diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivity.kt
index d5fe94ca133..c3a8d1f699f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /** The central activity for all users entering the app. */
 class HomeActivity : InjectableAppCompatActivity() {
-  @Inject lateinit var homeActivityController: HomeActivityController
+  @Inject lateinit var homeActivityPresenter: HomeActivityPresenter
 
   override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
     activityComponent.inject(this)
-    homeActivityController.handleOnCreate()
+    homeActivityPresenter.handleOnCreate()
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivityController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivityController.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fd3b0e7f81..00000000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivityController.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package org.oppia.app.home
-
-import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
-import org.oppia.app.R
-import org.oppia.app.activity.ActivityScope
-import javax.inject.Inject
-
-/** The controller for [HomeActivity]. */
-@ActivityScope
-class HomeActivityController @Inject constructor(private val activity: AppCompatActivity) {
-  fun handleOnCreate() {
-    activity.setContentView(R.layout.home_activity)
-    activity.supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction().add(
-      R.id.home_fragment_placeholder,
-      HomeFragment()
-    ).commitNow()
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivityPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivityPresenter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..570d2bbd56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeActivityPresenter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package org.oppia.app.home
+
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import org.oppia.app.R
+import org.oppia.app.activity.ActivityScope
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+/** The controller for [HomeActivity]. */
+@ActivityScope
+class HomeActivityPresenter @Inject constructor(private val activity: AppCompatActivity) {
+  fun handleOnCreate() {
+    activity.setContentView(R.layout.home_activity)
+    if (getHomeFragment() == null) {
+      activity.supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction().add(
+        R.id.home_fragment_placeholder,
+        HomeFragment()
+      ).commitNow()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun getHomeFragment(): HomeFragment? {
+    return activity.supportFragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.home_fragment_placeholder) as HomeFragment?
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragment.kt
index e3bc454853f..6cb984812c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /** Fragment that contains an introduction to the app. */
 class HomeFragment : InjectableFragment() {
-  @Inject lateinit var homeFragmentController: HomeFragmentController
+  @Inject lateinit var homeFragmentPresenter: HomeFragmentPresenter
 
   override fun onAttach(context: Context?) {
     super.onAttach(context)
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ class HomeFragment : InjectableFragment() {
   }
 
   override fun onCreateView(inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?, savedInstanceState: Bundle?): View? {
-    return homeFragmentController.handleCreateView(inflater, container)
+    return homeFragmentPresenter.handleCreateView(inflater, container)
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragmentController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragmentPresenter.kt
similarity index 96%
rename from app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragmentController.kt
rename to app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragmentPresenter.kt
index d8f19de8685..688f86a1123 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragmentController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/home/HomeFragmentPresenter.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /** The controller for [HomeFragment]. */
 @FragmentScope
-class HomeFragmentController @Inject constructor(
+class HomeFragmentPresenter @Inject constructor(
   private val fragment: Fragment,
   private val viewModelProvider: ViewModelProvider<UserAppHistoryViewModel>,
   private val userAppHistoryController: UserAppHistoryController