diff --git a/sidebar/SidebarMode.h b/sidebar/SidebarMode.h
--- a/sidebar/SidebarMode.h
+++ b/sidebar/SidebarMode.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     Q_INVOKABLE void hideSubCategoryToolTip();
     Q_INVOKABLE void loadMostUsed(int index);
     Q_INVOKABLE void showActionMenu(const QPoint &position);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void showIntroPage();
 
 protected:
     QList<QAbstractItemView*> views() const override;
diff --git a/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp b/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
--- a/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
+++ b/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
@@ -421,6 +421,12 @@
     d->setActionMenuVisible(this, true);
 }
 
+void SidebarMode::showIntroPage()
+{
+    d->placeHolderWidget->show();
+    d->moduleView->hide();
+}
+
 void SidebarMode::changeModule( const QModelIndex& activeModule )
 {
     d->moduleView->closeModules();
diff --git a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/CategoriesPage.qml b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/CategoriesPage.qml
--- a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/CategoriesPage.qml
+++ b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/CategoriesPage.qml
@@ -41,19 +41,17 @@
             }
 
             QQC2.ToolButton {
-                id: menuButton
-                icon.name: "application-menu"
-                checkable: true
-                checked: systemsettings.actionMenuVisible
+                id: showIntroPageButton
+                icon.name: "go-home"
                 Layout.maximumWidth: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.smallMedium + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 2
                 Layout.maximumHeight: width
                 Keys.onBacktabPressed: {
                     root.focusPreviousRequest()
                 }
-                onClicked: systemsettings.showActionMenu(mapToGlobal(0, height))
+                onClicked: systemsettings.showIntroPage();
 
                 QQC2.ToolTip {
-                    text: i18n("Show menu")
+                    text: i18n("Show intro page")
                 }
             }
 
@@ -67,6 +65,23 @@
                     systemsettings.categoryModel.filterRegExp = text;
                 }
             }
+
+            QQC2.ToolButton {
+                id: menuButton
+                icon.name: "application-menu"
+                checkable: true
+                checked: systemsettings.actionMenuVisible
+                Layout.maximumWidth: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.smallMedium + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 2
+                Layout.maximumHeight: width
+                Keys.onBacktabPressed: {
+                    root.focusPreviousRequest()
+                }
+                onClicked: systemsettings.showActionMenu(mapToGlobal(0, height))
+
+                QQC2.ToolTip {
+                    text: i18n("Show menu")
+                }
+            }
         }
         Kirigami.Separator {
             anchors {