diff --git a/ui/js/actions/app.js b/ui/js/actions/app.js
index d812172b6..309e21b01 100644
--- a/ui/js/actions/app.js
+++ b/ui/js/actions/app.js
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ import {
   selectPageTitle,
   selectCurrentPage,
   selectCurrentParams,
-  selectWelcomeModalAcknowledged,
 } from "selectors/app";
 import { doSearch } from "actions/search";
 import { doFetchDaemonSettings } from "actions/settings";
 import { doAuthenticate } from "actions/user";
 import { doFileList } from "actions/file_info";
-import * as modals from "constants/modal_types";
 
 const { remote, ipcRenderer, shell } = require("electron");
 const path = require("path");
@@ -220,17 +218,13 @@ export function doAlertError(errorList) {
 }
 
 export function doDaemonReady() {
-  return function(dispatch, getState) {
-    const showWelcome = !selectWelcomeModalAcknowledged(getState());
+  return function(dispatch) {
     dispatch(doAuthenticate());
     dispatch({
       type: types.DAEMON_READY,
     });
     dispatch(doFetchDaemonSettings());
     dispatch(doFileList());
-    if (showWelcome) {
-      dispatch(doOpenModal(modals.WELCOME));
-    }
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/js/component/app/index.js b/ui/js/component/app/index.js
index 4c966cb56..0d4e1c093 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/app/index.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/app/index.js
@@ -1,18 +1,40 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
-
 import { selectCurrentModal } from "selectors/app";
-import { doCheckUpgradeAvailable, doAlertError } from "actions/app";
+import {
+  doCheckUpgradeAvailable,
+  doOpenModal,
+  doAlertError,
+} from "actions/app";
 import { doUpdateBalance } from "actions/wallet";
+import { selectWelcomeModalAcknowledged } from "selectors/app";
+import rewards from "rewards";
+import {
+  selectFetchingRewards,
+  makeSelectHasClaimedReward,
+} from "selectors/rewards";
+import { selectUser } from "selectors/user";
 import App from "./view";
+import * as modals from "constants/modal_types";
 
-const select = state => ({
-  modal: selectCurrentModal(state),
-});
+const select = (state, props) => {
+  const selectHasClaimed = makeSelectHasClaimedReward();
+
+  return {
+    modal: selectCurrentModal(state),
+    isWelcomeAcknowledged: selectWelcomeModalAcknowledged(state),
+    isFetchingRewards: selectFetchingRewards(state),
+    isWelcomeRewardClaimed: selectHasClaimed(state, {
+      reward_type: rewards.TYPE_NEW_USER,
+    }),
+    user: selectUser(state),
+  };
+};
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   alertError: errorList => dispatch(doAlertError(errorList)),
   checkUpgradeAvailable: () => dispatch(doCheckUpgradeAvailable()),
+  openWelcomeModal: () => dispatch(doOpenModal(modals.WELCOME)),
   updateBalance: balance => dispatch(doUpdateBalance(balance)),
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/js/component/app/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/app/view.jsx
index 8f4c54cb0..7c6b17eca 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/app/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/app/view.jsx
@@ -11,17 +11,43 @@ import * as modals from "constants/modal_types";
 
 class App extends React.PureComponent {
   componentWillMount() {
+    const { alertError, checkUpgradeAvailable, updateBalance } = this.props;
+
     document.addEventListener("unhandledError", event => {
-      this.props.alertError(event.detail);
+      alertError(event.detail);
     });
 
     if (!this.props.upgradeSkipped) {
-      this.props.checkUpgradeAvailable();
+      checkUpgradeAvailable();
     }
 
