diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index f5f31a517a1..f51f9f19397 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -1863,6 +1863,7 @@ void QgisApp::createActions()
   connect( mActionNewBlankProject, &QAction::triggered, this, &QgisApp::fileNewBlank );
   connect( mActionOpenProject, &QAction::triggered, this, &QgisApp::fileOpen );
   connect( mActionSaveProject, &QAction::triggered, this, &QgisApp::fileSave );
+  connect( mActionWelcomePage, &QAction::triggered, this, [ = ] { mCentralContainer->setCurrentIndex( 1 ); } );
   connect( mActionSaveProjectAs, &QAction::triggered, this, &QgisApp::fileSaveAs );
   connect( mActionSaveMapAsImage, &QAction::triggered, this, [ = ] { saveMapAsImage(); } );
   connect( mActionSaveMapAsPdf, &QAction::triggered, this, [ = ] { saveMapAsPdf(); } );
diff --git a/src/ui/qgisapp.ui b/src/ui/qgisapp.ui
index 6ace3f94868..b032c5c998f 100755
--- a/src/ui/qgisapp.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgisapp.ui
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     <addaction name="mActionOpenProject"/>
     <addaction name="mProjectFromTemplateMenu"/>
     <addaction name="mRecentProjectsMenu"/>
+    <addaction name="mActionWelcomePage"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="mActionSaveProject"/>
     <addaction name="mActionSaveProjectAs"/>
@@ -2959,6 +2960,11 @@ Acts on currently active editable layer</string>
     <string>New Report</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="mActionWelcomePage">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Welcome Page</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../images/images.qrc"/>