diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/MainWindowModule.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/MainWindowModule.java
index 2251903bc..5043fa485 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/MainWindowModule.java
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/MainWindowModule.java
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ abstract class MainWindowModule {
 	@IntoMap
 	@FxControllerKey(VaultDetailController.class)
 	abstract FxController bindVaultDetailController(VaultDetailController controller);
+	
+	@Binds
+	@IntoMap
+	@FxControllerKey(WelcomeController.class)
+	abstract FxController bindWelcomeController(WelcomeController controller);
 
 	@Binds
 	@IntoMap
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/WelcomeController.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/WelcomeController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d780032f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/WelcomeController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package org.cryptomator.ui.mainwindow;
+
+import javafx.application.Application;
+import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
+import javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding;
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import org.cryptomator.common.vaults.Vault;
+import org.cryptomator.ui.common.FxController;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+@MainWindowScoped
+public class WelcomeController implements FxController {
+	
+	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WelcomeController.class);
+	private static final String GETTING_STARTED_URI = "https://docs.cryptomator.org/en/latest/desktop/basic-concepts/";
+
+	private final Application application;
+	private final BooleanBinding noVaultPresent;
+
+	@Inject
+	public WelcomeController(Application application, ObservableList<Vault> vaults) {
+		this.application = application;
+		this.noVaultPresent = Bindings.isEmpty(vaults);
+	}
+
+	@FXML
+	public void visitGettingStartedGuide() {
+		LOG.trace("Opening {}", GETTING_STARTED_URI);
+		application.getHostServices().showDocument(GETTING_STARTED_URI);
+	}
+
+	/* Getter/Setter */
+
+	public BooleanBinding noVaultPresentProperty() {
+		return noVaultPresent;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isNoVaultPresent() {
+		return noVaultPresent.get();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/main_window.fxml b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/main_window.fxml
index 8bae2c6a6..1eb017a75 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/main_window.fxml
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/main_window.fxml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.Region?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane?>
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_detail.fxml b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_detail.fxml
index 19a590cd6..3c97edb9d 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_detail.fxml
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_detail.fxml
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@
 <VBox xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx"
 	  xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
 	  fx:controller="org.cryptomator.ui.mainwindow.VaultDetailController"
-	  styleClass="vault-detail"
 	  minWidth="300"
 	  spacing="36">
 	<padding>
 		<Insets topRightBottomLeft="24"/>
 	</padding>
 	<children>
-		<HBox spacing="12" visible="${controller.anyVaultSelected}">
+		<HBox spacing="12" visible="${controller.anyVaultSelected}" managed="${controller.anyVaultSelected}">
 			<StackPane alignment="CENTER">
 				<Circle styleClass="glyph-icon-primary" radius="16"/>
 				<FontAwesome5IconView styleClass="glyph-icon-white" glyph="${controller.glyph}" HBox.hgrow="NEVER" glyphSize="16"/>
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@
 			</VBox>
 		</HBox>
 
+		<fx:include VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" source="vault_detail_welcome.fxml" visible="${!controller.anyVaultSelected}" managed="${!controller.anyVaultSelected}"/>
 		<fx:include VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" source="vault_detail_locked.fxml" visible="${controller.vault.locked}" managed="${controller.vault.locked}"/>
 		<fx:include VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" source="vault_detail_unlocked.fxml" visible="${controller.vault.unlocked}" managed="${controller.vault.unlocked}"/>
 		<fx:include VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" source="vault_detail_missing.fxml" visible="${controller.vault.missing}" managed="${controller.vault.missing}"/>
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_detail_welcome.fxml b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_detail_welcome.fxml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2712354ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_detail_welcome.fxml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Hyperlink?>
+<?import javafx.scene.image.Image?>
+<?import javafx.scene.image.ImageView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.text.Text?>
+<?import javafx.scene.text.TextFlow?>
+<VBox xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx"
+	  xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
+	  fx:controller="org.cryptomator.ui.mainwindow.WelcomeController"
+	  alignment="CENTER"
+	  spacing="24">
+	<children>
+		<ImageView VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" fitHeight="128" preserveRatio="true" smooth="true" cache="true">
+			<Image url="/bot.png"/>
+		</ImageView>
+		
+		<TextFlow prefWidth="-Infinity" visible="${controller.noVaultPresent}" managed="${controller.noVaultPresent}">
+			<Text text="%main.vaultDetail.welcomeOnboarding"/>
+			<Text text=" "/>
+			<Hyperlink text="docs.cryptomator.org" styleClass="hyperlink-underline" onAction="#visitGettingStartedGuide"/>
+		</TextFlow>
+	</children>
+</VBox>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties b/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties
index 2032732f2..a6f56a4b6 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ main.vaultlist.emptyList.onboardingInstruction=Click here to add a vault
 main.vaultlist.contextMenu.remove=Remove Vault
 main.vaultlist.addVaultBtn=Add Vault
 ## Vault Detail
+### Welcome
+main.vaultDetail.welcomeOnboarding=Thanks for choosing Cryptomator to protect your files. If you need any assistance, check out our getting started guides:
 ### Locked
 main.vaultDetail.lockedStatus=LOCKED
 main.vaultDetail.unlockBtn=Unlock