diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 54eb968b6a..520581b01c 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ static const bool stdin_cmd_enable = false;
 // Number of entries that will be kept in ROM history file.
 static const unsigned game_history_size = 100;
 
+// Show RGUI start-up screen on boot.
+static const bool rgui_show_start_screen = true;
+
 
 ////////////////////
 // Keybinds, Joypad
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
index 198b5f5e69..f0aaaf9621 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ typedef enum
    RGUI_FILE_DEVICE,
    RGUI_FILE_USE_DIRECTORY,
    RGUI_SETTINGS,
+   RGUI_START_SCREEN,
 
    // Shader stuff
    RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_OPTIONS,
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ typedef struct
    size_t selection_ptr;
    bool need_refresh;
    bool msg_force;
+   bool push_start_screen;
 
    // Quick jumping indices with L/R.
    // Rebuilt when parsing directory.
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
index de739e1694..08f75418a7 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ int menu_set_settings(unsigned setting, unsigned action)
 
    switch (setting)
    {
+      case RGUI_START_SCREEN:
+         if (action == RGUI_ACTION_OK)
+            rgui_list_push(rgui->menu_stack, "", RGUI_START_SCREEN, 0);
+         break;
       case RGUI_SETTINGS_REWIND_ENABLE:
          if (action == RGUI_ACTION_OK ||
                action == RGUI_ACTION_LEFT ||
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
index 48fce55e8f..4048fd1118 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ static void *rgui_init(void)
    rgui->selection_buf = (rgui_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(rgui_list_t));
    rgui_list_push(rgui->menu_stack, "", RGUI_SETTINGS, 0);
    rgui->selection_ptr = 0;
+   rgui->push_start_screen = g_settings.rgui_show_start_screen;
+   g_settings.rgui_show_start_screen = false;
    rgui_settings_populate_entries(rgui);
 
    // Make sure that custom viewport is something sane incase we use it
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ static void rgui_settings_populate_entries(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
 #endif
    rgui_list_push(rgui->selection_buf, "RetroArch Config", RGUI_SETTINGS_CONFIG, 0);
    rgui_list_push(rgui->selection_buf, "Save New Config", RGUI_SETTINGS_SAVE_CONFIG, 0);
+   rgui_list_push(rgui->selection_buf, "Help", RGUI_START_SCREEN, 0);
    rgui_list_push(rgui->selection_buf, "Quit RetroArch", RGUI_SETTINGS_QUIT_RARCH, 0);
 }
 
@@ -572,6 +575,70 @@ static int rgui_custom_bind_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
    return 0;
 }
 
+static int rgui_start_screen_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
+{
+   render_text(rgui);
+   char msg[1024];
+
+   char desc[6][64];
+   static const unsigned binds[] = {
+      RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_UP,
+      RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_DOWN,
+      RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_A,
+      RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_B,
+      RARCH_MENU_TOGGLE,
+      RARCH_QUIT_KEY,
+   };
+
+   for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(binds); i++)
+   {
+      if (driver.input && driver.input->set_keybinds)
+      {
+         struct platform_bind key_label;
+         strlcpy(key_label.desc, "Unknown", sizeof(key_label.desc));
+         key_label.joykey = g_settings.input.binds[0][binds[i]].joykey;
+         driver.input->set_keybinds(&key_label, 0, 0, 0, 1ULL << KEYBINDS_ACTION_GET_BIND_LABEL);
+         strlcpy(desc[i], key_label.desc, sizeof(desc[i]));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         const struct retro_keybind *bind = &g_settings.input.binds[0][binds[i]];
+         input_get_bind_string(desc[i], bind, sizeof(desc[i]));
+      }
+   }
+
+   snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg),
+         "-- Welcome to RetroArch / RGUI --\n"
+         " \n" // strtok_r doesn't split empty strings.
+
+         "Basic RGUI controls:\n"
+         "    Scroll (Up): %-20s\n"
+         "  Scroll (Down): %-20s\n"
+         "      Accept/OK: %-20s\n"
+         "           Back: %-20s\n"
+         "Enter/Exit RGUI: %-20s\n"
+         " Exit RetroArch: %-20s\n"
+         " \n"
+
+         "To play a game:\n"
+         "Load a libretro core (Core).\n"
+         "Load a ROM (Load Game).     \n"
+         " \n"
+
+         "See Path Options to set directories\n"
+         "for faster access to files.\n"
+         " \n"
+
+         "Press Accept/OK to continue.",
+         desc[0], desc[1], desc[2], desc[3], desc[4], desc[5]);
+
+   render_messagebox(rgui, msg);
+
+   if (action == RGUI_ACTION_OK)
+      rgui_list_pop(rgui->menu_stack, &rgui->selection_ptr);
+   return 0;
+}
+
 static int rgui_viewport_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
 {
    rarch_viewport_t *custom = &g_extern.console.screen.viewports.custom_vp;
@@ -893,6 +960,13 @@ static int rgui_settings_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
 
    render_text(rgui);
 
