diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
index 3ee9789c..523726ff 100644
--- a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
+++ b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	color: black;
 	font-size: 12px;
 	font-weight: bold;
+	min-width: 200px;
 }
 
 #textField {
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/dialog/QtNewsWidget.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/dialog/QtNewsWidget.cpp
index 5535e733..1cc99c5e 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/dialog/QtNewsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/dialog/QtNewsWidget.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void QtNewsWidget::updateNews()
 	resetFlags();
 
 	ApplicationSettings* appSettings = ApplicationSettings::getInstance().get();
-	std::string newsRaw = appSettings->getUpdateNews();
+	const std::string newsRaw = appSettings->getUpdateNews();
 	if (!newsRaw.size())
 	{
 		setNews(QLatin1String(""));
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
index 9d4bd827..92382b1b 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
@@ -164,15 +164,15 @@ void QtStartScreen::updateButtons()
 		}
 		i++;
 	}
-	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet(
-					  ResourcePaths::getGuiDirectoryPath().concatenate(L"startscreen/startscreen.css"))
+	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet(ResourcePaths::getGuiDirectoryPath().concatenate(
+											 L"startscreen/startscreen.css"))
 					  .c_str());
 }
 
 void QtStartScreen::setupStartScreen()
 {
-	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet(
-					  ResourcePaths::getGuiDirectoryPath().concatenate(L"startscreen/startscreen.css"))
+	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet(ResourcePaths::getGuiDirectoryPath().concatenate(
+											 L"startscreen/startscreen.css"))
 					  .c_str());
 	addLogo();
 
@@ -230,8 +230,21 @@ void QtStartScreen::setupStartScreen()
 			QtNewsWidget* newsWidget = new QtNewsWidget(this);
 			col->addWidget(newsWidget);
 
-			connect(
-				checker, &QtUpdateCheckerWidget::updateReceived, newsWidget, &QtNewsWidget::updateNews);
+			std::function<void()> updateNews = [newsHeader, newsWidget]() {
+				const bool newsAvailable =
+					ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getAutomaticUpdateCheck() &&
+					!ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getUpdateNews().empty();
+				newsHeader->setVisible(newsAvailable);
+				newsWidget->setVisible(newsAvailable);
+				if (newsAvailable)
+				{
+					newsWidget->updateNews();
+				}
+			};
+
+			updateNews();
+
+			QObject::connect(checker, &QtUpdateCheckerWidget::updateReceived, updateNews);
 		}
 
 		col->addSpacing(35);
@@ -274,7 +287,8 @@ void QtStartScreen::setupStartScreen()
 			button->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect);	  // fixes layouting on Mac
 			button->setIcon(m_projectIcon);
 			button->setIconSize(QSize(30, 30));
-			button->setMinimumSize(button->fontMetrics().boundingRect(button->text()).width() + 45, 40);
+			button->setMinimumSize(
+				button->fontMetrics().boundingRect(button->text()).width() + 45, 40);
 			button->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("recentButtonMissing"));
 			button->minimumSizeHint();	  // force font loading
 			m_recentProjectsButtons.push_back(button);