diff --git a/CliClient/app/command-help.js b/CliClient/app/command-help.js
index a8fe5c9573..78afe7c1e9 100644
--- a/CliClient/app/command-help.js
+++ b/CliClient/app/command-help.js
@@ -65,12 +65,10 @@ class Command extends BaseCommand {
 		} else {
 			const commandNames = this.allCommands().map((a) => a.name());
 
-			this.stdout(_('Type `help [command]` for more information about a command.'));
+			this.stdout(_('Type `help [command]` for more information about a command; or type `help all` for the complete usage information.'));
 			this.stdout('');
 			this.stdout(_('The possible commands are:'));
 			this.stdout('');
-			this.stdout(_('Type `help all` for the complete help of all the commands.'));
-			this.stdout('');
 			this.stdout(commandNames.join(', '));
 			this.stdout('');
 			this.stdout(_('In any command, a note or notebook can be refered to by title or ID, or using the shortcuts `$n` or `$b` for, respectively, the currently selected note or notebook. `$c` can be used to refer to the currently selected item.'));
diff --git a/CliClient/app/gui/NoteWidget.js b/CliClient/app/gui/NoteWidget.js
index eb565457f5..991f1dd32f 100644
--- a/CliClient/app/gui/NoteWidget.js
+++ b/CliClient/app/gui/NoteWidget.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const Note = require('lib/models/note.js').Note;
 const TextWidget = require('tkwidgets/TextWidget.js');
+const { _ } = require('lib/locale.js');
 
 class NoteWidget extends TextWidget {
 
@@ -32,8 +33,15 @@ class NoteWidget extends TextWidget {
 		this.reloadNote();
 	}
 
+	welcomeText() {
+		return _('Welcome to Joplin!\n\nType `:help shortcuts` for the list of keyboard shortcuts, or just `:help` for usage information.\n\nFor example, to create a notebook press `mb`; to create a note press `mn`.');
+	}
+
 	reloadNote() {
-		if (this.noteId_) {
+		if (!this.noteId_ && !this.notes.length) {
+			this.text = this.welcomeText();
+			this.scrollTop = 0;
+		} else if (this.noteId_) {
 			this.doAsync('loadNote', async () => {
 				this.note_ = await Note.load(this.noteId_);
 				this.text = this.note_ ? this.note_.title + "\n\n" + this.note_.body : '';