     lbry.balanceSubscribe(balance => {
-      this.props.updateBalance(balance);
+      updateBalance(balance);
     });
+
+    this.showWelcome(this.props);
+  }
+
+  componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
+    this.showWelcome(nextProps);
+  }
+
+  showWelcome(props) {
+    const {
+      isFetchingRewards,
+      isWelcomeAcknowledged,
+      isWelcomeRewardClaimed,
+      openWelcomeModal,
+      user,
+    } = props;
+
+    if (
+      !isWelcomeAcknowledged &&
+      user &&
+      (!isFetchingRewards || !isWelcomeRewardClaimed)
+    ) {
+      openWelcomeModal();
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/ui/js/component/auth/index.js b/ui/js/component/auth/index.js
index 37af9f90f..f448d6e82 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/auth/index.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/auth/index.js
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import {
   selectAuthenticationIsPending,
   selectEmailToVerify,
   selectUserIsVerificationCandidate,
+  selectUser,
 } from "selectors/user";
 import Auth from "./view";
 
 const select = state => ({
   isPending: selectAuthenticationIsPending(state),
   email: selectEmailToVerify(state),
+  user: selectUser(state),
   isVerificationCandidate: selectUserIsVerificationCandidate(state),
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/js/component/auth/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/auth/view.jsx
index 551113ffa..1c49c513f 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/auth/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/auth/view.jsx
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@ import React from "react";
 import { BusyMessage } from "component/common";
 import UserEmailNew from "component/userEmailNew";
 import UserEmailVerify from "component/userEmailVerify";
+import UserVerify from "component/userVerify";
 
 export class Auth extends React.PureComponent {
   render() {
-    const { isPending, email, isVerificationCandidate } = this.props;
+    const { email, isPending, isVerificationCandidate, user } = this.props;
 
     if (isPending) {
       return <BusyMessage message={__("Authenticating")} />;
-    } else if (!email) {
+    } else if (user && !user.has_verified_email && !email) {
       return <UserEmailNew />;
-    } else if (isVerificationCandidate) {
+    } else if (user && !user.has_verified_email) {
       return <UserEmailVerify />;
+    } else if (user && !user.is_identity_verified) {
+      return <UserVerify />;
     } else {
       return <span className="empty">{__("No further steps.")}</span>;
     }
diff --git a/ui/js/component/authOverlay/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/authOverlay/view.jsx
index 753fe2fe4..fe8b9151d 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/authOverlay/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/authOverlay/view.jsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class AuthOverlay extends React.PureComponent {
             ? ""
             : <div className="form-row-submit">
                 {!hasEmail && this.state.showNoEmailConfirm
-                  ? <div className="help form-input-width">
+                  ? <div>
                       <p>
                         {__(
                           "If you continue without an email, you will be ineligible to earn free LBC rewards, as well as unable to receive security related communications."
diff --git a/ui/js/component/common.js b/ui/js/component/common.js
index 38dbf83fd..8e7279248 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/common.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/common.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from "react";
+import { formatCredits } from "utils";
 import lbry from "../lbry.js";
 
 //component/icon.js
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export class CreditAmount extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const formattedAmount = lbry.formatCredits(
+    const formattedAmount = formatCredits(
       this.props.amount,
       this.props.precision
     );
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ export class Address extends React.PureComponent {
         }}
         style={addressStyle}
         readOnly="readonly"
-        value={this.props.address}
+        value={this.props.address || ""}
       />
     );
   }
diff --git a/ui/js/component/header/index.js b/ui/js/component/header/index.js
index d05e7800b..eda8923d3 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/header/index.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/header/index.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import React from "react";
-import lbry from "lbry";
+import { formatCredits } from "utils";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import { selectBalance } from "selectors/wallet";
 import { doNavigate, doHistoryBack } from "actions/app";
 import Header from "./view";
 
