diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 45df983e8..cd0c4228f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ RUN pipx install poetry==${POETRY_VERSION}
 # Add fzf to .zshrc
 RUN echo "source /usr/share/doc/fzf/examples/key-bindings.zsh" >> /home/vscode/.zshrc
 RUN echo "source /usr/share/doc/fzf/examples/completion.zsh" >> /home/vscode/.zshrc
+
+COPY .devcontainer/welcome.txt /usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/first-run-notice.txt
diff --git a/.devcontainer/welcome.txt b/.devcontainer/welcome.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dec3f2092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/welcome.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+👋 Welcome to Open Targets Genetics DEV"!
+
+🛠️  Your environment is fully setup with all the required software.