diff --git a/src/course-home/data/__snapshots__/redux.test.js.snap b/src/course-home/data/__snapshots__/redux.test.js.snap
index 9dad7db4..b0baead2 100644
--- a/src/course-home/data/__snapshots__/redux.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/course-home/data/__snapshots__/redux.test.js.snap
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ Object {
         "datesWidget": undefined,
         "handoutsHtml": "<ul><li>Handout 1</li></ul>",
         "id": "course-v1:edX+DemoX+Demo_Course_1",
+        "welcomeMessageHtml": undefined,
       },
     },
   },
diff --git a/src/course-home/data/api.js b/src/course-home/data/api.js
index c1310535..8c15eb1c 100644
--- a/src/course-home/data/api.js
+++ b/src/course-home/data/api.js
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ export async function getOutlineTabData(courseId) {
   const courseTools = camelCaseObject(data.course_tools);
   const datesWidget = camelCaseObject(data.dates_widget);
   const handoutsHtml = data.handouts_html;
+  const welcomeMessageHtml = data.welcome_message_html;
 
   return {
     courseTools,
     courseBlocks,
     datesWidget,
     handoutsHtml,
+    welcomeMessageHtml,
   };
 }
 
@@ -85,3 +87,8 @@ export async function postCourseDeadlines(courseId) {
   const url = new URL(`${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/course_experience/v1/reset_course_deadlines`);
   await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().post(url.href, { course_key: courseId });
 }
+
+export async function postDismissWelcomeMessage(courseId) {
+  const url = new URL(`${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/course_home/v1/dismiss_welcome_message`);
+  await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().post(url.href, { course_id: courseId });
+}
diff --git a/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js b/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js
index db87abf6..ad226a6e 100644
--- a/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js
+++ b/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js
@@ -125,4 +125,16 @@ describe('Data layer integration tests', () => {
       expect(getTabDataMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(courseId);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Test dismissWelcomeMessage', () => {
+    it('Should dismiss welcome message', async () => {
+      const dismissUrl = `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/course_home/v1/dismiss_welcome_message`;
+      axiosMock.onPost(dismissUrl).reply(201);
+
+      await executeThunk(thunks.dismissWelcomeMessage(courseId), store.dispatch);
+
+      expect(axiosMock.history.post[0].url).toEqual(dismissUrl);
+      expect(axiosMock.history.post[0].data).toEqual(`{"course_id":"${courseId}"}`);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/course-home/data/thunks.js b/src/course-home/data/thunks.js
index 335289df..0caf530a 100644
--- a/src/course-home/data/thunks.js
+++ b/src/course-home/data/thunks.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   getOutlineTabData,
   getProgressTabData,
   postCourseDeadlines,
+  postDismissWelcomeMessage,
 } from './api';
 
 import {
@@ -79,3 +80,7 @@ export function resetDeadlines(courseId, getTabData) {
     });
   };
 }
+
+export function dismissWelcomeMessage(courseId) {
+  return async () => postDismissWelcomeMessage(courseId);
+}
diff --git a/src/course-home/outline-tab/OutlineTab.jsx b/src/course-home/outline-tab/OutlineTab.jsx
index 20d03e54..1bb23767 100644
--- a/src/course-home/outline-tab/OutlineTab.jsx
+++ b/src/course-home/outline-tab/OutlineTab.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import CourseTools from './widgets/CourseTools';
 import messages from './messages';
 import Section from './Section';
 import { useModel } from '../../generic/model-store';
+import WelcomeMessage from './widgets/WelcomeMessage';
 
