diff --git a/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadFirstSatellite.svelte b/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadFirstSatellite.svelte
index bc8690d4d..9f8c83d6a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadFirstSatellite.svelte
+++ b/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadFirstSatellite.svelte
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	};
 </script>
 
-<LaunchpadHeader withoutGreetingsReturningLabel />
+<LaunchpadHeader newUser />
 
 <LaunchpadButton onclick={createSatellite} testId={testIds.launchpad.launch}>
 	<div class="new">
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadGettingStarted.svelte b/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadGettingStarted.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..367f118a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadGettingStarted.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import Html from '$lib/components/ui/Html.svelte';
+	import Info from '$lib/components/ui/Info.svelte';
+	import { i18n } from '$lib/stores/app/i18n.store';
+</script>
+
+<Info>
+	{#snippet icon()}
+		<span>👋</span>
+	{/snippet}
+
+	<Html text={$i18n.launchpad.getting_started_credits} />
+</Info>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+	span {
+		font-size: 32px;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadHeader.svelte b/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadHeader.svelte
index 915d5e092..7b995b6e7 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadHeader.svelte
+++ b/src/frontend/src/lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadHeader.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+	import LaunchpadGettingStarted from '$lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadGettingStarted.svelte';
 	import LaunchpadGreetings from '$lib/components/modules/launchpad/LaunchpadGreetings.svelte';
 	import { providerDataUi } from '$lib/derived/console/account.provider.derived';
 	import { onIntersection } from '$lib/directives/intersection.directives';
@@ -8,10 +9,10 @@
 	interface Props {
 		children?: Snippet;
 		filter?: string;
-		withoutGreetingsReturningLabel?: boolean;
+		newUser?: boolean;
 	}
 
-	let { filter = $bindable(''), children, withoutGreetingsReturningLabel }: Props = $props();
+	let { filter = $bindable(''), children, newUser }: Props = $props();
 
 	const customOnIntersection = (element: HTMLElement) =>
 		onIntersection(element, {
@@ -21,10 +22,11 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class="header" onjunoIntersecting={onLayoutTitleIntersection} use:customOnIntersection>
-	<LaunchpadGreetings
-		providerData={$providerDataUi}
-		withoutReturningLabel={withoutGreetingsReturningLabel}
-	/>
+	{#if newUser}
+		<LaunchpadGettingStarted />
+	{:else}
+		<LaunchpadGreetings providerData={$providerDataUi} withoutReturningLabel={newUser} />
+	{/if}
 
 	{@render children?.()}
 </div>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/lib/components/ui/Info.svelte b/src/frontend/src/lib/components/ui/Info.svelte
index 4c23848b1..25a3a12cb 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/lib/components/ui/Info.svelte
+++ b/src/frontend/src/lib/components/ui/Info.svelte
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { nonNullish } from '@dfinity/utils';
 	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
 	import IconInfo from '$lib/components/icons/IconInfo.svelte';
 
 	interface Props {
 		children: Snippet;
+		icon?: Snippet;
 	}
 
-	let { children }: Props = $props();
+	let { children, icon }: Props = $props();
 </script>
 
-<p><span class="icon"><IconInfo size="32px" /></span> <span>{@render children()}</span></p>
+<p>
+	<span class="icon"
+		>{#if nonNullish(icon)}{@render icon()}{:else}<IconInfo size="32px" />{/if}</span
+	> <span>{@render children()}</span>
+</p>
 
 <style lang="scss">
 	@use '../../styles/mixins/info';
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/lib/i18n/en.json b/src/frontend/src/lib/i18n/en.json
index 84fc182be..d2b9a5854 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/lib/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/lib/i18n/en.json
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@
 		"greetings": "Greetings",
 		"commander": "Commander",
 		"spacebuilder": "Spacebuilder",
-		"captain": "Captain"
+		"captain": "Captain",
+		"getting_started_credits": "Welcome to Juno! Getting started is free — reach out on <a href=\"https://discord.gg/wHZ57Z2RAG\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Discord</strong></a> and we'll set you up with your first credits."
 	},
 	"satellites": {
 		"title": "Satellites",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/lib/i18n/zh-cn.json b/src/frontend/src/lib/i18n/zh-cn.json
index eb0f22706..5ca5f5557 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/lib/i18n/zh-cn.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/lib/i18n/zh-cn.json
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@
 		"greetings": "您好",
 		"commander": "指挥官",
 		"spacebuilder": "太空建造者",
-		"captain": "船长"
+		"captain": "船长",
+		"getting_started_credits": "欢迎来到 Juno！入门免费 — 在 <a href=\"https://discord.gg/wHZ57Z2RAG\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Discord</strong></a> 上联系我们，我们将为您提供初始积分。"
 	},
 	"satellites": {
 		"title": "所有卫星",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/lib/types/i18n.d.ts b/src/frontend/src/lib/types/i18n.d.ts
index 6f6374b9d..15e775adb 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/lib/types/i18n.d.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/lib/types/i18n.d.ts
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ interface I18nLaunchpad {
 	commander: string;
 	spacebuilder: string;
 	captain: string;
+	getting_started_credits: string;
 }
 
 interface I18nSatellites {
