diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/constants.js b/frontend/src/utils/constants.js
index 5b542eae52..8c8d693725 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/constants.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/constants.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export const serviceUrl = window.wiki ? window.wiki.config.serviceUrl : '';
 export const isPublicWiki = window.wiki ? window.wiki.config.isPublicWiki === 'True': '';
 export const sharedToken = window.wiki ? window.wiki.config.sharedToken : '';
 export const sharedType = window.wiki ? window.wiki.config.sharedType : '';
+export const hasIndex = window.wiki ? window.wiki.config.hasIndex : '';
 
 // file history
 export const PER_PAGE = 25;
diff --git a/frontend/src/wiki.js b/frontend/src/wiki.js
index 107fff9a2b..7365811606 100644
--- a/frontend/src/wiki.js
+++ b/frontend/src/wiki.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import MediaQuery from 'react-responsive';
 import { Modal } from 'reactstrap';
-import { slug, repoID, siteRoot, initialPath, isDir, sharedToken } from './utils/constants';
+import { slug, repoID, siteRoot, initialPath, isDir, sharedToken, hasIndex } from './utils/constants';
 import { Utils } from './utils/utils';
 import { seafileAPI } from './utils/seafile-api';
 import Dirent from './models/dirent';
diff --git a/seahub/templates/wiki/wiki.html b/seahub/templates/wiki/wiki.html
index d1b7bc79b6..0298e77d56 100644
--- a/seahub/templates/wiki/wiki.html
+++ b/seahub/templates/wiki/wiki.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
             permission: "{{ user_can_write }}",
             isPublicWiki: "{{ is_public_wiki }}",
             isDir: "{{ is_dir }}",
+            hasIndex: {% if has_index %} true {% else %} false {% endif %},
         }
     };
 </script>
diff --git a/seahub/wiki/views.py b/seahub/wiki/views.py
index 7bd6cb8727..710a3901d1 100644
--- a/seahub/wiki/views.py
+++ b/seahub/wiki/views.py
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ def slug(request, slug, file_path="home.md"):
     if wiki.permission == 'public':
         is_public_wiki = True
 
+    has_index = False
+    dirs = seafile_api.list_dir_by_path(wiki.repo_id, '/')
+    for dir_obj in dirs:
+        if dir_obj.obj_name == 'index.md':
+            has_index = True
+            break
+
     try:
         fs = FileShare.objects.get(repo_id=wiki.repo_id, path='/')
     except FileShare.DoesNotExist:
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ def slug(request, slug, file_path="home.md"):
         "search_wiki": True,
         "is_public_wiki": is_public_wiki,
         "is_dir": is_dir,
+        "has_index": has_index,
     })