diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/index.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/index.js
index 98fab6449569..35ee2915f0bf 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/index.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import settings from './server/routes/api/settings';
 import scripts from './server/routes/api/scripts';
 
 module.exports = function (kibana) {
+  const kbnBaseUrl = '/app/kibana';
   return new kibana.Plugin({
     id: 'kibana',
     config: function (Joi) {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ module.exports = function (kibana) {
           id: 'kibana:discover',
           title: 'Discover',
           order: -1003,
-          url: '/app/kibana#/discover',
+          url: `${kbnBaseUrl}#/discover`,
           description: 'interactively explore your data',
           icon: 'plugins/kibana/assets/discover.svg',
         },
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = function (kibana) {
           id: 'kibana:visualize',
           title: 'Visualize',
           order: -1002,
-          url: '/app/kibana#/visualize',
+          url: `${kbnBaseUrl}#/visualize`,
           description: 'design data visualizations',
           icon: 'plugins/kibana/assets/visualize.svg',
         },
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports = function (kibana) {
           id: 'kibana:dashboard',
           title: 'Dashboard',
           order: -1001,
-          url: '/app/kibana#/dashboard',
+          url: `${kbnBaseUrl}#/dashboard`,
           description: 'compose visualizations for much win',
           icon: 'plugins/kibana/assets/dashboard.svg',
         },
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ module.exports = function (kibana) {
           id: 'kibana:management',
           title: 'Management',
           order: 1000,
-          url: '/app/kibana#/management',
+          url: `${kbnBaseUrl}#/management`,
           description: 'define index patterns, change config, and more',
           icon: 'plugins/kibana/assets/settings.svg',
           linkToLastSubUrl: false
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ module.exports = function (kibana) {
       ],
       injectDefaultVars(server, options) {
         return {
-          kbnIndex: options.index
+          kbnIndex: options.index,
+          kbnBaseUrl
         };
       },
     },