diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/firehose/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/firehose/index.jsx
index 9ba4fd5b2b..795286898a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/firehose/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/firehose/index.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import StatusListContainer from '../ui/containers/status_list_container';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   title: { id: 'column.firehose', defaultMessage: 'Live feeds' },
+  titleDefault: { id: 'column.community', defaultMessage: 'Local timeline' },
 });
 
 // TODO: use a proper React context later on
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ const ColumnSettings = () => {
   );
 };
 
-const Firehose = ({ feedType, multiColumn }) => {
+const Firehose = ({ feedType, defaultColumn, multiColumn }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const intl = useIntl();
   const { signedIn } = useIdentity();
@@ -156,12 +157,31 @@ const Firehose = ({ feedType, multiColumn }) => {
     />
   );
 
+  const headerIcon = defaultColumn ? 'users' : 'globe';
+  const headerTitle = defaultColumn ? messages.titleDefault : messages.title;
+
+  const sectionHeadline = defaultColumn || (
+    <div className='account__section-headline'>
+      <NavLink exact to='/public/local'>
+        <FormattedMessage tagName='div' id='firehose.local' defaultMessage='This server' />
+      </NavLink>
+
+      <NavLink exact to='/public/remote'>
+        <FormattedMessage tagName='div' id='firehose.remote' defaultMessage='Other servers' />
+      </NavLink>
+
+      <NavLink exact to='/public'>
+        <FormattedMessage tagName='div' id='firehose.all' defaultMessage='All' />
+      </NavLink>
+    </div>
+  );
+
   return (
     <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} ref={columnRef} label={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
       <ColumnHeader
-        icon='globe'
+        icon={headerIcon}
         active={hasUnread}
-        title={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}
+        title={intl.formatMessage(headerTitle)}
         onPin={handlePin}
         onClick={handleHeaderClick}
         multiColumn={multiColumn}
@@ -170,19 +190,7 @@ const Firehose = ({ feedType, multiColumn }) => {
       </ColumnHeader>
 
       <div className='scrollable scrollable--flex'>
-        <div className='account__section-headline'>
-          <NavLink exact to='/public/local'>
-            <FormattedMessage tagName='div' id='firehose.local' defaultMessage='This server' />
-          </NavLink>
-
-          <NavLink exact to='/public/remote'>
-            <FormattedMessage tagName='div' id='firehose.remote' defaultMessage='Other servers' />
-          </NavLink>
-
-          <NavLink exact to='/public'>
-            <FormattedMessage tagName='div' id='firehose.all' defaultMessage='All' />
-          </NavLink>
-        </div>
+        {sectionHeadline}
 
         <StatusListContainer
           prepend={prependBanner}
@@ -204,6 +212,7 @@ const Firehose = ({ feedType, multiColumn }) => {
 }
 
 Firehose.propTypes = {
+  defaultColumn: PropTypes.bool,
   multiColumn: PropTypes.bool,
   feedType: PropTypes.string,
 };
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/navigation_panel.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/navigation_panel.jsx
index b0f86003f5..a6f6607310 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/navigation_panel.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/navigation_panel.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   home: { id: 'tabs_bar.home', defaultMessage: 'Home' },
   notifications: { id: 'tabs_bar.notifications', defaultMessage: 'Notifications' },
   explore: { id: 'explore.title', defaultMessage: 'Explore' },
+  local: { id: 'column.local', defaultMessage: 'Local' },
   firehose: { id: 'column.firehose', defaultMessage: 'Live feeds' },
   direct: { id: 'navigation_bar.direct', defaultMessage: 'Private mentions' },
   favourites: { id: 'navigation_bar.favourites', defaultMessage: 'Favourites' },
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class NavigationPanel extends Component {
   };
 
   isFirehoseActive = (match, location) => {
-    return match || location.pathname.startsWith('/public');
+    return (match || location.pathname.startsWith('/public')) && !location.pathname.endsWith('/fixed');
   };
 
   render () {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ class NavigationPanel extends Component {
           <>
             <ColumnLink transparent to='/notifications' icon={<NotificationsCounterIcon className='column-link__icon' />} text={intl.formatMessage(messages.notifications)} />
             <ColumnLink transparent to='/home' icon='home' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.home)} />
+            <ColumnLink transparent to='/public/local/fixed' icon='users' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.local)} />
           </>
         )}
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.jsx
index ea0c1b1d78..c1f24a222d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.jsx
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class SwitchingColumnsArea extends PureComponent {
           <WrappedRoute path='/public' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'public' }} content={children} />
           <WrappedRoute path='/public/local' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'community' }} content={children} />
           <WrappedRoute path='/public/remote' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'public:remote' }} content={children} />
+          <WrappedRoute path='/public/local/fixed' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'community', defaultColumn: true }} content={children} />
           <WrappedRoute path={['/conversations', '/timelines/direct']} component={DirectTimeline} content={children} />
           <WrappedRoute path='/tags/:id' component={HashtagTimeline} content={children} />
           <WrappedRoute path='/lists/:id' component={ListTimeline} content={children} />
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index c641a97707..fb55839db6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
   "column.follow_requests": "Follow requests",
   "column.home": "Home",
   "column.lists": "Lists",
+  "column.local": "Local",
   "column.mutes": "Muted users",
   "column.notifications": "Notifications",
   "column.pins": "Pinned posts",
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/ja.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/ja.json
index 16b6b71bf2..1e600bd3a7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/ja.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/ja.json
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
   "column.follow_requests": "フォローリクエスト",
   "column.home": "ホーム",
   "column.lists": "リスト",
+  "column.local": "ローカル",
   "column.mutes": "ミュートしたユーザー",
   "column.notifications": "通知",
   "column.pins": "固定された投稿",
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index a16257070e..89f0055d28 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     /home
     /public
     /public/local
+    /public/local/fixed
     /public/remote
     /conversations
     /lists/(*any)