diff --git a/epicyon-welcome.css b/epicyon-welcome.css
index 39f448057..21a2ec8a1 100644
--- a/epicyon-welcome.css
+++ b/epicyon-welcome.css
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     --text-entry-foreground: #ccc;
     --text-entry-background: #111;
     --time-color: #aaa;
-    --welcome-button-width: 10ch;
+    --welcome-button-width: 12ch;
     --button-text: #FFFFFF;
     --button-background: #999;
     --button-selected: #666;
diff --git a/theme/blue/theme.json b/theme/blue/theme.json
index 2abaf6666..39bb7effd 100644
--- a/theme/blue/theme.json
+++ b/theme/blue/theme.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "gallery-font-size-mobile": "55px",
     "main-bg-color": "#002365",
     "login-bg-color": "#002365",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#002365",
     "options-bg-color": "#002365",
     "post-bg-color": "#002365",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#002365",
diff --git a/theme/debian/theme.json b/theme/debian/theme.json
index 225bf948c..a494551b9 100644
--- a/theme/debian/theme.json
+++ b/theme/debian/theme.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "button-selected-highlighted": "#2b5c6d",
     "button-approve": "#2b5c6d",
     "login-button-color": "#2b5c6d",
+    "welcome-button-color": "#2b5c6d",
     "button-event-background-color": "#2b5c6d",
     "post-separator-margin-top": "10px",
     "post-separator-margin-bottom": "10px",
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
     "column-left-color": "#e6ebf0",
     "main-bg-color": "#e6ebf0",
     "login-bg-color": "#010026",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#010026",
     "options-bg-color": "#010026",
     "post-bg-color": "#e6ebf0",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#e6ebf0",
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
     "cw-color": "#2d2c37",
     "main-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "login-fg-color": "white",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "white",
     "options-fg-color": "lightgrey",
     "column-left-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "border-color": "#c0cdd9",
diff --git a/theme/hacker/theme.json b/theme/hacker/theme.json
index a33b48b7b..b4ceed266 100644
--- a/theme/hacker/theme.json
+++ b/theme/hacker/theme.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "focus-color": "green",
     "main-bg-color": "black",
     "login-bg-color": "black",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "black",
     "options-bg-color": "black",
     "post-bg-color": "black",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "black",
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
     "cw-color": "#00ff00",
     "main-fg-color": "#00ff00",
     "login-fg-color": "#00ff00",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "#00ff00",
     "options-fg-color": "#00ff00",
     "column-left-fg-color": "#00ff00",
     "border-color": "#035103",
diff --git a/theme/henge/theme.json b/theme/henge/theme.json
index 0048d7b0d..4f6fce492 100644
--- a/theme/henge/theme.json
+++ b/theme/henge/theme.json
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
     "time-color": "grey",
     "event-color": "white",
     "login-bg-color": "#567726",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#567726",
     "login-fg-color": "black",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "black",
     "options-bg-color": "black",
     "newswire-publish-icon": "True",
     "full-width-timeline-buttons": "False",
diff --git a/theme/indymediaclassic/theme.json b/theme/indymediaclassic/theme.json
index 80d9c6eff..1605d885b 100644
--- a/theme/indymediaclassic/theme.json
+++ b/theme/indymediaclassic/theme.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "font-size5": "22px",
     "main-bg-color": "black",
     "login-bg-color": "black",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "black",
     "options-bg-color": "black",
     "post-bg-color": "black",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "black",
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
     "cw-color": "white",
     "main-fg-color": "white",
     "login-fg-color": "white",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "white",
     "options-fg-color": "white",
     "column-left-fg-color": "white",
     "main-bg-color-dm": "#0b0a0a",
@@ -80,5 +82,7 @@
     "column-right-width": "20vw",
     "column-right-icon-size": "11%",
     "login-button-color": "red",
-    "login-button-fg-color": "white"
+    "welcome-button-color": "red",
+    "login-button-fg-color": "white",
+    "welcome-button-fg-color": "white"
 }
diff --git a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
index 8f9d41143..88884f3bf 100644
--- a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
+++ b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
     "tab-border-color": "transparent",
     "button-corner-radius": "0px",
     "login-button-color": "#25408f",
+    "welcome-button-color": "#25408f",
     "login-button-fg-color": "white",
+    "welcome-button-fg-color": "white",
     "column-left-width": "10vw",
     "column-center-width": "75vw",
     "column-right-width": "15vw",
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@
     "column-left-color": "#efefef",
     "main-bg-color": "#efefef",
     "login-bg-color": "#efefef",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#efefef",
     "options-bg-color": "#efefef",
     "post-bg-color": "white",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "white",
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@
     "cw-color": "black",
     "main-fg-color": "black",
     "login-fg-color": "black",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "black",
     "options-fg-color": "black",
     "column-left-fg-color": "#25408f",
     "border-color": "#c0cdd9",
diff --git a/theme/lcd/theme.json b/theme/lcd/theme.json
index 8f80f567e..457d0bf61 100644
--- a/theme/lcd/theme.json
+++ b/theme/lcd/theme.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "column-left-header-color": "#33390d",
     "main-bg-color": "#9fb42b",
     "login-bg-color": "#9fb42b",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#9fb42b",
     "options-bg-color": "#9fb42b",
     "post-bg-color": "#9fb42b",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#9fb42b",
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
     "cw-color": "#33390d",
     "main-fg-color": "#33390d",
     "login-fg-color": "#33390d",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "#33390d",
     "options-fg-color": "#33390d",
     "border-color": "#33390d",
