diff --git a/flamework.build b/flamework.build
index 4e97ac4..75e970c 100644
--- a/flamework.build
+++ b/flamework.build
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 	"identifiers": {
 		"crownstudio-roblox-ts-template:out/server/services/startup-service@StartupService": "server/services/startup-service@StartupService",
 		"crownstudio-roblox-ts-template:out/client/controllers/cmdr-controller@CmdrController": "client/controllers/cmdr-controller@CmdrController",
-		"crownstudio-roblox-ts-template:out/server/services/cmdr-service@CmdrService": "server/services/cmdr-service@CmdrService"
+		"crownstudio-roblox-ts-template:out/server/services/cmdr-service@CmdrService": "server/services/cmdr-service@CmdrService",
+		"crownstudio-roblox-ts-template:out/client/controllers/welcome-chat-controller@WelcomeChatController": "client/controllers/welcome-chat-controller@WelcomeChatController"
 	},
 	"metadata": {}
 }
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diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index 595dfc7..4255e75 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+nodeLinker: hoisted
+shamefullyHoist: true
+
 minimumReleaseAgeExclude:
   - "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@8.71.2"
   - "@typescript-eslint/parser@8.71.2"
diff --git a/src/client/controllers/welcome-chat-controller.ts b/src/client/controllers/welcome-chat-controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..203cc14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/controllers/welcome-chat-controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { Controller, OnStart } from "@flamework/core";
+import Log from "@rbxts/log";
+import { TextChatService } from "@rbxts/services";
+import { WELCOME_CHAT, WELCOME_CHAT_MESSAGE } from "shared/welcome-chat";
+
+@Controller()
+export class WelcomeChatController implements OnStart {
+  public onStart(): void {
+    task.delay(WELCOME_CHAT.delaySeconds, () => this.displayWelcome());
+  }
+
+  private displayWelcome(): void {
+    const deadline = os.clock() + WELCOME_CHAT.channelTimeoutSeconds;
+    const channels = TextChatService.WaitForChild(
+      "TextChannels",
+      WELCOME_CHAT.channelTimeoutSeconds,
+    );
+    const channel = channels?.WaitForChild("RBXGeneral", math.max(deadline - os.clock(), 0));
+
+    if (!channel?.IsA("TextChannel")) {
+      Log.Warn("Welcome chat unavailable: RBXGeneral did not become ready before the timeout");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    channel.DisplaySystemMessage(WELCOME_CHAT_MESSAGE);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/welcome-chat.ts b/src/shared/welcome-chat.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..602dc7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/welcome-chat.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+export const WELCOME_CHAT = {
+  delaySeconds: 2,
+  channelTimeoutSeconds: 30,
+  colors: {
+    heading: "#FFD166",
+    text: "#F1F5FF",
+    liked: "#5DE4A8",
+    follow: "#74C7FF",
+    hint: "#BDC6DC",
+  },
+};
+
+const colors = WELCOME_CHAT.colors;
+
+export const WELCOME_CHAT_MESSAGE =
+  `<font color="${colors.heading}"><b>✨ SUPPORT THE GAME ✨</b></font>\n` +
+  `<font color="${colors.text}">If you like the game </font>` +
+  `<font color="${colors.liked}"><b>👍 LIKED</b></font>` +
+  `<font color="${colors.text}"> and </font>` +
+  `<font color="${colors.follow}"><b>🔔 FOLLOW</b></font>\n`;