diff --git a/commons/AndroidManifest.xml b/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7d31e282e..917b7816b 100644
--- a/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
             android:name=".auth.LoginActivity"
             android:theme="@style/NoTitle" >
         </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".WelcomeActivity"
+            android:theme="@style/NoTitle" >
+        </activity>
         <activity
             android:name=".ShareActivity"
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
diff --git a/commons/pom.xml b/commons/pom.xml
index c66d489c3..b9d8c004f 100644
--- a/commons/pom.xml
+++ b/commons/pom.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@
               </exclusion>
           </exclusions>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.viewpagerindicator</groupId>
+        <artifactId>library</artifactId>
+        <version>2.4.1</version>
+        <type>apklib</type>
+          <exclusions>
+              <exclusion>
+                  <groupId>com.google.android</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>support-v4</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+          </exclusions>
+      </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
 <build>
diff --git a/commons/res/drawable-hdpi/welcome_copyright.png b/commons/res/drawable-hdpi/welcome_copyright.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48f90bfde
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diff --git a/commons/res/drawable-hdpi/welcome_wikipedia.png b/commons/res/drawable-hdpi/welcome_wikipedia.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e1a8ae8c
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diff --git a/commons/res/drawable-ldpi/welcome_copyright.png b/commons/res/drawable-ldpi/welcome_copyright.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cdf2520e
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diff --git a/commons/res/drawable-ldpi/welcome_wikipedia.png b/commons/res/drawable-ldpi/welcome_wikipedia.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e55b56421
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diff --git a/commons/res/drawable-mdpi/welcome_copyright.png b/commons/res/drawable-mdpi/welcome_copyright.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65462b967
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diff --git a/commons/res/drawable-mdpi/welcome_wikipedia.png b/commons/res/drawable-mdpi/welcome_wikipedia.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d1e8e322
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diff --git a/commons/res/drawable-xhdpi/welcome_copyright.png b/commons/res/drawable-xhdpi/welcome_copyright.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..973fb4598
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diff --git a/commons/res/drawable-xhdpi/welcome_wikipedia.png b/commons/res/drawable-xhdpi/welcome_wikipedia.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f8dfb364
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diff --git a/commons/res/layout-land/welcome_copyright.xml b/commons/res/layout-land/welcome_copyright.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca6c9c1c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/res/layout-land/welcome_copyright.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+              android:orientation="horizontal"
+              android:layout_width="match_parent"
+              android:layout_height="match_parent"
+              android:background="#0c609c"
+              android:gravity="center"
+        >
+
+    <ImageView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:src="@drawable/welcome_copyright"
+            android:adjustViewBounds="true"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            />
+
+    <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical"
+                  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                  android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                  android:gravity="center_vertical"
+            >
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:maxWidth="240dp"
+                android:text="@string/welcome_copyright_text"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
+                android:textAlignment="center"
+                android:paddingTop="24dp"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>
+
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:maxWidth="240dp"
+                android:text="@string/welcome_copyright_subtext"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:textAlignment="center"
+                android:paddingTop="16dp"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"/>
+    </LinearLayout>
+</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/commons/res/layout-land/welcome_final.xml b/commons/res/layout-land/welcome_final.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89b34185f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/res/layout-land/welcome_final.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+              android:orientation="horizontal"
+              android:layout_width="match_parent"
+              android:layout_height="match_parent"
+              android:background="#0c609c"
+              android:gravity="center"
+        >
+
+    <!-- Sorry about the hardcoded sizes here. They're image-related. -->
+    <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="180dp"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal">
+
+        <ImageView
+                android:layout_width="150dp"
+                android:layout_height="180dp"
+                android:src="@drawable/welcome_wikipedia"/>
+
+        <ImageView
+                android:layout_width="160dp"
+                android:layout_height="120dp"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:src="@drawable/welcome_copyright"/>
+
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+    <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical"
+                  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                  android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                  android:gravity="center_vertical"
+            >
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:maxWidth="240dp"
+                android:text="@string/welcome_final_text"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
+                android:textAlignment="center"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/white"
+                android:singleLine="false"/>
+
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:maxWidth="240dp"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:textAlignment="center"
+                android:paddingTop="16dp"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"/>
+
+        <Button
+                android:layout_width="120dp"
+                android:layout_height="40dp"
+                android:text="@string/welcome_final_button_text"
+                android:id="@+id/welcomeYesButton"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:background="@android:color/white"
+                android:textColor="#0c609c"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
+                />
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commons/res/layout-land/welcome_wikipedia.xml b/commons/res/layout-land/welcome_wikipedia.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c580c0cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/res/layout-land/welcome_wikipedia.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+              android:orientation="horizontal"
+              android:layout_width="match_parent"
+              android:layout_height="match_parent"
+              android:background="#0c609c"
+              android:gravity="center"
+        >
+
+    <ImageView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:src="@drawable/welcome_wikipedia"
+            android:adjustViewBounds="true"/>
+
+    <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical"
