diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 2399a6aa1..550e97aa4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryAdapter.DirOperationsListener {
         if (!config.wasOTGHandled && hasPermission(PERMISSION_WRITE_STORAGE)) {
             checkOTGInclusion()
         }
+
+        if (!config.wereFavoritesPinned) {
+            config.addPinnedFolders(hashSetOf(FAVORITES))
+            config.wereFavoritesPinned = true
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onStart() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
index 73d6db933..59fcde108 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -322,4 +322,8 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
     var tempSkipDeleteConfirmation: Boolean
         get() = prefs.getBoolean(TEMP_SKIP_DELETE_CONFIRMATION, false)
         set(tempSkipDeleteConfirmation) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(TEMP_SKIP_DELETE_CONFIRMATION, tempSkipDeleteConfirmation).apply()
+
+    var wereFavoritesPinned: Boolean
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(WERE_FAVORITES_PINNED, false)
+        set(wereFavoritesPinned) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(WERE_FAVORITES_PINNED, wereFavoritesPinned).apply()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
index e0f3c7085..3fd37fcf0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const val LAST_FILEPICKER_PATH = "last_filepicker_path"
 const val WAS_OTG_HANDLED = "was_otg_handled"
 const val TEMP_SKIP_DELETE_CONFIRMATION = "temp_skip_delete_confirmation"
 const val BOTTOM_ACTIONS = "bottom_actions"
+const val WERE_FAVORITES_PINNED = "were_favorites_pinned"
 
 // slideshow
 const val SLIDESHOW_INTERVAL = "slideshow_interval"