 const select = state => ({
-  balance: lbry.formatCredits(selectBalance(state), 1),
+  balance: formatCredits(selectBalance(state), 1),
   publish: __("Publish"),
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/js/component/modalWelcome/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/modalWelcome/view.jsx
index cfd3d2c67..3dec74cfa 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/modalWelcome/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/modalWelcome/view.jsx
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ class ModalWelcome extends React.PureComponent {
               )}
             </p>
             <p>
-              {__("Thank you for making content freedom possible!")}
-              {" "}{isRewardApproved ? __("Here's a nickel, kid.") : ""}
+              {__("Please have")} {" "}
+              {reward &&
+                <CreditAmount amount={parseFloat(reward.reward_amount)} />}
+              {!reward && <span className="credit-amount">{__("??")}</span>}
+              {" "} {__("as a thank you for building content freedom.")}
             </p>
             <div className="text-center">
               {isRewardApproved &&
@@ -40,15 +43,11 @@ class ModalWelcome extends React.PureComponent {
               {!isRewardApproved &&
                 <Link
                   button="primary"
-                  onClick={closeModal}
-                  label={__("Continue")}
+                  onClick={verifyAccount}
+                  label={__("Get Welcome Credits")}
                 />}
               {!isRewardApproved &&
-                <Link
-                  button="alt"
-                  onClick={verifyAccount}
-                  label={__("Do Account Thing")}
-                />}
+                <Link button="alt" onClick={closeModal} label={__("Skip")} />}
             </div>
           </section>
         </Modal>
diff --git a/ui/js/component/userEmailNew/index.jsx b/ui/js/component/userEmailNew/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/js/component/userEmailNew/index.jsx
rename to ui/js/component/userEmailNew/index.js
diff --git a/ui/js/component/userEmailNew/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/userEmailNew/view.jsx
index 5391bdb3f..cc553f63e 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/userEmailNew/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/userEmailNew/view.jsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class UserEmailNew extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <form
-        className="form-input-width"
         onSubmit={event => {
           this.handleSubmit(event);
         }}
diff --git a/ui/js/component/userEmailVerify/index.jsx b/ui/js/component/userEmailVerify/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/js/component/userEmailVerify/index.jsx
rename to ui/js/component/userEmailVerify/index.js
diff --git a/ui/js/component/userEmailVerify/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/userEmailVerify/view.jsx
index 5aa656a61..de9cda5c3 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/userEmailVerify/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/userEmailVerify/view.jsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class UserEmailVerify extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <form
-        className="form-input-width"
         onSubmit={event => {
           this.handleSubmit(event);
         }}
diff --git a/ui/js/component/userVerify/index.js b/ui/js/component/userVerify/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b24dbdb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/js/component/userVerify/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { connect } from "react-redux";
+import { doUserEmailVerify } from "actions/user";
+import {
+  selectEmailVerifyIsPending,
+  selectEmailToVerify,
+  selectEmailVerifyErrorMessage,
+} from "selectors/user";
+import UserVerify from "./view";
+
+const select = state => ({
+  isPending: selectEmailVerifyIsPending(state),
+  email: selectEmailToVerify(state),
+  errorMessage: selectEmailVerifyErrorMessage(state),
+});
+
+const perform = dispatch => ({
+  verifyUserEmail: code => dispatch(doUserEmailVerify(code)),
+});
+
+export default connect(select, perform)(UserVerify);
diff --git a/ui/js/component/userVerify/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/userVerify/view.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ff9e1192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/js/component/userVerify/view.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import React from "react";
+import Link from "component/link";
+import { FormRow } from "component/form.js";
+
+class UserVerify extends React.PureComponent {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.state = {
+      code: "",
+    };
+  }
+
+  handleCodeChanged(event) {
+    this.setState({
+      code: event.target.value,
+    });
+  }
+
+  handleSubmit(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    this.props.verifyUserEmail(this.state.code);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { errorMessage, isPending } = this.props;
+    return <p>VERIFY</p>;
+    return (
+      <form
+        onSubmit={event => {
+          this.handleSubmit(event);
+        }}
+      >
+        zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
+        <FormRow
+          type="text"
+          label={__("Verification Code")}
+          placeholder="a94bXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
+          name="code"
+          value={this.state.code}
+          onChange={event => {
+            this.handleCodeChanged(event);
+          }}
+          errorMessage={errorMessage}
+        />
+        {/* render help separately so it always shows */}
+        <div className="form-field__helper">
+          <p>
+            {__("Email")}{" "}
+            <Link href="mailto:help@lbry.io" label="help@lbry.io" />{" "}
+            {__("if you did not receive or are having trouble with your code.")}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <div className="form-row-submit form-row-submit--with-footer">
+          <Link
+            button="primary"
+            label={__("Verify")}
+            disabled={this.state.submitting}
+            onClick={event => {
+              this.handleSubmit(event);
+            }}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default UserVerify;
diff --git a/ui/js/lbry.js b/ui/js/lbry.js
index 7409bdde4..6b4730762 100644
--- a/ui/js/lbry.js
+++ b/ui/js/lbry.js
@@ -288,11 +288,6 @@ lbry.setClientSetting = function(setting, value) {
   return localStorage.setItem("setting_" + setting, JSON.stringify(value));
 };
 
