diff --git a/src/extensions/registries/welcome-menu-registry.ts b/src/extensions/registries/welcome-menu-registry.ts
index 14541538a8..8744d8bbe6 100644
--- a/src/extensions/registries/welcome-menu-registry.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/registries/welcome-menu-registry.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { BaseRegistry } from "./base-registry";
 
 export interface WelcomeMenuRegistration {
-  title: string;
+  title: string | (() => string);
   icon: string;
   click: () => void | Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+welcome/welcome.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+welcome/welcome.tsx
index aff6ebf002..5b29f8af19 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+welcome/welcome.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+welcome/welcome.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class Welcome extends React.Component {
           <ul className="box">
             { welcomeMenuRegistry.getItems().map((item, index) => (
               <li key={index} className="flex grid-12" onClick={() => item.click()}>
-                <Icon material={item.icon} className="box col-1" /> <a className="box col-10">{item.title}</a> <Icon material="navigate_next" className="box col-1" />
+                <Icon material={item.icon} className="box col-1" /> <a className="box col-10">{typeof item.title === "string" ? item.title : item.title()}</a> <Icon material="navigate_next" className="box col-1" />
               </li>
             ))}
           </ul>