diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home)/(board)/layout.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home)/(board)/layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3467dc941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home)/(board)/layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import definition from "../../boards/(content)/(home)/_definition";
+
+const { layout } = definition;
+
+export default layout;
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home-board)/page.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home)/(board)/page.tsx
similarity index 64%
rename from apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home-board)/page.tsx
rename to apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home)/(board)/page.tsx
index 7554444e5..79d1685df 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home-board)/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home)/(board)/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import definition from "../boards/(content)/(home)/_definition";
+import definition from "../../boards/(content)/(home)/_definition";
 
 const { generateMetadataAsync: generateMetadata, page } = definition;
 
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home)/not-found.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home)/not-found.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b88f6c393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home)/not-found.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import HomeBoardNotFoundPage from "../boards/(content)/not-found";
+
+export default HomeBoardNotFoundPage;
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home-board)/layout.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home-board)/layout.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b69474ba..000000000
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/(home-board)/layout.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import definition from "../boards/(content)/(home)/_definition";
-
-const { layout } = definition;
-
-export default layout;
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/_definition.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/(board)/_definition.tsx
similarity index 79%
rename from apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/_definition.tsx
rename to apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/(board)/_definition.tsx
index 82e53110d..d3b65a5e9 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/_definition.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/(board)/_definition.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { api } from "@homarr/api/server";
 
-import { createBoardContentPage } from "../_creator";
+import { createBoardContentPage } from "../../_creator";
 
 export default createBoardContentPage<{ locale: string; name: string }>({
   async getInitialBoardAsync({ name }) {
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/layout.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/(board)/layout.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/layout.tsx
rename to apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/(board)/layout.tsx
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/page.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/(board)/page.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/page.tsx
rename to apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/(board)/page.tsx
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/not-found.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/not-found.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c398669b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/[name]/not-found.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { IconLayoutOff } from "@tabler/icons-react";
+
+import { getScopedI18n } from "@homarr/translation/server";
+
+import { BoardNotFound } from "~/components/board/not-found";
+
+export default async function BoardNotFoundPage() {
+  const tNotFound = await getScopedI18n("board.error.notFound");
+  return (
+    <BoardNotFound
+      icon={IconLayoutOff}
+      title={tNotFound("title")}
+      description={tNotFound("description")}
+      link={{ label: tNotFound("link"), href: "/manage/boards" }}
+      notice={tNotFound("notice")}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/not-found.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/not-found.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba84e0593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/not-found.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { IconHomeOff } from "@tabler/icons-react";
+
+import { auth } from "@homarr/auth/next";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
+import { boards } from "@homarr/db/schema/sqlite";
+import { getI18n } from "@homarr/translation/server";
+
+import type { BoardNotFoundProps } from "~/components/board/not-found";
+import { BoardNotFound } from "~/components/board/not-found";
+
+export default async function NotFoundBoardHomePage() {
+  const boardNotFoundProps = await getPropsAsync();
+
+  return <BoardNotFound {...boardNotFoundProps} />;
+}
+
+const getPropsAsync = async (): Promise<BoardNotFoundProps> => {
+  const boardCount = await db.$count(boards);
+  const t = await getI18n();
+
+  if (boardCount === 0) {
+    return {
+      icon: { src: "/favicon.ico", alt: "Homarr logo" },
+      title: t("board.error.noBoard.title"),
+      description: t("board.error.noBoard.description"),
+      link: { label: t("board.error.noBoard.link"), href: "/manage/boards" },
+      notice: t("board.error.noBoard.notice"),
+    };
+  }
+
+  const session = await auth();
+  const isAdmin = session?.user.permissions.includes("admin");
+  const type = isAdmin ? "admin" : session !== null ? "user" : "anonymous";
+  const href = {
+    admin: "/manage/settings",
+    user: `/manage/users/${session?.user.id}/general`,
+    anonymous: "/manage/boards",
+  }[type];
+
+  return {
+    icon: IconHomeOff,
+    title: t(`board.error.homeBoard.title`),
+    description: t(`board.error.homeBoard.${type}.description`),
+    link: { label: t(`board.error.homeBoard.${type}.link`), href },
+    notice: t(`board.error.homeBoard.${type}.notice`),
+  };
+};
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/not-found.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/not-found.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d597597de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/not-found.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { Anchor, AppShellMain, Center, Flex, Group, Image, Text, Title } from "@mantine/core";
+
+import type { TablerIcon } from "@homarr/ui";
+
+import { fullHeightWithoutHeaderAndFooter } from "~/constants";
+import { MainHeader } from "../layout/header";
+import { HomarrLogoWithTitle } from "../layout/logo/homarr-logo";
+import { ClientShell } from "../layout/shell";
+
+export interface BoardNotFoundProps {
+  icon: TablerIcon | { src: string; alt: string };
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  link: {
+    label: string;
+    href: string;
+  };
+  notice: string;
+}
+
+export const BoardNotFound = ({ icon: Icon, title, description, link, notice }: BoardNotFoundProps) => {
+  return (
+    <ClientShell hasNavigation={false}>
+      <MainHeader logo={<HomarrLogoWithTitle size="md" />} hasNavigation={false} />
+      <AppShellMain>
+        <Center h={fullHeightWithoutHeaderAndFooter}>
+          <Flex direction="column" align="center" ta="center">
+            <Group gap="sm" justify="center">
+              {"src" in Icon ? <Image fit="fill" h={48} w={48} src={Icon.src} alt={Icon.alt} /> : <Icon size={32} />}
+
+              <Title>{title}</Title>
+            </Group>
+            <Text>{description}</Text>
+            <Anchor href={link.href}>{link.label}</Anchor>
+            <Text c="dimmed">{notice}</Text>
+          </Flex>
+        </Center>
+      </AppShellMain>
+    </ClientShell>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index 8997a4deb..516d0d5a5 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -1978,6 +1978,38 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "error": {
+      "noBoard": {
+        "title": "Welcome to Homarr",
+        "description": "A sleek,  modern dashboard that puts all of your apps and services at your fingertips.",
+        "link": "Create your first board",
+        "notice": "To make this page disappear, create a board and set it as the home board"
+      },
+      "notFound": {
+        "title": "Board not found",
+        "description": "The board specified was either not found or you don't have access to it.",
+        "link": "View all boards",
+        "notice": "Check the link or contact an administrator if you think it should be accessible"
+      },
+      "homeBoard": {
+        "title": "No home board",
+        "admin": {
+          "description": "You haven't set a home board for the server yet.",
+          "link": "Configure server-wide home board",
+          "notice": "To make this page disappear for all users, set a home board for the server"
+        },
+        "user": {
+          "description": "You haven't set a home board yet.",
+          "link": "Configure your home board",
+          "notice": "To make this page disappear, specify the home board in your preferences"
+        },
+        "anonymous": {
+          "description": "The server administrator hasn't set a home board yet.",
+          "link": "View public boards",
+          "notice": "To make this page disappear, ask the server administrator to set a home board for the server"
+        }
+      }
     }
   },
   "management": {