-//utilities
-lbry.formatCredits = function(amount, precision) {
-  return amount.toFixed(precision || 1).replace(/\.?0+$/, "");
-};
-
 lbry.formatName = function(name) {
   // Converts LBRY name to standard format (all lower case, no special characters, spaces replaced by dashes)
   name = name.replace("/s+/g", "-");
diff --git a/ui/js/page/rewards/index.js b/ui/js/page/rewards/index.js
index 8e7abb1fc..14029ff26 100644
--- a/ui/js/page/rewards/index.js
+++ b/ui/js/page/rewards/index.js
@@ -1,22 +1,31 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
-import { doNavigate } from "actions/app";
-import { selectFetchingRewards, selectRewards } from "selectors/rewards";
+import {
+  makeSelectRewardByType,
+  selectFetchingRewards,
+  selectRewards,
+} from "selectors/rewards";
 import {
   selectUserIsRewardEligible,
   selectUserHasEmail,
   selectUserIsVerificationCandidate,
 } from "selectors/user";
 import { doRewardList } from "actions/rewards";
+import rewards from "rewards";
 import RewardsPage from "./view";
 
-const select = state => ({
-  fetching: selectFetchingRewards(state),
-  rewards: selectRewards(state),
-  hasEmail: selectUserHasEmail(state),
-  isEligible: selectUserIsRewardEligible(state),
-  isVerificationCandidate: selectUserIsVerificationCandidate(state),
-});
+const select = (state, props) => {
+  const selectReward = makeSelectRewardByType();
+
+  return {
+    fetching: selectFetchingRewards(state),
+    rewards: selectRewards(state),
+    hasEmail: selectUserHasEmail(state),
+    isEligible: selectUserIsRewardEligible(state),
+    isVerificationCandidate: selectUserIsVerificationCandidate(state),
+    newUserReward: selectReward(state, { reward_type: rewards.TYPE_NEW_USER }),
+  };
+};
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   fetchRewards: () => dispatch(doRewardList()),
diff --git a/ui/js/page/rewards/view.jsx b/ui/js/page/rewards/view.jsx
index 237994667..67c8b1a27 100644
--- a/ui/js/page/rewards/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/page/rewards/view.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
-import lbryio from "lbryio";
 import { BusyMessage, CreditAmount, Icon } from "component/common";
 import SubHeader from "component/subHeader";
 import Auth from "component/auth";
-import Link from "component/link";
 import RewardLink from "component/rewardLink";
 
 const RewardTile = props => {
@@ -41,7 +39,9 @@ class RewardsPage extends React.PureComponent {
   fetchRewards(props) {
     const { fetching, rewards, fetchRewards } = props;
 
