diff --git a/server/serve_index.go b/server/serve_index.go
index 6946b4828..424f2ffd6 100644
--- a/server/serve_index.go
+++ b/server/serve_index.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func serveIndex(ds model.DataStore, fs fs.FS) http.HandlerFunc {
 		appConfig := map[string]interface{}{
 			"version":                 consts.Version(),
 			"firstTime":               firstTime,
+			"variousArtistsId":        consts.VariousArtistsID,
 			"baseURL":                 policy.Sanitize(strings.TrimSuffix(conf.Server.BaseURL, "/")),
 			"loginBackgroundURL":      policy.Sanitize(conf.Server.UILoginBackgroundURL),
 			"welcomeMessage":          policy.Sanitize(conf.Server.UIWelcomeMessage),
diff --git a/server/serve_index_test.go b/server/serve_index_test.go
index ec6893e65..e303dbf6a 100644
--- a/server/serve_index_test.go
+++ b/server/serve_index_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ var _ = Describe("serveIndex", func() {
 		Expect(config).To(HaveKeyWithValue("firstTime", true))
 	})
 
+	It("includes the VariousArtistsID", func() {
+		mockUser.empty = true
+		r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/index.html", nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+		serveIndex(ds, fs)(w, r)
+
+		config := extractAppConfig(w.Body.String())
+		Expect(config).To(HaveKeyWithValue("variousArtistsId", consts.VariousArtistsID))
+	})
+
 	It("sets firstTime = false when User table is not empty", func() {
 		mockUser.empty = false
 		r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/index.html", nil)
diff --git a/ui/src/common/ArtistLinkField.js b/ui/src/common/ArtistLinkField.js
index 0ff5f89b1..5d1950b67 100644
--- a/ui/src/common/ArtistLinkField.js
+++ b/ui/src/common/ArtistLinkField.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import config from '../config'
 export const useGetHandleArtistClick = (width) => {
   const [perPage] = useAlbumsPerPage(width)
   return (id) => {
-    return config.devShowArtistPage
+    return config.devShowArtistPage && id !== config.variousArtistsId
       ? `/artist/${id}/show`
       : `/album?filter={"artist_id":"${id}"}&order=ASC&sort=maxYear&displayedFilters={"compilation":true}&perPage=${perPage}`
   }
diff --git a/ui/src/config.js b/ui/src/config.js
index 8180db0f3..a3ea44f04 100644
--- a/ui/src/config.js
+++ b/ui/src/config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   version: 'dev',
   firstTime: false,
   baseURL: '',
+  variousArtistsId: '03b645ef2100dfc42fa9785ea3102295', // See consts.VariousArtistsID in consts.go
   // Login backgrounds from https://unsplash.com/collections/1065384/music-wallpapers
   loginBackgroundURL: 'https://source.unsplash.com/collection/1065384/1600x900',
   enableTranscodingConfig: true,