diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Welcome.cs b/src/ViewModels/Welcome.cs
index ee66a37d..ce679eaf 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Welcome.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Welcome.cs
@@ -151,19 +151,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 menu.Items.Add(terminal);
             }
 
-            if (folderNode == null)
-            {
-                var addFolder = new MenuItem();
-                addFolder.Header = App.Text("Welcome.AddRootFolder");
-                addFolder.Icon = App.CreateMenuIcon("Icons.Folder.Add");
-                addFolder.Click += (_, e) =>
-                {
-                    AddRootNode();
-                    e.Handled = true;
-                };
-                menu.Items.Add(addFolder);
-            }
-            else
+            if (folderNode != null)
             {
                 var addSubFolder = new MenuItem();
                 addSubFolder.Header = App.Text("Welcome.AddSubFolder");
diff --git a/src/Views/Welcome.axaml b/src/Views/Welcome.axaml
index fb74205f..7971715d 100644
--- a/src/Views/Welcome.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Welcome.axaml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
         <Button Classes="icon_button" Width="32" Command="{Binding OpenTerminal}" ToolTip.Tip="{DynamicResource Text.Welcome.OpenTerminal}">
           <Path Width="13" Height="13" Data="{StaticResource Icons.Terminal}"/>
         </Button>
+
+        <Button Classes="icon_button" Width="32" Command="{Binding AddRootNode}" ToolTip.Tip="{DynamicResource Text.Welcome.AddRootFolder}">
+          <Path Width="16" Height="16" Data="{StaticResource Icons.Folder.Add}" Margin="0,4,0,0"/>
+        </Button>
       </StackPanel>
     </Border>