-    if (!fetching && Object.keys(rewards).length < 1) fetchRewards();
+    if (!fetching && (!rewards || !rewards.length)) {
+      fetchRewards();
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class RewardsPage extends React.PureComponent {
       isVerificationCandidate,
       hasEmail,
       rewards,
+      newUserReward,
     } = this.props;
 
     let content,
@@ -59,42 +60,55 @@ class RewardsPage extends React.PureComponent {
     if (!hasEmail || isVerificationCandidate) {
       content = (
         <div>
-          <p>
-            {__(
-              "Additional information is required to be eligible for the rewards program."
-            )}
-          </p>
-          <Auth />
+          <div className="card__title-primary">
+            {newUserReward &&
+              <CreditAmount amount={newUserReward.reward_amount} />}
+            <h3>Welcome to LBRY</h3>
+          </div>
+          <div className="card__content">
+            <p>
+              {" "}{__(
+                "Claim your welcome credits to be able to publish content, pay creators, and have a say over the LBRY network."
+              )}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+          <div className="card__content"><Auth /></div>
         </div>
       );
       isCard = true;
     } else if (!isEligible) {
       isCard = true;
       content = (
-        <div className="empty">
+        <div className="card__content empty">
           <p>{__("You are not eligible to claim rewards.")}</p>
         </div>
       );
     } else if (fetching) {
-      content = <BusyMessage message={__("Fetching rewards")} />;
+      content = (
+        <div className="card__content">
+          <BusyMessage message={__("Fetching rewards")} />
+        </div>
+      );
     } else if (rewards.length > 0) {
-      content = rewards.map(reward =>
-        <RewardTile key={reward.reward_type} reward={reward} />
+      content = (
+        <div>
+          {rewards.map(reward =>
+            <RewardTile key={reward.reward_type} reward={reward} />
+          )}
+        </div>
       );
     } else {
-      content = <div className="empty">{__("Failed to load rewards.")}</div>;
+      content = (
+        <div className="card__content empty">
+          {__("Failed to load rewards.")}
+        </div>
+      );
     }
 
     return (
       <main className="main--single-column">
         <SubHeader />
-        {isCard
-          ? <section className="card">
-              <div className="card__content">
-                {content}
-              </div>
-            </section>
-          : content}
+        {isCard ? <section className="card">{content}</section> : content}
       </main>
     );
   }
diff --git a/ui/js/selectors/user.js b/ui/js/selectors/user.js
index d17485aa6..a7ff1dc9f 100644
--- a/ui/js/selectors/user.js
+++ b/ui/js/selectors/user.js
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ export const selectUserIsPending = createSelector(
   state => state.userIsPending
 );
 
-export const selectUser = createSelector(
-  _selectState,
-  state => state.user || {}
-);
+export const selectUser = createSelector(_selectState, state => state.user);
 
 export const selectEmailToVerify = createSelector(
   _selectState,
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ export const selectEmailVerifyErrorMessage = createSelector(
 
 export const selectUserIsVerificationCandidate = createSelector(
   selectUser,
-  user => user && !user.has_verified_email
+  user => user && (!user.has_verified_email || !user.is_identity_verified)
 );
 
 export const selectUserIsAuthRequested = createSelector(
diff --git a/ui/js/utils.js b/ui/js/utils.js
index 783f85113..b41a2e0d4 100644
--- a/ui/js/utils.js
+++ b/ui/js/utils.js
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ export function getSession(key, fallback = undefined) {
 export function setSession(key, value) {
   sessionStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(value));
 }
+
+export function formatCredits(amount, precision) {
+  return amount.toFixed(precision || 1).replace(/\.?0+$/, "");
+}
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_form-field.scss b/ui/scss/component/_form-field.scss
index f701ebe06..8f918cc7d 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_form-field.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_form-field.scss
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 $width-input-border: 2px;
 $width-input-text: 330px;
 
-.form-input-width {
-  width: $width-input-text
-}
-
 .form-row-submit
 {
   margin-top: $spacing-vertical;