+                  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                  android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                  android:gravity="center_vertical"
+            >
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:maxWidth="240dp"
+                android:text="@string/welcome_wikipedia_text"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
+                android:textAlignment="center"
+                android:paddingTop="24dp"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>
+
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:maxWidth="240dp"
+                android:text="@string/welcome_wikipedia_subtext"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:textAlignment="center"
+                android:paddingTop="16dp"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"/>
+    </LinearLayout>
+</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/commons/res/layout/activity_welcome.xml b/commons/res/layout/activity_welcome.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60553bdea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/res/layout/activity_welcome.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+              android:layout_width="match_parent"
+              android:layout_height="match_parent"
+              android:background="#0c609c">
+
+    <android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
+            android:id="@+id/welcomePager"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+            android:fadingEdge="none"
+            >
+
+    </android.support.v4.view.ViewPager>
+
+    <com.viewpagerindicator.CirclePageIndicator
+            android:id="@+id/welcomePagerIndicator"
+            android:layout_height="24dp"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_gravity="bottom" />
+
+</FrameLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commons/res/layout/welcome_copyright.xml b/commons/res/layout/welcome_copyright.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ad9c31f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/res/layout/welcome_copyright.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+              android:orientation="vertical"
+              android:layout_width="match_parent"
+              android:layout_height="match_parent"
+              android:background="#0c609c"
+              android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        >
+
+    <ImageView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:src="@drawable/welcome_copyright"
+            android:adjustViewBounds="true"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            />
+
+    <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:maxWidth="240dp"
+            android:text="@string/welcome_copyright_text"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:textStyle="bold"
+            android:textAlignment="center"
+            android:paddingTop="24dp"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+            android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>
+
+    <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:maxWidth="240dp"
+            android:text="@string/welcome_copyright_subtext"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:textAlignment="center"
+            android:paddingTop="16dp"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal"/>
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commons/res/layout/welcome_final.xml b/commons/res/layout/welcome_final.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd12fed11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/res/layout/welcome_final.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+              android:orientation="vertical"
+              android:layout_width="match_parent"
+              android:layout_height="match_parent"
+              android:background="#0c609c"
+              android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        >
+
+    <!-- Sorry about the hardcoded sizes here. They're image-related. -->
+    <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="180dp"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal">
+
+        <ImageView
+                android:layout_width="150dp"
+                android:layout_height="180dp"
+                android:src="@drawable/welcome_wikipedia"/>
+
+        <ImageView
+                android:layout_width="160dp"
+                android:layout_height="120dp"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:src="@drawable/welcome_copyright"/>
+
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+    <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:maxWidth="240dp"
+            android:text="@string/welcome_final_text"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:textStyle="bold"
+            android:textAlignment="center"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+            android:textColor="@android:color/white"
+            android:singleLine="false"/>
+
+    <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:maxWidth="240dp"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:textAlignment="center"
+            android:paddingTop="16dp"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal"/>
+
+    <Button
+            android:layout_width="120dp"
+            android:layout_height="40dp"
+            android:text="@string/welcome_final_button_text"
+            android:id="@+id/welcomeYesButton"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:background="@android:color/white"
+            android:textColor="#0c609c"
+            android:textStyle="bold"
+            />
+
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commons/res/layout/welcome_wikipedia.xml b/commons/res/layout/welcome_wikipedia.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b957fc690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/res/layout/welcome_wikipedia.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+              android:orientation="vertical"
+              android:layout_width="match_parent"
+              android:layout_height="match_parent"
+              android:background="#0c609c"
+              android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        >
+
+    <ImageView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:src="@drawable/welcome_wikipedia"
+            android:adjustViewBounds="true"/>
+
+    <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:maxWidth="240dp"
+            android:text="@string/welcome_wikipedia_text"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:textStyle="bold"
+            android:textAlignment="center"
+            android:paddingTop="24dp"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+            android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>
+
+    <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:maxWidth="240dp"
+            android:text="@string/welcome_wikipedia_subtext"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:textAlignment="center"
+            android:paddingTop="16dp"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal"/>
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commons/res/menu/fragment_contributions_list.xml b/commons/res/menu/fragment_contributions_list.xml
index d8fa0ef5f..b9382fa9c 100644
--- a/commons/res/menu/fragment_contributions_list.xml
+++ b/commons/res/menu/fragment_contributions_list.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@
           android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_send"
             />
 
-
 </menu>
diff --git a/commons/res/values-qq/strings.xml b/commons/res/values-qq/strings.xml
index bcd204fcc..177a57f99 100644
--- a/commons/res/values-qq/strings.xml
+++ b/commons/res/values-qq/strings.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,14 @@
   <string name="share_license_summary">Text label telling user the license of the current upload in progress. %1$s refers to appropriate display text for the chosen CC license</string>
   <string name="menu_download">Menu item text prompting user to download a selected photo or media file locally.
