diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index c38af58..d429ce8 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var SlackBot = require('slackbots');
+var request = require('request');
 
 ['SLACK_TOKEN', 'RPCUSER', 'RPCPASSWORD'].forEach(function(envVar) {
   if (!process.env[envVar]) {
@@ -11,6 +12,12 @@ var slackbot = new SlackBot({
   name: 'wunderbot'
 });
 
+function sendwelcomemsg(usertowelcome) {
+    request('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lbryio/lbry.io/master/posts/other/slack-greeting.md', function (error, response, body) {
+       if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
+       bot.postMessage(usertowelcome, body);
+      }
+    })};
 
 var tipbot = require('./tipbot');
 tipbot.init(process.env.RPCUSER, process.env.RPCPASSWORD);
@@ -22,6 +29,9 @@ hashbot.init(slackbot, process.env.MINING_CHANNEL);
 
 slackbot.on('start', function() {
   slackbot.on('message', function(data) {
+        if (data.type == 'team_join') {
+        setTimeout(function() { sendwelcomemsg(data.user.id); },2000); //Delay because of slow slack api updates which sometimes does not send msg.
+    }
     if (data.text) {
       var command = data.text.trim().split(' ')[0];
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1707cb5..b84d509 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "bitcoin": "^3.0.1",
     "needle": "^1.0.0",
-    "slackbots": "^0.5.1"
+    "slackbots": "^0.5.1",
+    "request": "^2.74.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {