,
@@ -104,6 +105,14 @@ export const navigateToProfileSettings = createAction({
   perform: () => history.push(profileSettingsPath()),
 });
 
+export const navigateToAccountPreferences = createAction({
+  name: ({ t }) => t("Preferences"),
+  section: NavigationSection,
+  iconInContextMenu: false,
+  icon: <SettingsIcon />,
+  perform: () => history.push(accountPreferencesPath()),
+});
+
 export const openAPIDocumentation = createAction({
   name: ({ t }) => t("API documentation"),
   section: NavigationSection,
diff --git a/app/hooks/useAuthorizedSettingsConfig.ts b/app/hooks/useAuthorizedSettingsConfig.ts
index aca3a250a..0783bbf14 100644
--- a/app/hooks/useAuthorizedSettingsConfig.ts
+++ b/app/hooks/useAuthorizedSettingsConfig.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   BuildingBlocksIcon,
   DownloadIcon,
   WebhooksIcon,
+  SettingsIcon,
 } from "outline-icons";
 import React from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import Groups from "~/scenes/Settings/Groups";
 import Import from "~/scenes/Settings/Import";
 import Members from "~/scenes/Settings/Members";
 import Notifications from "~/scenes/Settings/Notifications";
+import Preferences from "~/scenes/Settings/Preferences";
 import Profile from "~/scenes/Settings/Profile";
 import Security from "~/scenes/Settings/Security";
 import Shares from "~/scenes/Settings/Shares";
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ import SlackIcon from "~/components/SlackIcon";
 import ZapierIcon from "~/components/ZapierIcon";
 import env from "~/env";
 import isCloudHosted from "~/utils/isCloudHosted";
+import { accountPreferencesPath } from "~/utils/routeHelpers";
 import useCurrentTeam from "./useCurrentTeam";
 import usePolicy from "./usePolicy";
 
@@ -82,6 +85,14 @@ const useAuthorizedSettingsConfig = () => {
         group: t("Account"),
         icon: ProfileIcon,
       },
+      Preferences: {
+        name: t("Preferences"),
+        path: accountPreferencesPath(),
+        component: Preferences,
+        enabled: true,
+        group: t("Account"),
+        icon: SettingsIcon,
+      },
       Notifications: {
         name: t("Notifications"),
         path: "/settings/notifications",
diff --git a/app/hooks/useLastVisitedPath.tsx b/app/hooks/useLastVisitedPath.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8564cea3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/hooks/useLastVisitedPath.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import usePersistedState from "~/hooks/usePersistedState";
+
+export default function useLastVisitedPath() {
+  const [lastVisitedPath, setLastVisitedPath] = usePersistedState(
+    "lastVisitedPath",
+    "/"
+  );
+
+  const setPathAsLastVisitedPath = (path: string) => {
+    path !== lastVisitedPath && setLastVisitedPath(path);
+  };
+
+  return [lastVisitedPath, setPathAsLastVisitedPath];
+}
diff --git a/app/menus/AccountMenu.tsx b/app/menus/AccountMenu.tsx
index 1c63b5aa3..b275f168b 100644
--- a/app/menus/AccountMenu.tsx
+++ b/app/menus/AccountMenu.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ContextMenu from "~/components/ContextMenu";
 import Template from "~/components/ContextMenu/Template";
 import {
   navigateToProfileSettings,
+  navigateToAccountPreferences,
   openKeyboardShortcuts,
   openChangelog,
   openAPIDocumentation,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ const AccountMenu: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
       openBugReportUrl,
       changeTheme,
       navigateToProfileSettings,
+      navigateToAccountPreferences,
       separator(),
       logout,
     ];
diff --git a/app/models/User.ts b/app/models/User.ts
index b36602a02..8a32069c6 100644
--- a/app/models/User.ts
+++ b/app/models/User.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { subMinutes } from "date-fns";
 import { computed, observable } from "mobx";
 import { now } from "mobx-utils";
-import type { Role } from "@shared/types";
+import type { Role, UserPreferences } from "@shared/types";
 import ParanoidModel from "./ParanoidModel";
 import Field from "./decorators/Field";
 
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class User extends ParanoidModel {
   @observable
   language: string;
 
+  preferences: UserPreferences | null | undefined;
+
   email: string;
 
   isAdmin: boolean;
diff --git a/app/scenes/Collection.tsx b/app/scenes/Collection.tsx
index 5cd993d64..05080b75e 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Collection.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/Collection.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   Route,
   useHistory,
   useRouteMatch,
+  useLocation,
 } from "react-router-dom";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import breakpoint from "styled-components-breakpoint";
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import Tabs from "~/components/Tabs";
 import Tooltip from "~/components/Tooltip";
 import { editCollection } from "~/actions/definitions/collections";
 import useCommandBarActions from "~/hooks/useCommandBarActions";
+import useLastVisitedPath from "~/hooks/useLastVisitedPath";
 import usePolicy from "~/hooks/usePolicy";
 import useStores from "~/hooks/useStores";
 import { collectionUrl, updateCollectionUrl } from "~/utils/routeHelpers";
@@ -42,16 +44,23 @@ function CollectionScene() {
   const params = useParams<{ id?: string }>();
   const history = useHistory();
   const match = useRouteMatch();
+  const location = useLocation();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { documents, pins, collections, ui } = useStores();
   const [isFetching, setFetching] = React.useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = React.useState<Error | undefined>();
+  const currentPath = location.pathname;
+  const [, setLastVisitedPath] = useLastVisitedPath();
 
   const id = params.id || "";
   const collection: Collection | null | undefined =
     collections.getByUrl(id) || collections.get(id);
   const can = usePolicy(collection?.id || "");
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    setLastVisitedPath(currentPath);
+  }, [currentPath, setLastVisitedPath]);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (collection?.name) {
       const canonicalUrl = updateCollectionUrl(match.url, collection);
diff --git a/app/scenes/Document/index.tsx b/app/scenes/Document/index.tsx
index 201dd25cb..f6e5583c1 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Document/index.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/Document/index.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import { StaticContext } from "react-router";
 import { RouteComponentProps } from "react-router-dom";
 import useCurrentTeam from "~/hooks/useCurrentTeam";
+import useLastVisitedPath from "~/hooks/useLastVisitedPath";
 import useStores from "~/hooks/useStores";
 import DataLoader from "./components/DataLoader";
 import Document from "./components/Document";
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ export default function DocumentScene(props: Props) {
   const { ui } = useStores();
   const team = useCurrentTeam();
   const { documentSlug, revisionId } = props.match.params;
+  const currentPath = props.location.pathname;
+  const [, setLastVisitedPath] = useLastVisitedPath();
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    setLastVisitedPath(currentPath);
+  }, [currentPath, setLastVisitedPath]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     return () => ui.clearActiveDocument();
diff --git a/app/scenes/Login/index.tsx b/app/scenes/Login/index.tsx
index e08e120cd..66e961993 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Login/index.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/Login/index.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import PageTitle from "~/components/PageTitle";
 import TeamLogo from "~/components/TeamLogo";
 import Text from "~/components/Text";
 import env from "~/env";
+import useLastVisitedPath from "~/hooks/useLastVisitedPath";
 import useQuery from "~/hooks/useQuery";
 import useStores from "~/hooks/useStores";
 import isCloudHosted from "~/utils/isCloudHosted";
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ function Login({ children }: Props) {
   const [error, setError] = React.useState(null);
   const [emailLinkSentTo, setEmailLinkSentTo] = React.useState("");
   const isCreate = location.pathname === "/create";
+  const rememberLastPath = !!auth.user?.preferences?.rememberLastPath;
+  const [lastVisitedPath] = useLastVisitedPath();
+
   const handleReset = React.useCallback(() => {
     setEmailLinkSentTo("");
   }, []);
@@ -91,6 +95,14 @@ function Login({ children }: Props) {
     }
   }, [query]);
 
+  if (
+    auth.authenticated &&
+    rememberLastPath &&
+    lastVisitedPath !== location.pathname
+  ) {
+    return <Redirect to={lastVisitedPath} />;
+  }
+
   if (auth.authenticated && auth.team?.defaultCollectionId) {
     return <Redirect to={`/collection/${auth.team?.defaultCollectionId}`} />;
   }
diff --git a/app/scenes/Settings/Preferences.tsx b/app/scenes/Settings/Preferences.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d3fe019c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scenes/Settings/Preferences.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+import { SettingsIcon } from "outline-icons";
+import * as React from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import Heading from "~/components/Heading";
+import Scene from "~/components/Scene";
+import Switch from "~/components/Switch";
+import useCurrentUser from "~/hooks/useCurrentUser";
+import useStores from "~/hooks/useStores";
+import useToasts from "~/hooks/useToasts";
+import SettingRow from "./components/SettingRow";
+
+function Preferences() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { showToast } = useToasts();
+  const { auth } = useStores();
+  const user = useCurrentUser();
+
+  const handleChange = async (ev: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const newPreferences = {
+      ...user.preferences,
+      [ev.target.name]: ev.target.checked,
+    };
+
+    await auth.updateUser({
+      preferences: newPreferences,
+    });
+    showToast(t("Preferences saved"), {
+      type: "success",
+    });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Scene
+      title={t("Preferences")}
+      icon={<SettingsIcon color="currentColor" />}
+    >
+      <Heading>{t("Preferences")}</Heading>
+      <SettingRow
+        name="rememberLastPath"
+        label={t("Remember previous location")}
+        description={t(
+          "Automatically return to the document you were last viewing when the app is re-opened"
+        )}
+      >
+        <Switch
+          id="rememberLastPath"
+          name="rememberLastPath"
+          checked={!!user.preferences?.rememberLastPath}
+          onChange={handleChange}
+        />
+      </SettingRow>
+    </Scene>
+  );
+}
+
+export default observer(Preferences);
diff --git a/app/stores/AuthStore.ts b/app/stores/AuthStore.ts
index f5b1f993d..9f8a05955 100644
--- a/app/stores/AuthStore.ts
+++ b/app/stores/AuthStore.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ export default class AuthStore {
     name?: string;
     avatarUrl?: string | null;
     language?: string;
+    preferences?: Record<string, boolean>;
   }) => {
     this.isSaving = true;
 
diff --git a/app/utils/routeHelpers.test.ts b/app/utils/routeHelpers.test.ts
index 49dd176bb..f9a718755 100644
--- a/app/utils/routeHelpers.test.ts
+++ b/app/utils/routeHelpers.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { sharedDocumentPath } from "./routeHelpers";
+import { sharedDocumentPath, accountPreferencesPath } from "./routeHelpers";
 
 describe("#sharedDocumentPath", () => {
   test("should return share path for a document", () => {
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@ describe("#sharedDocumentPath", () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe("#accountPreferencesPath", () => {
+  test("should return account preferences path", () => {
+    expect(accountPreferencesPath()).toBe("/settings/preferences");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/utils/routeHelpers.ts b/app/utils/routeHelpers.ts
index 7a7486655..fa7722054 100644
--- a/app/utils/routeHelpers.ts
+++ b/app/utils/routeHelpers.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export function profileSettingsPath(): string {
   return "/settings";
 }
 
+export function accountPreferencesPath(): string {
+  return "/settings/preferences";
+}
+
 export function groupSettingsPath(): string {
   return "/settings/groups";
 }
diff --git a/server/models/User.ts b/server/models/User.ts
index 42568300b..e7ac269c7 100644
--- a/server/models/User.ts
+++ b/server/models/User.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ import {
   AllowNull,
 } from "sequelize-typescript";
 import { languages } from "@shared/i18n";
-import { CollectionPermission } from "@shared/types";
+import {
+  CollectionPermission,
+  UserPreference,
+  UserPreferences,
+} from "@shared/types";
 import { stringToColor } from "@shared/utils/color";
 import env from "@server/env";
 import { ValidationError } from "../errors";
@@ -54,12 +58,6 @@ export enum UserRole {
   Viewer = "viewer",
 }
 
-export enum UserPreference {
-  RememberLastPath = "rememberLastPath",
-}
-
-export type UserPreferences = { [key in UserPreference]?: boolean };
-
 @Scopes(() => ({
   withAuthentications: {
     include: [
diff --git a/server/presenters/user.ts b/server/presenters/user.ts
index 03b280f62..abf5a90cc 100644
--- a/server/presenters/user.ts
+++ b/server/presenters/user.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { UserPreferences } from "@shared/types";
 import env from "@server/env";
 import { User } from "@server/models";
-import { UserPreferences } from "@server/models/User";
 
 type Options = {
   includeDetails?: boolean;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/users.ts b/server/routes/api/users.ts
index 5cba9404e..cc3974439 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/users.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/users.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import crypto from "crypto";
 import Router from "koa-router";
+import { has } from "lodash";
 import { Op, WhereOptions } from "sequelize";
+import { UserPreference } from "@shared/types";
 import { UserValidation } from "@shared/validations";
 import { RateLimiterStrategy } from "@server/RateLimiter";
 import userDemoter from "@server/commands/userDemoter";
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ import logger from "@server/logging/Logger";
 import auth from "@server/middlewares/authentication";
 import { rateLimiter } from "@server/middlewares/rateLimiter";
 import { Event, User, Team } from "@server/models";
-import { UserFlag, UserRole, UserPreference } from "@server/models/User";
+import { UserFlag, UserRole } from "@server/models/User";
 import { can, authorize } from "@server/policies";
 import { presentUser, presentPolicies } from "@server/presenters";
 import {
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ router.post("users.update", auth(), async (ctx) => {
   }
   if (preferences) {
     assertKeysIn(preferences, UserPreference);
-    if (preferences.rememberLastPath) {
+    if (has(preferences, UserPreference.RememberLastPath)) {
       assertBoolean(preferences.rememberLastPath);
       user.setPreference(
         UserPreference.RememberLastPath,
diff --git a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
index b397f789c..6d5122d07 100644
--- a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
+++ b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   "Trash": "Trash",
   "Settings": "Settings",
   "Profile": "Profile",
+  "Preferences": "Preferences",
   "API documentation": "API documentation",
   "Send us feedback": "Send us feedback",
   "Report a bug": "Report a bug",
@@ -683,6 +684,9 @@
   "Email address": "Email address",
   "Your email address should be updated in your SSO provider.": "Your email address should be updated in your SSO provider.",
   "The email integration is currently disabled. Please set the associated environment variables and restart the server to enable notifications.": "The email integration is currently disabled. Please set the associated environment variables and restart the server to enable notifications.",
+  "Preferences saved": "Preferences saved",
+  "Remember previous location": "Remember previous location",
+  "Automatically return to the document you were last viewing when the app is re-opened": "Automatically return to the document you were last viewing when the app is re-opened",
   "Profile saved": "Profile saved",
   "Profile picture updated": "Profile picture updated",
   "Unable to upload new profile picture": "Unable to upload new profile picture",
diff --git a/shared/types.ts b/shared/types.ts
index 131fe0b6b..ac8c70022 100644
--- a/shared/types.ts
+++ b/shared/types.ts
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@ export type IntegrationSettings<T> = T extends IntegrationType.Embed
       | { url: string }
       | { url: string; channel: string; channelId: string }
       | { serviceTeamId: string };
+
+export enum UserPreference {
+  RememberLastPath = "rememberLastPath",
+}
+
+export type UserPreferences = { [key in UserPreference]?: boolean };