diff --git a/src/CONST.js b/src/CONST.js
index c0e26e78fca7..e8c9d4b93a79 100755
--- a/src/CONST.js
+++ b/src/CONST.js
@@ -696,6 +696,11 @@ const CONST = {
 
     // There's a limit of 60k characters in Auth - https://github.com/Expensify/Auth/blob/198d59547f71fdee8121325e8bc9241fc9c3236a/auth/lib/Request.h#L28
     MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH: 60000,
+
+    DRAWER_STATUS: {
+        OPEN: 'open',
+        CLOSED: 'closed',
+    },
 };
 
 export default CONST;
diff --git a/src/ONYXKEYS.js b/src/ONYXKEYS.js
index e3ec98b6052e..6426297e2ce6 100755
--- a/src/ONYXKEYS.js
+++ b/src/ONYXKEYS.js
@@ -193,4 +193,7 @@ export default {
 
     // Validating Email?
     USER_SIGN_UP: 'userSignUp',
+
+    // Store default drawer status
+    DEFAULT_DRAWER_STATUS: 'defaultDrawerStatus',
 };
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/BaseDrawerNavigator.js b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/BaseDrawerNavigator.js
index e90d35a6cd6c..364659d461ff 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/BaseDrawerNavigator.js
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/BaseDrawerNavigator.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {View} from 'react-native';
 import withWindowDimensions, {windowDimensionsPropTypes} from '../../../components/withWindowDimensions';
 import styles from '../../../styles/styles';
 import * as StyleUtils from '../../../styles/StyleUtils';
+import * as App from '../../actions/App';
 
 import Navigation from '../Navigation';
 
@@ -66,6 +67,19 @@ class BaseDrawerNavigator extends Component {
                     ),
                     swipeEdgeWidth: 500,
                 }}
+                screenListeners={{
+                    state: (e) => {
+                        const state = e.data.state;
+
+                        // Get the history that has drawer type to get the status.
+                        const hasDrawerHistory = _.find(state.history || [], h => h.type === 'drawer');
+
+                        // hasDrawerHistory will has undefined value if the route drawer is equal to initial route drawer.
+                        // Using the default status if hasDrawerHistory is undefined and get the status from the current route
+                        // if the value provided.
+                        App.setDefaultDrawerStatus(hasDrawerHistory ? hasDrawerHistory.status : state.default);
+                    },
+                }}
             >
                 {_.map(this.props.screens, screen => (
                     <Drawer.Screen
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/Navigation.js b/src/libs/Navigation/Navigation.js
index e05874d683d9..5f858fae1686 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/Navigation.js
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/Navigation.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import CustomActions from './CustomActions';
 import ONYXKEYS from '../../ONYXKEYS';
 import linkingConfig from './linkingConfig';
 import navigationRef from './navigationRef';
+import CONST from '../../CONST';
 
 let isLoggedIn = false;
 Onyx.connect({
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ Onyx.connect({
     callback: val => isLoggedIn = Boolean(val && val.authToken),
 });
 
+let defaultDrawerStatus = CONST.DRAWER_STATUS.OPEN;
+Onyx.connect({
+    key: ONYXKEYS.DEFAULT_DRAWER_STATUS,
+    callback: val => defaultDrawerStatus = val,
+});
+
 // This flag indicates that we're trying to deeplink to a report when react-navigation is not fully loaded yet.
 // If true, this flag will cause the drawer to start in a closed state (which is not the default for small screens)
 // so it doesn't cover the report we're trying to link to.
@@ -74,9 +81,18 @@ function closeDrawer() {
  */
 function getDefaultDrawerState(isSmallScreenWidth) {
     if (didTapNotificationBeforeReady) {
-        return 'closed';
+        return CONST.DRAWER_STATUS.CLOSED;
     }
-    return isSmallScreenWidth ? 'open' : 'closed';
+
+    if (isSmallScreenWidth) {
+        const path = getPathFromState(navigationRef.current.getState(), linkingConfig.config);
+
+        // If the initial route path is HOME SCREEN,
+        // return open for default status drawer instead of using value from Onyx
+        return path === '/' ? CONST.DRAWER_STATUS.OPEN : defaultDrawerStatus;
+    }
+
+    return CONST.DRAWER_STATUS.CLOSED;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/App.js b/src/libs/actions/App.js
index a5d8918d6404..93e865665b6e 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/App.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/App.js
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ function fixAccountAndReloadData() {
         });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Store drawer status to Onyx
+ * @param {String} defaultDrawerStatus
+ */
+function setDefaultDrawerStatus(defaultDrawerStatus) {
+    Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.DEFAULT_DRAWER_STATUS, defaultDrawerStatus);
+}
+
 // When the app reconnects from being offline, fetch all initialization data
 NetworkConnection.onReconnect(() => getAppData(true, false));
 
@@ -142,6 +150,7 @@ export {
     setCurrentURL,
     setLocale,
     setSidebarLoaded,
+    setDefaultDrawerStatus,
     getLocale,
     getAppData,
     fixAccountAndReloadData,