diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
index de739e1694..08f75418a7 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ int menu_set_settings(unsigned setting, unsigned action)
 
    switch (setting)
    {
+      case RGUI_START_SCREEN:
+         if (action == RGUI_ACTION_OK)
+            rgui_list_push(rgui->menu_stack, "", RGUI_START_SCREEN, 0);
+         break;
       case RGUI_SETTINGS_REWIND_ENABLE:
          if (action == RGUI_ACTION_OK ||
                action == RGUI_ACTION_LEFT ||
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
index 2584c23d90..f8e9eef024 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ static void rgui_settings_populate_entries(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
 #endif
    rgui_list_push(rgui->selection_buf, "RetroArch Config", RGUI_SETTINGS_CONFIG, 0);
    rgui_list_push(rgui->selection_buf, "Save New Config", RGUI_SETTINGS_SAVE_CONFIG, 0);
+   rgui_list_push(rgui->selection_buf, "Help", RGUI_START_SCREEN, 0);
    rgui_list_push(rgui->selection_buf, "Quit RetroArch", RGUI_SETTINGS_QUIT_RARCH, 0);
 }
 
@@ -549,26 +550,61 @@ static int rgui_custom_bind_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
 static int rgui_start_screen_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
 {
    render_text(rgui);
-   render_messagebox(rgui,
-         "-- Welcome to RetroArch --\n"
+   char msg[1024];
+
+   char desc[6][64];
+   static const unsigned binds[] = {
+      RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_UP,
+      RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_DOWN,
+      RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_A,
+      RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_B,
+      RARCH_MENU_TOGGLE,
+      RARCH_QUIT_KEY,
+   };
+
+   for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(binds); i++)
+   {
+      if (driver.input && driver.input->set_keybinds)
+      {
+         struct platform_bind key_label;
+         strlcpy(key_label.desc, "Unknown", sizeof(key_label.desc));
+         key_label.joykey = g_settings.input.binds[0][binds[i]].joykey;
+         driver.input->set_keybinds(&key_label, 0, 0, 0, 1ULL << KEYBINDS_ACTION_GET_BIND_LABEL);
+         strlcpy(desc[i], key_label.desc, sizeof(desc[i]));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         const struct retro_keybind *bind = &g_settings.input.binds[0][binds[i]];
+         input_get_bind_string(desc[i], bind, sizeof(desc[i]));
+      }
+   }
+
+   snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg),
+         "-- Welcome to RetroArch / RGUI --\n"
          " \n" // strtok_r doesn't split empty strings.
 
-#if !defined(RARCH_CONSOLE) && !defined(RARCH_MOBILE)
-         "Default keyboard controls: \n"
-         " Arrow keys: Navigate      \n"
-         " X:  Accept/OK             \n"
-         " Z:  Back                  \n"
-         " F1: Enter/Exit RGUI       \n"
-         " ESC: Exit RetroArch       \n"
-         " \n"
-#endif
-
-         "To play a game:              \n"
-         " Load a libretro core (Core).\n"
-         " Load a ROM (Load Game).     \n"
+         "Basic RGUI controls:\n"
+         "    Scroll (Up): %-20s\n"
+         "  Scroll (Down): %-20s\n"
+         "      Accept/OK: %-20s\n"
+         "           Back: %-20s\n"
+         "Enter/Exit RGUI: %-20s\n"
+         " Exit RetroArch: %-20s\n"
          " \n"
 
-         "Press Accept/OK to continue.");
+         "To play a game:\n"
+         "Load a libretro core (Core).\n"
+         "Load a ROM (Load Game).     \n"
+         " \n"
+
+         "See Path Options to set directories\n"
+         "for faster access to files.\n"
+         " \n"
+
+         "Press Accept/OK to continue.",
+         desc[0], desc[1], desc[2], desc[3], desc[4], desc[5]);
+
+   render_messagebox(rgui, msg);
 
    if (action == RGUI_ACTION_OK)
       rgui_list_pop(rgui->menu_stack, &rgui->selection_ptr);
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rguidisp_bitmap.c b/frontend/menu/rguidisp_bitmap.c
index 897a18560c..305ffad3c6 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rguidisp_bitmap.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rguidisp_bitmap.c
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ static void render_text(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
             case RGUI_SETTINGS_OPTIONS:
             case RGUI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_BIND_ALL:
             case RGUI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_BIND_DEFAULT_ALL:
+            case RGUI_START_SCREEN:
                strlcpy(type_str, "...", sizeof(type_str));
                break;
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY