diff --git a/web/components/config/edit-instance-details.tsx b/web/components/config/edit-instance-details.tsx
index f6808a7cd..4f7311467 100644
--- a/web/components/config/edit-instance-details.tsx
+++ b/web/components/config/edit-instance-details.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   TEXTFIELD_PROPS_INSTANCE_URL,
   TEXTFIELD_PROPS_SERVER_NAME,
   TEXTFIELD_PROPS_SERVER_SUMMARY,
+  TEXTFIELD_PROPS_SERVER_WELCOME_MESSAGE,
   TEXTFIELD_PROPS_LOGO,
   API_YP_SWITCH,
   FIELD_PROPS_YP,
@@ -97,6 +98,14 @@ export default function EditInstanceDetails() {
         initialValue={instanceDetails.summary}
         onChange={handleFieldChange}
       />
+      <TextFieldWithSubmit
+        fieldName="welcomeMessage"
+        {...TEXTFIELD_PROPS_SERVER_WELCOME_MESSAGE}
+        type={TEXTFIELD_TYPE_TEXTAREA}
+        value={formDataValues.welcomeMessage}
+        initialValue={instanceDetails.welcomeMessage}
+        onChange={handleFieldChange}
+      />
       <TextFieldWithSubmit
         fieldName="logo"
         {...TEXTFIELD_PROPS_LOGO}
diff --git a/web/types/config-section.ts b/web/types/config-section.ts
index ee565782b..a8dea7c15 100644
--- a/web/types/config-section.ts
+++ b/web/types/config-section.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface ConfigInstanceDetailsFields {
   socialHandles: SocialHandle[];
   streamTitle: string;
   summary: string;
+  welcomeMessage: string;
   tags: string[];
   title: string;
 }
diff --git a/web/utils/config-constants.tsx b/web/utils/config-constants.tsx
index e01d793ee..c1056a71c 100644
--- a/web/utils/config-constants.tsx
+++ b/web/utils/config-constants.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const API_NSFW_SWITCH = '/nsfw';
 export const API_RTMP_PORT = '/rtmpserverport';
 export const API_S3_INFO = '/s3';
 export const API_SERVER_SUMMARY = '/serversummary';
+export const API_SERVER_WELCOME_MESSAGE = '/welcomemessage';
 export const API_SERVER_NAME = '/name';
 export const API_SOCIAL_HANDLES = '/socialhandles';
 export const API_STREAM_KEY = '/key';
@@ -63,6 +64,14 @@ export const TEXTFIELD_PROPS_SERVER_SUMMARY = {
   label: 'About',
   tip: 'A brief blurb about you, your server, or what your stream is about.',
 };
+export const TEXTFIELD_PROPS_SERVER_WELCOME_MESSAGE = {
+  apiPath: API_SERVER_WELCOME_MESSAGE,
+  maxLength: 500,
+  placeholder: '',
+  label: 'Welcome Message',
+  tip:
+    'A system chat message sent to viewers when they first connect to chat. Leave blank to disable.',
+};
 export const TEXTFIELD_PROPS_LOGO = {
   apiPath: API_LOGO,
   maxLength: 255,
diff --git a/web/utils/server-status-context.tsx b/web/utils/server-status-context.tsx
index 803ecd7e3..e0a25eefc 100644
--- a/web/utils/server-status-context.tsx
+++ b/web/utils/server-status-context.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const initialServerConfigState: ConfigDetails = {
     socialHandles: [],
     streamTitle: '',
     summary: '',
+    welcomeMessage: '',
     tags: [],
     title: '',
   },