diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 9ad8ac7f0e..dcf0b5f287 100644
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ def setup():
     parser.add_argument('--pid-file', dest="pid", help="When running as a "
                         "daemon, the file to store the pid in",
                         default="hs.pid")
+    parser.add_argument("-w", "--webclient", dest="webclient",
+                        action="store_true", help="Host the web client.")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     verbosity = int(args.verbose) if args.verbose else None
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ def setup():
     # the replication layer
     hs.get_federation()
 
-    hs.register_servlets()
+    hs.register_servlets(host_web_client=args.webclient)
 
     hs.get_http_server().start_listening(args.port)
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
index b7f0c1fd2e..74a372e2ff 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 
 
 from . import (
-    room, events, register, login, profile, public, presence, im, directory
+    room, events, register, login, profile, public, presence, im, directory,
+    webclient
 )
 
+
 class RestServletFactory(object):
 
     """ A factory for creating REST servlets.
@@ -42,3 +44,7 @@ class RestServletFactory(object):
         presence.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
         im.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
         directory.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
+
+    def register_web_client(self, hs):
+        http_server = hs.get_http_server()
+        webclient.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/base.py b/synapse/rest/base.py
index 2f1ab57c73..65d417f757 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/base.py
@@ -30,48 +30,6 @@ def client_path_pattern(path_regex):
     return re.compile("^/matrix/client/api/v1" + path_regex)
 
 
-class RestServletFactory(object):
-
-    """ A factory for creating REST servlets.
-
-    These REST servlets represent the entire client-server REST API. Generally
-    speaking, they serve as wrappers around events and the handlers that
-    process them.
-
-    See synapse.api.events for information on synapse events.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        http_server = hs.get_http_server()
-
-        # You get import errors if you try to import before the classes in this
-        # file are defined, hence importing here instead.
-
-        import room
-        room.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
-
-        import events
-        events.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
-
-        import register
-        register.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
-
-        import profile
-        profile.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
-
-        import public
-        public.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
-
-        import presence
-        presence.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
-
-        import im
-        im.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
-
-        import login
-        login.register_servlets(hs, http_server)
-
-
 class RestServlet(object):
 
     """ A Synapse REST Servlet.
diff --git a/synapse/rest/webclient.py b/synapse/rest/webclient.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75a425c14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/webclient.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2014 matrix.org
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from synapse.rest.base import RestServlet
+
+import logging
+import re
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class WebClientRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    # No PATTERN; we have custom dispatch rules here
+
+    def register(self, http_server):
+        http_server.register_path("GET",
+                                  re.compile("^/$"),
+                                  self.on_GET_redirect)
+        http_server.register_path("GET",
+                                  re.compile("^/matrix/client$"),
+                                  self.on_GET)
+
+    def on_GET(self, request):
+        return (200, "not implemented")
+
+    def on_GET_redirect(self, request):
+        request.setHeader("Location", request.uri + "matrix/client")
+        return (302, None)
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    logger.info("Registering web client.")
+    WebClientRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 4ba203ac38..ba9022f323 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -171,7 +171,13 @@ class HomeServer(BaseHomeServer):
     def build_distributor(self):
         return Distributor()
 
-    def register_servlets(self):
-        """Simply building the ServletFactory is sufficient to have it
-        register."""
-        self.get_rest_servlet_factory()
+    def register_servlets(self, host_web_client):
+        """ Register all servlets associated with this HomeServer.
+
+        Args:
+            host_web_client (bool): True to host the web client as well.
+        """
+        # Simply building the ServletFactory is sufficient to have it register
+        factory = self.get_rest_servlet_factory()
+        if host_web_client:
+            factory.register_web_client(self)