diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Overview/RequestsNotLoaded/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Overview/RequestsNotLoaded/index.js
index d498ca451..db1b5eb01 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Overview/RequestsNotLoaded/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Overview/RequestsNotLoaded/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { isItemARequest, itemIsOpenedInTabs } from 'utils/tabs/index';
 import { getDefaultRequestPaneTab } from 'utils/collections/index';
 import { addTab, focusTab } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs';
-import { hideHomePage } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
 
 const RequestsNotLoaded = ({ collection }) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ const RequestsNotLoaded = ({ collection }) => {
   const handleRequestClick = (item) => (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (isItemARequest(item)) {
-      dispatch(hideHomePage());
       if (itemIsOpenedInTabs(item, tabs)) {
         dispatch(
           focusTab({
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/GlobalSearchModal/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/GlobalSearchModal/index.js
index fd1b476b7..e2a168beb 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/GlobalSearchModal/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/GlobalSearchModal/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
 } from '@tabler/icons';
 import { flattenItems, isItemARequest, isItemAFolder, findParentItemInCollection } from 'utils/collections';
 import { addTab, focusTab } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs';
-import { hideHomePage } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
 import { toggleCollectionItem, toggleCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
 import { mountCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { getDefaultRequestPaneTab } from 'utils/collections';
@@ -246,8 +245,6 @@ const GlobalSearchModal = ({ isOpen, onClose }) => {
     expandItemPath(result);
 
     if (result.type === SEARCH_TYPES.REQUEST) {
-      dispatch(hideHomePage());
-
       const existingTab = tabs.find((tab) => tab.uid === result.item.uid);
 
       if (existingTab) {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
index eb0879b5b..90272636c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import GenerateCodeItem from './GenerateCodeItem';
 import { isItemARequest, isItemAFolder } from 'utils/tabs';
 import { doesRequestMatchSearchText, doesFolderHaveItemsMatchSearchText } from 'utils/collections/search';
 import { getDefaultRequestPaneTab } from 'utils/collections';
-import { hideHomePage, hideApiSpecPage } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 import NetworkError from 'components/ResponsePane/NetworkError/index';
@@ -214,8 +213,6 @@ const CollectionItem = ({ item, collectionUid, collectionPathname, searchText })
     setTimeout(scrollToTheActiveTab, 50);
     const isRequest = isItemARequest(item);
     if (isRequest) {
-      dispatch(hideHomePage());
-      dispatch(hideApiSpecPage());
       if (isTabForItemPresent) {
         dispatch(
           focusTab({
@@ -233,8 +230,6 @@ const CollectionItem = ({ item, collectionUid, collectionPathname, searchText })
         })
       );
     } else {
-      dispatch(hideHomePage());
-      dispatch(hideApiSpecPage());
       dispatch(
         addTab({
           uid: item.uid,
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/index.js
index 5a9f4eac3..b9ecb1210 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import {
 import { toggleCollection, collapseFullCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
 import { mountCollection, moveCollectionAndPersist, handleCollectionItemDrop, pasteItem, showInFolder, saveCollectionSecurityConfig } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-import { hideApiSpecPage, hideHomePage } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
 import { addTab, makeTabPermanent } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import NewRequest from 'components/Sidebar/NewRequest';
@@ -111,8 +110,6 @@ const Collection = ({ collection, searchText }) => {
     }
 
     if (!isChevronClick) {
-      dispatch(hideHomePage()); // @TODO Playwright tests are often stuck on home page, rather than collection settings tab. Revisit for a proper fix.
-      dispatch(hideApiSpecPage());
       dispatch(
         addTab({
           uid: collection.uid,
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/WorkspaceHome/WorkspaceOverview/CollectionsList/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/WorkspaceHome/WorkspaceOverview/CollectionsList/index.js
index 0d228df93..160f9ed68 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/WorkspaceHome/WorkspaceOverview/CollectionsList/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/WorkspaceHome/WorkspaceOverview/CollectionsList/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { IconBox, IconTrash, IconEdit, IconShare, IconDots } from '@tabler/icons';
 import { removeCollectionFromWorkspaceAction } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/actions';
 import { addTab } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs';
-import { hideHomePage } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
 import { mountCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { normalizePath } from 'utils/common/path';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
@@ -117,8 +116,6 @@ const CollectionsList = ({ workspace }) => {
       })
     );
 
-    dispatch(hideHomePage());
-
     dispatch(
       addTab({
         uid: collection.uid,
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/tasks/middleware.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/tasks/middleware.js
index eef8e3160..e9830b589 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/tasks/middleware.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/tasks/middleware.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import get from 'lodash/get';
 import each from 'lodash/each';
 import filter from 'lodash/filter';
 import { createListenerMiddleware } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
-import { removeTaskFromQueue, hideHomePage } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
+import { removeTaskFromQueue } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
 import { addTab } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs';
 import { collectionAddFileEvent, collectionChangeFileEvent } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
 import { findCollectionByUid, findItemInCollectionByPathname, getDefaultRequestPaneTab, findItemInCollectionByItemUid } from 'utils/collections/index';
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ taskMiddleware.startListening({
                 requestPaneTab: getDefaultRequestPaneTab(item)
               })
             );
-            listenerApi.dispatch(hideHomePage());
           }
         }
 
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ taskMiddleware.startListening({
                 type: 'response-example',
                 itemUid: item.uid
               }));
-              listenerApi.dispatch(hideHomePage());
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/app.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/app.js
index f43e27a00..ff7115565 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/app.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createSlice } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import filter from 'lodash/filter';
 import brunoClipboard from 'utils/bruno-clipboard';
+import { addTab, focusTab } from './tabs';
 
 const initialState = {
   isDragging: false,
@@ -127,6 +128,20 @@ export const appSlice = createSlice({
       // Update clipboard UI state
       state.clipboard.hasCopiedItems = action.payload.hasCopiedItems;
     }
+  },
+  extraReducers: (builder) => {
+    // Automatically hide special pages when any tab is added or focused
+    builder
+      .addCase(addTab, (state) => {
+        state.showHomePage = false;
+        state.showApiSpecPage = false;
+        state.showManageWorkspacePage = false;
+      })
+      .addCase(focusTab, (state) => {
+        state.showHomePage = false;
+        state.showApiSpecPage = false;
+        state.showManageWorkspacePage = false;
+      });
   }
 });