diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/welcome_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/welcome_dialog.cpp
index a2b33191f8..ca04444bfd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/welcome_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/welcome_dialog.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 #include "ui_welcome_dialog.h"
 
 #include "gui_settings.h"
+#include "shortcut_utils.h"
 #include "qt_utils.h"
 
+#include "Utilities/File.h"
+
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QSvgWidget>
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ welcome_dialog::welcome_dialog(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> gui_settings, bool
 	ui->okay->setEnabled(is_manual_show);
 	ui->i_have_read->setChecked(is_manual_show);
 	ui->i_have_read->setEnabled(!is_manual_show);
+	ui->do_not_show->setEnabled(!is_manual_show);
 	ui->do_not_show->setChecked(!m_gui_settings->GetValue(gui::ib_show_welcome).toBool());
 	ui->icon_label->load(QStringLiteral(":/rpcs3.svg"));
 	ui->label_3->setText(tr(
@@ -63,7 +67,28 @@ welcome_dialog::welcome_dialog(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> gui_settings, bool
 
 	connect(ui->okay, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QDialog::accept);
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	ui->create_applications_menu_shortcut->setText(tr("&Create Start Menu shortcut"));
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+	ui->create_applications_menu_shortcut->setText(tr("&Create Launchpad shortcut"));
+#else
+	ui->create_applications_menu_shortcut->setText(tr("&Create Application Menu shortcut"));
+#endif
+
 	layout()->setSizeConstraint(QLayout::SetFixedSize);
+
+	connect(this, &QDialog::finished, this, [this]()
+	{
+		if (ui->create_desktop_shortcut->isChecked())
+		{
+			gui::utils::create_shortcut("RPCS3", "", "RPCS3", ":/rpcs3.svg", fs::get_temp_dir(), gui::utils::shortcut_location::desktop);
+		}
+
+		if (ui->create_applications_menu_shortcut->isChecked())
+		{
+			gui::utils::create_shortcut("RPCS3", "", "RPCS3", ":/rpcs3.svg", fs::get_temp_dir(), gui::utils::shortcut_location::applications);
+		}
+	});
 }
 
 welcome_dialog::~welcome_dialog()
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/welcome_dialog.ui b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/welcome_dialog.ui
index e4102e4806..6eb517402d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/welcome_dialog.ui
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/welcome_dialog.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>611</width>
-    <height>272</height>
+    <height>319</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -184,6 +184,33 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="create_desktop_shortcut">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Create desktop shortcut</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="create_applications_menu_shortcut">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Create Start Menu shortcut</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>10</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="button_layout">
        <property name="leftMargin">