diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index 4f80c63990..d05b451cee 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -4946,8 +4946,8 @@ function page_header($page_title = '', $display_online_list = true, $item_id = 0
 		'U_VIEWONLINE'			=> ($auth->acl_gets('u_viewprofile', 'a_user', 'a_useradd', 'a_userdel')) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewonline.$phpEx") : '',
 		'U_LOGIN_LOGOUT'		=> $u_login_logout,
 		'U_INDEX'				=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}index.$phpEx"),
-		'U_HOME'				=> $config['site_home_url'],
 		'U_SEARCH'				=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}search.$phpEx"),
+		'U_SITE_HOME'			=> $config['site_home_url'],
 		'U_REGISTER'			=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}ucp.$phpEx", 'mode=register'),
 		'U_PROFILE'				=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}ucp.$phpEx"),
 		'U_MODCP'				=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}mcp.$phpEx", false, true, $user->session_id),
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
index b80aec1f4a..a4597a1014 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'OVERRIDE_STYLE_EXPLAIN'		=> 'Replaces user’s style with the default.',
 	'SITE_DESC'						=> 'Site description',
 	'SITE_HOME_TEXT'				=> 'Main website text',
-	'SITE_HOME_TEXT_EXPLAIN'		=> 'This text will be displayed as a link to your website homepage in the board’s breadcrumbs. If not specified, it will default to ’Home’.',
+	'SITE_HOME_TEXT_EXPLAIN'		=> 'This text will be displayed as a link to your website homepage in the board’s breadcrumbs. If not specified, it will default to “Home”.',
 	'SITE_HOME_URL'					=> 'Main website URL',
-	'SITE_HOME_URL_EXPLAIN'			=> 'If specified, a link to this URL will be prepended to your board’s breadcrumbs. The board logo will also link to this URL.',
+	'SITE_HOME_URL_EXPLAIN'			=> 'If specified, a link to this URL will be prepended to your board’s breadcrumbs and the board logo will link to this URL instead of the forum index. An absolute URL is required, e.g. <samp>http://www.phpbb.com</samp>.',
 	'SITE_NAME'						=> 'Site name',
 	'SYSTEM_TIMEZONE'				=> 'Guest timezone',
 	'SYSTEM_TIMEZONE_EXPLAIN'			=> 'Timezone to use for displaying times to users who are not logged in (guests, bots). Logged in users set their timezone during registration and can change it in their user control panel.',
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_footer.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_footer.html
index 30912b6637..7e43ff2d0a 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_footer.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_footer.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 		<div class="inner">
 
 		<ul class="linklist">
-			<li class="icon-home"><!-- IF U_HOME --><a href="{U_HOME}">{L_SITE_HOME}</a> <strong>&#8249;</strong> <!-- ENDIF --><a href="{U_INDEX}" accesskey="h">{L_INDEX}</a></li>
+			<li class="icon-home"><!-- IF U_SITE_HOME --><a href="{U_SITE_HOME}">{L_SITE_HOME}</a> <strong>&#8249;</strong> <!-- ENDIF --><a href="{U_INDEX}" accesskey="h">{L_INDEX}</a></li>
 				<!-- IF not S_IS_BOT -->
 					<!-- IF U_WATCH_FORUM_LINK --><li <!-- IF S_WATCHING_FORUM -->class="icon-unsubscribe"<!-- ELSE -->class="icon-subscribe"<!-- ENDIF -->><a href="{U_WATCH_FORUM_LINK}" title="{S_WATCH_FORUM_TITLE}" data-ajax="toggle_link" data-toggle-class="icon-<!-- IF not S_WATCHING_FORUM -->unsubscribe<!-- ELSE -->subscribe<!-- ENDIF -->" data-toggle-text="{S_WATCH_FORUM_TOGGLE}" data-toggle-url="{U_WATCH_FORUM_TOGGLE}">{S_WATCH_FORUM_TITLE}</a></li><!-- ENDIF -->
 					<!-- IF U_WATCH_TOPIC --><li <!-- IF S_WATCHING_TOPIC -->class="icon-unsubscribe"<!-- ELSE -->class="icon-subscribe"<!-- ENDIF -->><a href="{U_WATCH_TOPIC}" title="{S_WATCH_TOPIC_TITLE}" data-ajax="toggle_link" data-toggle-class="<!-- IF not S_WATCHING_TOPIC -->icon-unsubscribe<!-- ELSE -->icon-subscribe<!-- ENDIF -->" data-toggle-text="{S_WATCH_TOPIC_TOGGLE}" data-toggle-url="{U_WATCH_TOPIC_TOGGLE}">{S_WATCH_TOPIC_TITLE}</a></li><!-- ENDIF -->
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html
index 1fde020035..0900222d09 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 			<div class="inner">
 