 // Note that we import from the component files themselves in the enrollment-alert package.
 // This is because React.lazy() requires that we import() from a file with a Component as its
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ function OutlineTab({ intl }) {
       </div>
       <div className="row">
         <div className="col col-8">
+          <WelcomeMessage courseId={courseId} />
           {sectionIds.map((sectionId) => (
             <Section
               key={sectionId}
diff --git a/src/course-home/outline-tab/messages.js b/src/course-home/outline-tab/messages.js
index a7011adf..ee0e0190 100644
--- a/src/course-home/outline-tab/messages.js
+++ b/src/course-home/outline-tab/messages.js
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     id: 'learning.outline.tools',
     defaultMessage: 'Course Tools',
   },
+  welcomeMessage: {
+    id: 'learning.outline.welcomeMessage',
+    defaultMessage: 'Welcome Message',
+  },
+  welcomeMessageShowMoreButton: {
+    id: 'learning.outline.welcomeMessageShowMoreButton',
+    defaultMessage: 'Show More',
+  },
+  welcomeMessageShowLessButton: {
+    id: 'learning.outline.welcomeMessageShowLessButton',
+    defaultMessage: 'Show Less',
+  },
 });
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/course-home/outline-tab/widgets/WelcomeMessage.jsx b/src/course-home/outline-tab/widgets/WelcomeMessage.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c12c0d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/course-home/outline-tab/widgets/WelcomeMessage.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+import LmsHtmlFragment from '../LmsHtmlFragment';
+import messages from '../messages';
+import { useModel } from '../../../generic/model-store';
+import { Alert } from '../../../generic/user-messages';
+import { dismissWelcomeMessage } from '../../data/thunks';
+
+function WelcomeMessage({ courseId, intl }) {
+  const {
+    welcomeMessageHtml,
+  } = useModel('outline', courseId);
+
+  if (!welcomeMessageHtml) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const [display, setDisplay] = useState(true);
+
+  const shortWelcomeMessageHtml = welcomeMessageHtml.length > 200 && `${welcomeMessageHtml.substring(0, 199)}...`;
+  const [showShortMessage, setShowShortMessage] = useState(!!shortWelcomeMessageHtml);
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
+  return (
+    display && (
+      <Alert
+        type="welcome"
+        dismissible
+        onDismiss={() => {
+          setDisplay(false);
+          dispatch(dismissWelcomeMessage(courseId));
+        }}
+      >
+        <div className="my-3">
+          <LmsHtmlFragment
+            html={showShortMessage ? shortWelcomeMessageHtml : welcomeMessageHtml}
+            title={intl.formatMessage(messages.welcomeMessage)}
+          />
+        </div>
+        {
+          shortWelcomeMessageHtml && (
+            <div className="d-flex justify-content-end">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="btn rounded align-self-center border border-primary bg-white font-weight-bold mb-3"
+                onClick={() => setShowShortMessage(!showShortMessage)}
+              >
+                {showShortMessage ? intl.formatMessage(messages.welcomeMessageShowMoreButton)
+                  : intl.formatMessage(messages.welcomeMessageShowLessButton)}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          )
+        }
+      </Alert>
+    )
+  );
+}
+
+WelcomeMessage.propTypes = {
+  courseId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  intl: intlShape.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default injectIntl(WelcomeMessage);
diff --git a/src/generic/user-messages/Alert.jsx b/src/generic/user-messages/Alert.jsx
index 2dea7c7e..fa5fe336 100644
--- a/src/generic/user-messages/Alert.jsx
+++ b/src/generic/user-messages/Alert.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Button } from '@edx/paragon';
 
 import { ALERT_TYPES } from './UserMessagesProvider';
+import './Alert.scss';
 
 function getAlertClass(type) {
   if (type === ALERT_TYPES.ERROR) {
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ function getAlertClass(type) {
   if (type === ALERT_TYPES.SUCCESS) {
     return 'alert-success';
   }
+  if (type === ALERT_TYPES.WELCOME) {
+    return 'alert-welcome alert-light';
+  }
   return 'alert-info';
 }
 
@@ -41,9 +45,11 @@ function Alert({
   return (
     <div className={classNames('alert', { 'alert-dismissible': dismissible }, getAlertClass(type))}>
       <div className="d-flex align-items-start">
-        <div className="mr-2">
-          <FontAwesomeIcon icon={getAlertIcon(type)} />
-        </div>
+        {type !== ALERT_TYPES.WELCOME && (
+          <div className="mr-2">
+            <FontAwesomeIcon icon={getAlertIcon(type)} />
+          </div>
+        )}
         <div role="alert" className="flex-grow-1">
           {children}
         </div>
@@ -54,7 +60,13 @@ function Alert({
 }
 
 Alert.propTypes = {
-  type: PropTypes.oneOf([ALERT_TYPES.ERROR, ALERT_TYPES.DANGER, ALERT_TYPES.INFO, ALERT_TYPES.SUCCESS]).isRequired,
+  type: PropTypes.oneOf([
+    ALERT_TYPES.ERROR,
+    ALERT_TYPES.DANGER,
+    ALERT_TYPES.INFO,
+    ALERT_TYPES.SUCCESS,
+    ALERT_TYPES.WELCOME,
+  ]).isRequired,
   dismissible: PropTypes.bool,
   children: PropTypes.node,
   onDismiss: PropTypes.func,
diff --git a/src/generic/user-messages/Alert.scss b/src/generic/user-messages/Alert.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8808693e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/generic/user-messages/Alert.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.alert-welcome {
+  border: #b9babe solid 1px !important;
+  border-left: #000000 solid 3px !important;
+}
diff --git a/src/generic/user-messages/UserMessagesProvider.jsx b/src/generic/user-messages/UserMessagesProvider.jsx
index f51b8663..c504d31f 100644
--- a/src/generic/user-messages/UserMessagesProvider.jsx
+++ b/src/generic/user-messages/UserMessagesProvider.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const ALERT_TYPES = {
   DANGER: 'danger',
   SUCCESS: 'success',
   INFO: 'info',
+  WELCOME: 'welcome',
 };
 
 const FLASH_MESSAGES_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = 'UserMessagesProvider.flashMessages';