diff --git a/local_moodleappbehat/tests/behat/behat_app.php b/local_moodleappbehat/tests/behat/behat_app.php
index e7f0ed2f0..62ba7f6a3 100644
--- a/local_moodleappbehat/tests/behat/behat_app.php
+++ b/local_moodleappbehat/tests/behat/behat_app.php
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ class behat_app extends behat_app_helper {
         $this->prepare_browser(['skiponboarding' => empty($runtime)]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Restart the app.
+     *
+     * @When I restart the app
+     */
+    public function i_restart_the_app() {
+        $this->getSession()->visit($this->ionicurl);
+
+        $this->i_wait_the_app_to_restart();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @Then I wait the app to restart
      */
diff --git a/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.ts b/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.ts
index bf6b92219..d74f4fe3d 100644
--- a/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export class CoreMainMenuPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             // Remove the handlers that should only appear in the More menu.
             this.allHandlers = handlers;
 
-            this.initHandlers();
+            this.updateHandlers();
         });
 
         this.badgeUpdateObserver = CoreEvents.on(CoreMainMenuProvider.MAIN_MENU_HANDLER_BADGE_UPDATED, (data) => {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export class CoreMainMenuPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         });
 
         this.resizeListener = CoreDom.onWindowResize(() => {
-            this.initHandlers();
+            this.updateHandlers();
         });
         document.addEventListener('ionBackButton', this.backButtonFunction);
 
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ export class CoreMainMenuPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             // Init handlers again once keyboard is closed since the resize event doesn't have the updated height.
             this.keyboardObserver = CoreEvents.on(CoreEvents.KEYBOARD_CHANGE, (kbHeight: number) => {
                 if (kbHeight === 0) {
-                    this.initHandlers();
+                    this.updateHandlers();
 
                     // If the device is slow it can take a bit more to update the window height. Retry in a few ms.
                     setTimeout(() => {
-                        this.initHandlers();
+                        this.updateHandlers();
                     }, 250);
                 }
             });
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ export class CoreMainMenuPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Init handlers on change (size or handlers).
+     * Update handlers on change (size or handlers).
      */
-    async initHandlers(): Promise<void> {
+    async updateHandlers(): Promise<void> {
         if (!this.allHandlers) {
             return;
         }
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export class CoreMainMenuPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             .slice(0, CoreMainMenu.getNumItems()); // Get main handlers.
 
         // Re-build the list of tabs. If a handler is already in the list, use existing object to prevent re-creating the tab.
+        const previousTabs = this.tabs.map(tab => tab.page);
         const newTabs: CoreMainMenuHandlerToDisplay[] = [];
 
         for (let i = 0; i < handlers.length; i++) {
@@ -188,9 +189,12 @@ export class CoreMainMenuPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
         this.updateMoreBadge();
 
+        const removedTabs = previousTabs.filter(page => !this.tabs.some(tab => tab.page === page));
+        const mainMenuTab = CoreNavigator.getCurrentMainMenuTab();
+
         this.loaded = CoreMainMenuDelegate.areHandlersLoaded();
 
-        if (this.loaded && !CoreNavigator.getCurrentMainMenuTab()) {
+        if (this.loaded && (!mainMenuTab || removedTabs.includes(mainMenuTab))) {
             // No tab selected, select the first one.
             await CoreUtils.nextTick();
 
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@ export class CoreMainMenuPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             this.logger.debug(`Select first tab: ${tabPage}.`, this.tabs);
 
             // Use navigate instead of mainTabs.select to be able to pass page params.
-            CoreNavigator.navigate(tabPage, {
+            CoreNavigator.navigateToSitePath(tabPage, {
                 params: {
                     urlToOpen: this.urlToOpen,
                     redirectPath: this.redirectPath,
diff --git a/src/core/features/mainmenu/tests/behat/mainmenu.feature b/src/core/features/mainmenu/tests/behat/mainmenu.feature
index d69a64651..7f9ace199 100644
--- a/src/core/features/mainmenu/tests/behat/mainmenu.feature
+++ b/src/core/features/mainmenu/tests/behat/mainmenu.feature
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Feature: Main Menu opens the right page
   Scenario: Opens Site Home when defaulthomepage is set to Site
     Given the following config values are set as admin:
       | defaulthomepage | 0 |
-    Given I entered the app as "student"
-    When "Site home" should be selected in the app
+    And I entered the app as "student"
+    Then "Site home" should be selected in the app
     And I should find "Available courses" in the app
     And "Site home" "text" should appear before "Dashboard" "text" in the ".core-tabs-bar" "css_element"
     And "Home" "text" should appear before "My courses" "text" in the ".mainmenu-tabs" "css_element"
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Feature: Main Menu opens the right page
   Scenario: Opens Dashboard when defaulthomepage is set to Dashboard
     Given the following config values are set as admin:
       | defaulthomepage | 1 |
-    Given I entered the app as "student"
-    When "Dashboard" should be selected in the app
+    And I entered the app as "student"
+    Then "Dashboard" should be selected in the app
     And I should find "Timeline" in the app
     And "Dashboard" "text" should appear before "Site home" "text" in the ".core-tabs-bar" "css_element"
     And "Home" "text" should appear before "My courses" "text" in the ".mainmenu-tabs" "css_element"
@@ -36,7 +36,19 @@ Feature: Main Menu opens the right page
   Scenario: Opens My Courses when defaulthomepage is set to My Courses
     Given the following config values are set as admin:
       | defaulthomepage | 3 |
-    Given I entered the app as "student"
-    When "My courses" near "Home" should be selected in the app
+    And I entered the app as "student"
+    Then "My courses" near "Home" should be selected in the app
     And I should find "Course 1" in the app
     And "My courses" "text" should appear before "Home" "text" in the ".mainmenu-tabs" "css_element"
+
+  @lms_from4.0
+  Scenario: Opens first tab after Site Home, Dashboard, and My Courses are disabled
+    Given I entered the app as "student"
+    Then "Dashboard" should be selected in the app
+
+    When the following config values are set as admin:
+      | disabledfeatures | $mmSideMenuDelegate_mmaFrontpage,CoreMainMenuDelegate_CoreCoursesDashboard,$mmSideMenuDelegate_mmCourses | tool_mobile |
+    And I restart the app
+    Then I should find "Contacts" in the app
+    But I should not find "Home" in the app
+    And I should not find "My courses" in the app