 			<div id="site-description">
-				<a href="<!-- IF U_HOME -->{U_HOME}<!-- ELSE -->{U_INDEX}<!-- ENDIF -->" title="<!-- IF U_HOME -->{L_SITE_HOME}<!-- ELSE -->{L_INDEX}<!-- ENDIF -->" id="logo">{SITE_LOGO_IMG}</a>
+				<a href="<!-- IF U_SITE_HOME -->{U_SITE_HOME}<!-- ELSE -->{U_INDEX}<!-- ENDIF -->" title="<!-- IF U_SITE_HOME -->{L_SITE_HOME}<!-- ELSE -->{L_INDEX}<!-- ENDIF -->" id="logo">{SITE_LOGO_IMG}</a>
 				<h1>{SITENAME}</h1>
 				<p>{SITE_DESCRIPTION}</p>
 				<p class="skiplink"><a href="#start_here">{L_SKIP}</a></p>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 			<div class="inner">
 
 			<ul class="linklist navlinks">
-				<li class="icon-home"><!-- IF U_HOME --><a href="{U_HOME}">{L_SITE_HOME}</a> <strong>&#8249;</strong> <!-- ENDIF --><a href="{U_INDEX}" accesskey="h">{L_INDEX}</a> <!-- BEGIN navlinks --> <strong>&#8249;</strong> <a href="{navlinks.U_VIEW_FORUM}">{navlinks.FORUM_NAME}</a><!-- END navlinks --></li>
+				<li class="icon-home"><!-- IF U_SITE_HOME --><a href="{U_SITE_HOME}">{L_SITE_HOME}</a> <strong>&#8249;</strong> <!-- ENDIF --><a href="{U_INDEX}" accesskey="h">{L_INDEX}</a> <!-- BEGIN navlinks --> <strong>&#8249;</strong> <a href="{navlinks.U_VIEW_FORUM}">{navlinks.FORUM_NAME}</a><!-- END navlinks --></li>
 
 				<!-- IF U_EMAIL_TOPIC --><li class="rightside"><a href="{U_EMAIL_TOPIC}" title="{L_EMAIL_TOPIC}" class="sendemail">{L_EMAIL_TOPIC}</a></li><!-- ENDIF -->
 				<!-- IF U_EMAIL_PM --><li class="rightside"><a href="{U_EMAIL_PM}" title="{L_EMAIL_PM}" class="sendemail">{L_EMAIL_PM}</a></li><!-- ENDIF -->
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/breadcrumbs.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/breadcrumbs.html
index 95da9aedc7..73386ed851 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/breadcrumbs.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/breadcrumbs.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 	<table class="tablebg" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" style="margin-top: 5px;">
 	<tr>
 		<td class="row1">
-			<p class="breadcrumbs"><!-- IF U_HOME --><a href="{U_HOME}">{L_SITE_HOME}</a> <strong>&#187;</strong> <!-- ENDIF --><a href="{U_INDEX}">{L_INDEX}</a><!-- BEGIN navlinks --> &#187; <a href="{navlinks.U_VIEW_FORUM}">{navlinks.FORUM_NAME}</a><!-- END navlinks --></p>
+			<p class="breadcrumbs"><!-- IF U_SITE_HOME --><a href="{U_SITE_HOME}">{L_SITE_HOME}</a> <strong>&#187;</strong> <!-- ENDIF --><a href="{U_INDEX}">{L_INDEX}</a><!-- BEGIN navlinks --> &#187; <a href="{navlinks.U_VIEW_FORUM}">{navlinks.FORUM_NAME}</a><!-- END navlinks --></p>
 			<p class="datetime">{S_TIMEZONE}</p>
 		</td>
 	</tr>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/overall_header.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/overall_header.html
index ded087ca6d..8bedec4c9e 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/overall_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/overall_header.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function marklist(id, name, state)
 	}
 
 	var rb = parent.getElementsByTagName('input');
-	
+
 	for (var r = 0; r < rb.length; r++)
 	{
 		if (rb[r].name.substr(0, name.length) == name)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function marklist(id, name, state)
 	<div id="logodesc">
 		<table width="100%" cellspacing="0">
 		<tr>
-			<td><a href="<!-- IF U_HOME -->{U_HOME}<!-- ELSE -->{U_INDEX}<!-- ENDIF -->" class="imageset">{SITE_LOGO_IMG}</a></td>
+			<td><a href="<!-- IF U_SITE_HOME -->{U_SITE_HOME}<!-- ELSE -->{U_INDEX}<!-- ENDIF -->" class="imageset">{SITE_LOGO_IMG}</a></td>
 			<td width="100%" align="center"><h1>{SITENAME}</h1><span class="gen">{SITE_DESCRIPTION}</span></td>
 		</tr>
 		</table>