diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index dada043..c27c054 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ return {
         'nvim-mini/mini.nvim',
         version = '*'
     },
+    -- custom welcome screen
+    {
+        "goolord/alpha-nvim",
+        config = function ()
+            require'alpha'.setup(require'alpha.themes.dashboard'.config)
+        end,
+    },
 }
 --"williamboman/mason.nvim",
 --"williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim",