diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectViewController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectViewController.php
index 7d5dc37e0b..2e53fe7276 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectViewController.php
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectViewController
     $engine = $this->getProfileMenuEngine();
     $default = $engine->getDefaultItem();
 
+    // If defaults are broken somehow, serve the manage page. See T13033 for
+    // discussion.
+    if ($default) {
+      $default_key = $default->getBuiltinKey();
+    } else {
+      $default_key = PhabricatorProject::ITEM_MANAGE;
+    }
+
     switch ($default->getBuiltinKey()) {
       case PhabricatorProject::ITEM_WORKBOARD:
         $controller_object = new PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController();
@@ -27,6 +35,9 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectViewController
       case PhabricatorProject::ITEM_PROFILE:
         $controller_object = new PhabricatorProjectProfileController();
         break;
+      case PhabricatorProject::ITEM_MANAGE:
+        $controller_object = new PhabricatorProjectManageController();
+        break;
       default:
         return $engine->buildResponse();
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/project/menuitem/PhabricatorProjectManageProfileMenuItem.php b/src/applications/project/menuitem/PhabricatorProjectManageProfileMenuItem.php
index ddb59ec095..1bd7e796dc 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/menuitem/PhabricatorProjectManageProfileMenuItem.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/menuitem/PhabricatorProjectManageProfileMenuItem.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectManageProfileMenuItem
     return false;
   }
 
+  public function canMakeDefault(
+    PhabricatorProfileMenuItemConfiguration $config) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public function getDisplayName(
     PhabricatorProfileMenuItemConfiguration $config) {
     $name = $config->getMenuItemProperty('name');