diff --git a/src/components/instances_page.rs b/src/components/instances_page.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c19ab38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/instances_page.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+use gtk::prelude::*;
+use lemmy_api_common::lemmy_db_schema::source::instance::Instance;
+use relm4::{factory::FactoryVecDeque, prelude::*};
+
+use crate::api;
+
+use super::instance_row::InstanceRow;
+
+pub struct InstancesPage {
+    instances: FactoryVecDeque<InstanceRow>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum InstancePageInput {
+    FetchInstances,
+    DoneFetchInstances(Vec<Instance>),
+}
+
+#[relm4::component(pub)]
+impl SimpleComponent for InstancesPage {
+    type Init = ();
+    type Input = InstancePageInput;
+    type Output = crate::AppMsg;
+
+    view! {
+        gtk::Box {
+            set_hexpand: true,
+            set_vexpand: true,
+            set_orientation: gtk::Orientation::Vertical,
+            set_spacing: 12,
+            set_margin_all: 20,
+            set_valign: gtk::Align::Center,
+            gtk::Label {
+                set_text: "Please choose a Lemmy instance",
+            },
+            gtk::StackSwitcher {
+                set_stack: Some(&stack),
+            },
+            #[name(stack)]
+            gtk::Stack {
+                add_child = &gtk::ScrolledWindow {
+                    #[local_ref]
+                    instances -> gtk::Box {
+                        set_orientation: gtk::Orientation::Vertical,
+                        set_spacing: 5,
+                        set_vexpand: true,
+                    },
+                } -> {
+                    set_title: "Public",
+                },
+                add_child = &gtk::Box {
+                    set_orientation: gtk::Orientation::Vertical,
+                    set_spacing: 10,
+                    set_margin_top: 100,
+                    set_margin_bottom: 100,
+
+                    #[name(instance_url)]
+                    gtk::Entry {
+                        set_placeholder_text: Some("Instance url"),
+                        set_hexpand: true,
+                    },
+                    gtk::Button {
+                        set_label: "Done",
+                        connect_clicked[sender, instance_url] => move |_| {
+                            let text = instance_url.text().as_str().to_string();
+                            instance_url.set_text("");
+                            let _ = sender.output(crate::AppMsg::DoneChoosingInstance(text));
+                        },
+                    },
+                } -> {
+                    set_title: "Custom",
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn init(
+        _init: Self::Init,
+        root: &Self::Root,
+        sender: ComponentSender<Self>,
+    ) -> ComponentParts<Self> {
+        let instances = FactoryVecDeque::new(gtk::Box::default(), sender.output_sender());
+        let model = Self { instances };
+        let instances = model.instances.widget();
+        let widgets = view_output!();
+        ComponentParts { model, widgets }
+    }
+
+    fn update(&mut self, msg: Self::Input, sender: ComponentSender<Self>) {
+        match msg {
+            InstancePageInput::FetchInstances => {
+                std::thread::spawn(move || {
+                    let message = match api::instances::fetch_instances() {
+                        Ok(instances) => Some(InstancePageInput::DoneFetchInstances(instances)),
+                        Err(_err) => None,
+                    };
+                    if let Some(message) = message {
+                        sender.input(message);
+                    };
+                });
+            }
+            InstancePageInput::DoneFetchInstances(instances) => {
+                self.instances.guard().clear();
+                for instance in instances {
+                    self.instances.guard().push_back(instance);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fcdbe67..053ea17 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ impl SimpleComponent for App {
                 };
                 let message = match reqwest::Url::parse(&url_with_scheme) {
                     Ok(url) => {
+                        // clear the back queue to not mix up different instances
+                        self.back_queue.clear();
                         let mut current_account = settings::get_current_account();
                         let url = url.to_string();
                         // remove the "/" at the end of the url