+   // Have to defer it so we let settings refresh.
+   if (rgui->push_start_screen)
+   {
+      rgui->push_start_screen = false;
+      rgui_list_push(rgui->menu_stack, "", RGUI_START_SCREEN, 0);
+   }
+
    return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1127,7 +1201,9 @@ static int rgui_iterate(void *data, unsigned action)
       driver.video_poke->set_texture_frame(driver.video_data, menu_framebuf,
             false, RGUI_WIDTH, RGUI_HEIGHT, 1.0f);
 
-   if (menu_type_is_settings(menu_type))
+   if (menu_type == RGUI_START_SCREEN)
+      return rgui_start_screen_iterate(rgui, action);
+   else if (menu_type_is_settings(menu_type))
       return rgui_settings_iterate(rgui, action);
    else if (menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_VIEWPORT || menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_VIEWPORT_2)
       return rgui_viewport_iterate(rgui, action);
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rguidisp_bitmap.c b/frontend/menu/rguidisp_bitmap.c
index 8b9332801d..67731c8395 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rguidisp_bitmap.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rguidisp_bitmap.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ static void render_text(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
          (menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS_OPTIONS) ||
          (menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_VIEWPORT || menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_VIEWPORT_2) ||
          menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_BIND ||
+         menu_type == RGUI_START_SCREEN ||
          menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS)
       snprintf(title, sizeof(title), "MENU %s", dir);
    else if (menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS_OPEN_HISTORY)
@@ -587,6 +588,7 @@ static void render_text(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
             case RGUI_SETTINGS_OPTIONS:
             case RGUI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_BIND_ALL:
             case RGUI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_BIND_DEFAULT_ALL:
+            case RGUI_START_SCREEN:
                strlcpy(type_str, "...", sizeof(type_str));
                break;
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 5c4c1ab14f..846c68e6b3 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ struct settings
 #if defined(HAVE_RGUI) || defined(HAVE_RMENU) || defined(HAVE_RMENU_XUI)
    char rgui_browser_directory[PATH_MAX];
    char rgui_config_directory[PATH_MAX];
+   bool rgui_show_start_screen;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/retroarch.cfg b/retroarch.cfg
index 1782f1c3d0..038b5e58f6 100644
--- a/retroarch.cfg
+++ b/retroarch.cfg
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
 # Sets start directory for RGUI config browser.
 # rgui_config_directory =
 
+# Show startup screen in RGUI.
+# Is automatically set to false when seen for the first time.
+# This is only updated in config if config_save_on_exit is set to true, however.
+# rgui_show_start_screen = true
+
 # Flushes config to disk on exit. Useful for RGUI as settings can be modified.
 # Overwrites the config. #include's and comments are not preserved.
 # config_save_on_exit = false
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index fc6b11861e..71699a0bbe 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
    g_settings.stdin_cmd_enable     = stdin_cmd_enable;
    g_settings.game_history_size    = game_history_size;
 
+   g_settings.rgui_show_start_screen = rgui_show_start_screen;
+
    rarch_assert(sizeof(g_settings.input.binds[0]) >= sizeof(retro_keybinds_1));
    rarch_assert(sizeof(g_settings.input.binds[1]) >= sizeof(retro_keybinds_rest));
    memcpy(g_settings.input.binds[0], retro_keybinds_1, sizeof(retro_keybinds_1));
@@ -760,6 +762,7 @@ bool config_load_file(const char *path)
    CONFIG_GET_PATH(rgui_config_directory, "rgui_config_directory");
    if (!strcmp(g_settings.rgui_config_directory, "default"))
       *g_settings.rgui_config_directory = '\0';
+   CONFIG_GET_BOOL(rgui_show_start_screen, "rgui_show_start_screen");
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
@@ -1088,6 +1091,7 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
 #if defined(HAVE_RGUI) || defined(HAVE_RMENU) || defined(HAVE_RMENU_XUI)
    config_set_string(conf, "rgui_browser_directory", *g_settings.rgui_browser_directory ? g_settings.rgui_browser_directory : "default");
    config_set_string(conf, "rgui_config_directory", *g_settings.rgui_config_directory ? g_settings.rgui_config_directory : "default");
+   config_set_bool(conf, "rgui_show_start_screen", g_settings.rgui_show_start_screen);
 #endif
 
    config_set_string(conf, "game_history_path", g_settings.game_history_path);