diff --git a/product.json b/product.json
index c963f157258..6a2b684c883 100644
--- a/product.json
+++ b/product.json
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 	"nameLong": "Code [OSS Build]",
 	"win32MutexName": "vscodeoss",
 	"licenseUrl": "https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/blob/master/LICENSE.txt",
-	"darwinBundleIdentifier": "com.visualstudio.code.oss"
+	"darwinBundleIdentifier": "com.visualstudio.code.oss",
+	"welcomePage": "http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=723048"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/gettingStarted/common/abstractGettingStarted.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/gettingStarted/common/abstractGettingStarted.ts
index 6de25682e94..706d026640f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/gettingStarted/common/abstractGettingStarted.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/gettingStarted/common/abstractGettingStarted.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractGettingStarted implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 	protected static hideWelcomeSettingskey = 'workbench.hide.welcome';
 
 	protected welcomePageURL: string;
+	protected appName: string;
 
 	constructor(
 		@IStorageService private storageService: IStorageService,
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractGettingStarted implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 		@ITelemetryService private telemetryService: ITelemetryService
 	) {
 		const env = contextService.getConfiguration().env;
+		this.appName = env.appName;
+
 		if (env.welcomePage) {
 			this.welcomePageURL =  env.welcomePage;
 			this.handleWelcome();
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractGettingStarted implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 	}
 
 	private getUrl(telemetryInfo: ITelemetryInfo): string {
-		return `${this.welcomePageURL}&&from=vscode&&id=${telemetryInfo.machineId}`;
+		return `${this.welcomePageURL}&&from=${this.appName}&&id=${telemetryInfo.machineId}`;
 	}
 
 	protected openExternal(url: string) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/gettingStarted/test/common/gettingStarted.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/gettingStarted/test/common/gettingStarted.test.ts
index 8dc0c5157a7..7a74f946426 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/gettingStarted/test/common/gettingStarted.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/gettingStarted/test/common/gettingStarted.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ suite('Workbench - GettingStarted', () => {
 	let instantiation: IInstantiationService = null;
 	let welcomePageEnvConfig: string = null;
 	let hideWelcomeSettingsValue: string = null;
+	let machineId: string = null;
+	let appName: string = null;
 
 	suiteSetup(() => {
 		instantiation = create({
@@ -30,13 +32,14 @@ suite('Workbench - GettingStarted', () => {
 				getConfiguration: () => {
 					return {
 						env: {
-							welcomePage: welcomePageEnvConfig
+							welcomePage: welcomePageEnvConfig,
+							appName: appName
 						}
 					}
 				}
 			},
 			telemetryService: {
-				getTelemetryInfo: () => Promise.as({ machineId: 'machineId' })
+				getTelemetryInfo: () => Promise.as({ machineId: machineId })
 			},
 			storageService: {
 				get: () => hideWelcomeSettingsValue,
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ suite('Workbench - GettingStarted', () => {
 	setup(() => {
 		welcomePageEnvConfig = null;
 		hideWelcomeSettingsValue = null;
+		appName = null;
 	});
 
 	test('disabled by default', function() {
@@ -60,9 +64,11 @@ suite('Workbench - GettingStarted', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('base case', function() {
-		welcomePageEnvConfig = 'url';
+		welcomePageEnvConfig = 'base url';
+		appName = 'some app';
+		machineId = '123';
 		let gettingStarted = instantiation.createInstance(TestGettingStarted);
-		assert(gettingStarted.lastUrl === 'url&&from=vscode&&id=machineId', 'a page is opened when welcomePage is configured && first run');
+		assert(gettingStarted.lastUrl === `${welcomePageEnvConfig}&&from=${appName}&&id=${machineId}`, 'a page is opened when welcomePage is configured && first run');
 		assert(hideWelcomeSettingsValue !== null, 'a flag is set to hide welcome page');
 	});