     "border-width": "5px",
diff --git a/theme/light/theme.json b/theme/light/theme.json
index 586a04bcd..836b0c2be 100644
--- a/theme/light/theme.json
+++ b/theme/light/theme.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "column-left-color": "#e6ebf0",
     "main-bg-color": "#e6ebf0",
     "login-bg-color": "#e6ebf0",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#e6ebf0",
     "options-bg-color": "#e6ebf0",
     "post-bg-color": "#e6ebf0",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#e6ebf0",
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
     "cw-color": "#777",
     "main-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "login-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "options-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "column-left-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "border-color": "#c0cdd9",
diff --git a/theme/night/theme.json b/theme/night/theme.json
index f29c4cd12..d7ebe9bb0 100644
--- a/theme/night/theme.json
+++ b/theme/night/theme.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "font-size5": "22px",
     "main-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
     "login-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
     "options-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
     "post-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#0f0d10",
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     "cw-color": "#0481f5",
     "main-fg-color": "#0481f5",
     "login-fg-color": "#0481f5",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "#0481f5",
     "options-fg-color": "#0481f5",
     "column-left-fg-color": "#0481f5",
     "main-bg-color-dm": "#0b0a0a",
diff --git a/theme/pixel/theme.json b/theme/pixel/theme.json
index d51e87316..0aec8c372 100644
--- a/theme/pixel/theme.json
+++ b/theme/pixel/theme.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "button-approve": "#12435f",
     "border-color": "#7152a3",
     "login-fg-color": "black",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "black",
     "cw-color": "black",
     "main-link-color": "#333",
     "options-main-link-color": "#333",
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#8ba0d4",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#7ba0d4",
     "login-bg-color": "#9ba0d4",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#9ba0d4",
     "text-entry-background": "#8ba0d4",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#9ba0d4",
     "header-bg-color": "#9ba0d4",
diff --git a/theme/purple/theme.json b/theme/purple/theme.json
index 3a1e8582d..66b17a17c 100644
--- a/theme/purple/theme.json
+++ b/theme/purple/theme.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "font-size5": "22px",
     "main-bg-color": "#1f152d",
     "login-bg-color": "#1f152d",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#1f152d",
     "options-bg-color": "#1f152d",
     "post-bg-color": "#1f152d",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#1f152d",
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     "cw-color": "#f98bb0",
     "main-fg-color": "#f98bb0",
     "login-fg-color": "#f98bb0",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "#f98bb0",
     "options-fg-color": "#f98bb0",
     "column-left-fg-color": "#f98bb0",
     "border-color": "#3f2145",
diff --git a/theme/rc3/theme.json b/theme/rc3/theme.json
index 95b54d546..e41930aec 100644
--- a/theme/rc3/theme.json
+++ b/theme/rc3/theme.json
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
     "button-selected-highlighted": "#0481f5",
     "button-fg-highlighted": "white",
     "login-button-color": "#6800e7",
+    "welcome-button-color": "#6800e7",
     "login-button-fg-color": "white",
+    "welcome-button-fg-color": "white",
     "verticals-width": "16px",
     "tab-border-color": "#6800e7",
     "timeline-border-radius": "0",
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
     "font-size-likes": "10px",    
     "main-bg-color": "#100e23",
     "login-bg-color": "#100e23",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#100e23",
     "options-bg-color": "#100e23",
     "post-bg-color": "#100e23",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#100e23",
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@
     "cw-color": "white",
     "main-fg-color": "white",
     "login-fg-color": "white",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "white",
     "options-fg-color": "white",
     "title-color": "white",
     "column-left-fg-color": "#05b9ec",
diff --git a/theme/solidaric/theme.json b/theme/solidaric/theme.json
index e3e46b6ff..cdb9c08c3 100644
--- a/theme/solidaric/theme.json
+++ b/theme/solidaric/theme.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0)",
     "main-bg-color": "#eeeeee",
     "login-bg-color": "#eeeeee",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#eeeeee",
     "options-bg-color": "#eeeeee",
     "post-bg-color": "#eeeeee",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#eeeeee",
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
     "cw-color": "#2d2c37",
     "main-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "login-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "options-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "column-left-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "border-color": "#c0cdd9",
diff --git a/theme/starlight/theme.json b/theme/starlight/theme.json
index 1be4c4002..f91141886 100644
--- a/theme/starlight/theme.json
+++ b/theme/starlight/theme.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "font-size5": "22px",
     "main-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
     "login-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
     "options-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
     "post-bg-color": "#0f0d10",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "#0f0d10",
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     "cw-color": "#ffc4bc",
     "main-fg-color": "#ffc4bc",
     "login-fg-color": "#ffc4bc",
+    "welcome-fg-color": "#ffc4bc",
     "options-fg-color": "#ffc4bc",
     "column-left-fg-color": "#ffc4bc",
     "main-bg-color-dm": "#0b0a0a",
diff --git a/theme/zen/theme.json b/theme/zen/theme.json
index 03b743247..7eb3b5d86 100644
--- a/theme/zen/theme.json
+++ b/theme/zen/theme.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "button-text": "#d5c7b7",
     "button-selected-text": "#d5c7b7",
     "login-bg-color": "#212e3f",
+    "welcome-bg-color": "#212e3f",
     "lines-color": "#b6a188",
     "day-number": "black",
     "day-number2": "#bbb",