diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/FinancesApp.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/FinancesApp.tsx
index 26f3852e41b..c3e82793c0b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/FinancesApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/FinancesApp.tsx
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ function FinancesApp() {
                     </WideNotSupported>
                   }
                 />
+
+                {/* redirect all other traffic to the budget page */}
+                <Route path="/*" element={<Navigate to="/budget" replace />} />
               </Routes>
 
               <Modals />
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/1721.md b/upcoming-release-notes/1721.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..125a81abd6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/1721.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+Redirect back to budget page if non-existing pages accessed