diff --git a/app/js/index.js b/app/js/index.js
index d57ec286..db72bb6d 100644
--- a/app/js/index.js
+++ b/app/js/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	const remote = require('electron').remote;
 	const electronFind = require('electron-find');
 	const dialog = remote.require('electron').dialog;
+	const shell = require('electron').shell;
 
 	let findInPage = new electronFind.FindInPage(remote.getCurrentWebContents());
 
@@ -144,6 +145,11 @@
 		});
 	});
 
+	$(document).on('click', 'a[href^="http"]', function(event) {
+		event.preventDefault();
+		shell.openExternal(this.href);
+	});
+
 	$(document).on('keypress', (ev) => {
 		//ctrl + f
 		if (ev.ctrlKey && ev.charCode == 6) {
diff --git a/app/templates/firstRun.ejs b/app/templates/firstRun.ejs
index 8649b520..5cac27ba 100644
--- a/app/templates/firstRun.ejs
+++ b/app/templates/firstRun.ejs
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@
 		<a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg js-open-folder" href="javascript:///">Open git repository folder</a>
 		<input type="file" style="display: none" class="js-open-folder-input" webkitdirectory />
 	</div>
+	<p>
+		<a href="https://github.com/S2-/gitlit">Homepage</a>
+	</p>
 </div>