diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5e7864f9b9..37684379a9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -11937,6 +11937,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "client",
+ "copilot_ui",
  "db",
  "editor",
  "fuzzy",
diff --git a/crates/copilot_ui/src/copilot_button.rs b/crates/copilot_ui/src/copilot_button.rs
index dca7411388..afc39c3d19 100644
--- a/crates/copilot_ui/src/copilot_button.rs
+++ b/crates/copilot_ui/src/copilot_button.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ fn hide_copilot(fs: Arc<dyn Fs>, cx: &mut AppContext) {
     });
 }
 
-fn initiate_sign_in(cx: &mut WindowContext) {
+pub fn initiate_sign_in(cx: &mut WindowContext) {
     let Some(copilot) = Copilot::global(cx) else {
         return;
     };
diff --git a/crates/copilot_ui/src/copilot_ui.rs b/crates/copilot_ui/src/copilot_ui.rs
index 64dd068d5a..f55090ebcb 100644
--- a/crates/copilot_ui/src/copilot_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/copilot_ui/src/copilot_ui.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mod copilot_button;
+pub mod copilot_button;
 mod sign_in;
 
 pub use copilot_button::*;
diff --git a/crates/welcome/Cargo.toml b/crates/welcome/Cargo.toml
index e958bf26ff..2200db8bbd 100644
--- a/crates/welcome/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/welcome/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ test-support = []
 [dependencies]
 anyhow.workspace = true
 client.workspace = true
+copilot_ui.workspace = true
 db.workspace = true
 fuzzy.workspace = true
 gpui.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/welcome/src/welcome.rs b/crates/welcome/src/welcome.rs
index 9a97fde6c3..01ffe2a166 100644
--- a/crates/welcome/src/welcome.rs
+++ b/crates/welcome/src/welcome.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mod base_keymap_picker;
 mod base_keymap_setting;
 
 use client::{telemetry::Telemetry, TelemetrySettings};
+use copilot_ui;
 use db::kvp::KEY_VALUE_STORE;
 use gpui::{
     svg, AnyElement, AppContext, EventEmitter, FocusHandle, FocusableView, InteractiveElement,
@@ -134,6 +135,16 @@ impl Render for WelcomePage {
                                             })
                                             .detach_and_log_err(cx);
                                     })),
+                            )
+                            .child(
+                                Button::new("sign-in-to-copilot", "Sign in to GitHub Copilot")
+                                    .full_width()
+                                    .on_click(cx.listener(|this, _, cx| {
+                                        this.telemetry.report_app_event(
+                                            "welcome page: sign in to copilot".to_string(),
+                                        );
+                                        copilot_ui::initiate_sign_in(cx);
+                                    })),
                             ),
                     )
                     .child(