diff --git a/lib/app/pages/index.vue b/lib/app/pages/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b308055207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/app/pages/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <section class="Landscape">
+      <div class="Landscape__Logo">
+        <div class="VueToNuxtLogo">
+          <div class="Triangle Triangle--two"></div>
+          <div class="Triangle Triangle--one"></div>
+          <div class="Triangle Triangle--three"></div>
+          <div class="Triangle Triangle--four"></div>
+        </div>
+        <h1 class="Landscape__Logo__Title">NUXT</h1>
+      </div>
+      <h2 class="Landscape__Title">Universal Vue.js Applications</h2>
+      <a href="https://nuxtjs.org/guide/installation#starting-from-scratch" target="_blank" class="button">
+        Get Started
+      </a>
+    </section>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style>
+  .Landscape {
+    min-height: calc(100vh - 50px);
+    background-color: #fff;
+    padding: 70px 15px;
+    padding-top: 100px;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  @media (min-width: 992px) {
+    .Landscape {
+      padding: 140px 30px;
+      padding-top: 200px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .Landscape__Logo__Title {
+    margin:0;
+    padding:0;
+    font-family: "Quicksand", "Source Sans Pro", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
+    line-height: 20px;
+    display: block;
+    font-weight: 300;
+    font-size: 100px;
+    color: #35495e;
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    padding: 25px 15px;
+  }
+
+  @media (min-width: 992px) {
+    .Landscape__Logo__Title {
+      font-size: 120px;
+      display: inline-block;
+      padding: 0;
+      padding-left: 30px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .Landscape__Title {
+      font-family: "Quicksand", "Source Sans Pro", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
+      font-size: 45px;
+      font-weight: 300;
+      line-height: normal;
+      margin: 30px 0;
+      color: #526488;
+      word-spacing: 5px;
+  }
+
+  @media (min-width: 992px) {
+    .Landscape__Title {
+      font-size: 60px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .VueToNuxtLogo {
+    display: inline-block;
+    animation: turn 2s linear forwards;
+    transform: rotateX(180deg);
+    position: relative;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    height: 180px;
+    width: 245px;
+  }
+
+  .Triangle {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    width: 0;
+    height: 0;
+  }
+
+  .Triangle--one {
+    border-left: 105px solid transparent;
+    border-right: 105px solid transparent;
+    border-bottom: 180px solid #41B883;
+  }
+
+  .Triangle--two {
+    top: 30px;
+    left: 35px;
+    animation: goright 0.5s linear forwards 2.5s;
+    border-left: 87.5px solid transparent;
+    border-right: 87.5px solid transparent;
+    border-bottom: 150px solid #3B8070;
+  }
+
+  .Triangle--three {
+    top: 60px;
+    left: 35px;
+    animation: goright 0.5s linear forwards 2.5s;
+    border-left: 70px solid transparent;
+    border-right: 70px solid transparent;
+    border-bottom: 120px solid #35495E;
+  }
+
+  .Triangle--four {
+    top: 120px;
+    left: 70px;
+    animation: godown 0.5s linear forwards 2s;
+    border-left: 35px solid transparent;
+    border-right: 35px solid transparent;
+    border-bottom: 60px solid #fff;
+  }
+
+  @keyframes turn {
+    100% {
+      transform: rotateX(0deg);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @keyframes godown {
+    100% {
+      top: 180px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @keyframes goright {
+    100% {
+      left: 70px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .button {
+    font-family: "Quicksand", "Source Sans Pro", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
+    position: relative;
+    display: inline-block;
+    color: #fff!important;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    padding: 14px 42px;
+    padding-top: 13px;
+    min-width: 150px;
+    text-align: center;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    background-color: #3b8070;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    border: 1px solid #3b8070;
+  }
+</style>
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diff --git a/lib/builder/builder.js b/lib/builder/builder.js
index d7a11d75af..ee7cd6cbf9 100644
--- a/lib/builder/builder.js
+++ b/lib/builder/builder.js
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ export default class Builder {
             `No \`${this.options.dir.pages}\` directory found in ${dir}. Did you mean to run \`nuxt\` in the parent (\`../\`) directory?`
           )
         } else {
-          throw new Error(
-            `Couldn't find a \`${this.options.dir.pages}\` directory in ${dir}. Please create one under the project root`
-          )
+          this._defaultPage = true
         }
       }
     }
@@ -249,8 +247,13 @@ export default class Builder {
 
     // -- Routes --
     consola.debug('Generating routes...')
-    // If user defined a custom method to create routes
-    if (this._nuxtPages) {
+
+    if (this._defaultPage) {
+      templateVars.router.routes = createRoutes(
+        ['index.vue'],
+        this.options.nuxtAppDir + '/pages'
+      )
+    } else if (this._nuxtPages) { // If user defined a custom method to create routes
       // Use nuxt.js createRoutes bases on pages/
       const files = {}
       ;(await glob(`${this.options.dir.pages}/**/*.{vue,js}`, {
diff --git a/test/unit/nuxt.test.js b/test/unit/nuxt.test.js
index 339692e41e..a3fdc2b402 100644
--- a/test/unit/nuxt.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/nuxt.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { resolve } from 'path'
-import { loadFixture, Nuxt, Builder } from '../utils'
+import { loadFixture, getPort, Nuxt, Builder } from '../utils'
 
 describe('nuxt', () => {
   test('Nuxt.js Class', () => {
@@ -32,16 +32,15 @@ describe('nuxt', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  test('Fail to build when no pages/ directory', () => {
-    const nuxt = new Nuxt({
-      dev: false,
-      rootDir: resolve(__dirname)
-    })
+  test('Build with default page when no pages/ directory', async () => {
+    const nuxt = new Nuxt()
+    new Builder(nuxt).build()
+    const port = await getPort()
+    await nuxt.listen(port, 'localhost')
 
-    return new Builder(nuxt).build().catch(err => {
-      let s = String(err)
-      expect(s.includes("Couldn't find a `pages` directory")).toBe(true)
-      expect(s.includes('Please create one under the project root')).toBe(true)
-    })
+    const { html } = await nuxt.renderRoute('/')
+    expect(html.includes('Universal Vue.js Applications')).toBe(true)
+
+    await nuxt.close()
   })
 })