 {{Identical|Download}}</string>
-  <string name="license_name_cc_by_sa">CC Attribution-Sharelike License display name. Use the non-breaking space character(u00A0) between \'CC\' and \'Attribution-Sharealike\'</string>
-  <string name="license_name_cc_by">CC Attribution License display name. Use the non-breaking space character(u00A0) between \'CC\' and \'Attribution\'</string>
-  <string name="license_name_cc0">CC0 License display name.</string>
+    <string name="license_name_cc_by_sa">CC Attribution-Sharelike License display name. Use the non-breaking space character(\u00A0) between \'CC\' and \'Attribution-Sharealike\'</string>
+    <string name="license_name_cc_by">CC Attribution License display name. Use the non-breaking space character(\u00A0) between \'CC\' and \'Attribution\'</string>
+    <string name="license_name_cc0">CC0 License display name.</string>
+    <string name="welcome_wikipedia_text">Message inviting users to contribute their images.</string>
+    <string name="welcome_wikipedia_subtext">Message explaining that Wikipedia images Wikimedia Commons.</string>
+    <string name="welcome_copyright_text">Message explaining the educational benefit of contributing images.</string>
+    <string name="welcome_copyright_subtext">Message explaining what kind of images not to submit.</string>
+    <string name="welcome_final_text">Message asking user if they understand what kinds of images to upload.</string>
+    <string name="welcome_final_button_text">Button text for confirming the user understands what kinds of images to upload.
+{{Identical|Yes}}</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/commons/res/values/strings.xml b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
index 64f6140fc..80208b863 100644
--- a/commons/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -96,4 +96,10 @@
     <string name="license_name_cc_by_sa">CC\u00A0Attribution-ShareAlike</string>
     <string name="license_name_cc_by">CC\u00A0Attribution</string>
     <string name="license_name_cc0">CC0</string>
+    <string name="welcome_wikipedia_text">Contribute your images. Help Wikipedia articles come to life!</string>
+    <string name="welcome_wikipedia_subtext">Images on Wikipedia come from Wikimedia Commons.</string>
+    <string name="welcome_copyright_text">Your images help educate people around the world.</string>
+    <string name="welcome_copyright_subtext">Avoid copyrighted materials you found from the Internet as well as images of posters, book covers, etc.</string>
+    <string name="welcome_final_text">You think you got it?</string>
+    <string name="welcome_final_button_text">Yes!</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/WelcomeActivity.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/WelcomeActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62c956334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/WelcomeActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package org.wikimedia.commons;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter;
+import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.Button;
+
+import com.viewpagerindicator.CirclePageIndicator;
+
+public class WelcomeActivity extends Activity {
+    static final int PAGE_WIKIPEDIA = 0,
+            PAGE_COPYRIGHT = 1,
+            PAGE_FINAL = 2;
+    static final int[] pageLayouts = new int[] {
+            R.layout.welcome_wikipedia,
+            R.layout.welcome_copyright,
+            R.layout.welcome_final
+    };
+
+    private ViewPager pager;
+    private Button yesButton;
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_welcome);
+
+        pager = (ViewPager)findViewById(R.id.welcomePager);
+        pager.setAdapter(new PagerAdapter() {
+            @Override
+            public int getCount() {
+                return pageLayouts.length;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean isViewFromObject(View view, Object o) {
+                return (view == o);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Object instantiateItem(ViewGroup container, int position) {
+                View view = getLayoutInflater().inflate(pageLayouts[position], null);
+                container.addView(view);
+                if (position == PAGE_FINAL) {
+                    yesButton = (Button)view.findViewById(R.id.welcomeYesButton);
+                    yesButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+                        public void onClick(View view) {
+                            finish();
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+                return view;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void destroyItem(ViewGroup container, int position, Object obj) {
+                yesButton = null;
+                container.removeView((View)obj);
+            }
+        });
+
+        CirclePageIndicator indicator = (CirclePageIndicator)findViewById(R.id.welcomePagerIndicator);
+        indicator.setViewPager(pager);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
index 37bab5c51..d4730d7b0 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
                 that.performLogin();
             }
         });
+
+        if (savedInstanceState == null) {
+            Intent welcomeIntent = new Intent(this, WelcomeActivity.class);
+            startActivity(welcomeIntent);
+        }
     }
 
     private void performLogin() {
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java
index 101f4eedc..53721523b 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ public class ContributionsListFragment extends SherlockFragment {
                 feedbackIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[] { CommonsApplication.FEEDBACK_EMAIL });
                 feedbackIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, String.format(CommonsApplication.FEEDBACK_EMAIL_SUBJECT, CommonsApplication.APPLICATION_VERSION));
                 startActivity(feedbackIntent);
+                return true;
 
             default:
                 return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);