diff --git a/base/uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.e4.ui.perspectiveswitcher/src/uk/ac/stfc/isis/ibex/e4/ui/perspectiveswitcher/CopyPerspectiveSnippetProcessor.java b/base/uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.e4.ui.perspectiveswitcher/src/uk/ac/stfc/isis/ibex/e4/ui/perspectiveswitcher/CopyPerspectiveSnippetProcessor.java
index 0f77d822e1..9ca5de066e 100644
--- a/base/uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.e4.ui.perspectiveswitcher/src/uk/ac/stfc/isis/ibex/e4/ui/perspectiveswitcher/CopyPerspectiveSnippetProcessor.java
+++ b/base/uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.e4.ui.perspectiveswitcher/src/uk/ac/stfc/isis/ibex/e4/ui/perspectiveswitcher/CopyPerspectiveSnippetProcessor.java
@@ -89,14 +89,15 @@ public void execute(MApplication app, EModelService modelService, EPartService p
 
         // clone each snippet that is a perspective and add the cloned
         // perspective into the main PerspectiveStack
-        boolean isFirst = true;
         for (MPerspective perspective : perspectivesProvider.getInitialPerspectives()) {
             
             perspectiveStack.getChildren().add(perspective);
-            if (isFirst) {
+            
+            // set default (welcome) perspective
+            if (perspective.getElementId().equals(perspectivesProvider.getDefaultPerspectiveId())) {
                 perspectiveStack.setSelectedElement(perspective);
-                isFirst = false;
             }
+            
             subscribeChangedElement(broker, perspective);
             subscribeSelectedPerspective(broker, perspective);
         }
diff --git a/base/uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.e4.ui.perspectiveswitcher/src/uk/ac/stfc/isis/ibex/e4/ui/perspectiveswitcher/PerspectivesProvider.java b/base/uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.e4.ui.perspectiveswitcher/src/uk/ac/stfc/isis/ibex/e4/ui/perspectiveswitcher/PerspectivesProvider.java
index 9d3b5c293d..f3de953ac0 100644
--- a/base/uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.e4.ui.perspectiveswitcher/src/uk/ac/stfc/isis/ibex/e4/ui/perspectiveswitcher/PerspectivesProvider.java
+++ b/base/uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.e4.ui.perspectiveswitcher/src/uk/ac/stfc/isis/ibex/e4/ui/perspectiveswitcher/PerspectivesProvider.java
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public class PerspectivesProvider {
     private EModelService modelService;
     
     private static final String MAIN_PERSPECTIVE_STACK_ID = "uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.client.e4.product.perspectivestack.0";
-
+    private static final String DEFAULT_PERSPECTIVE_ID = "uk.ac.stfc.isis.ibex.client.e4.product.perspective.weblinks";
+    
     /**
      * Instantiates the class and initialises the internal perspective list with
      * all perspectives found in the application model.
@@ -126,6 +127,13 @@ public List<MPerspective> getInitialPerspectives() {
         }
         return perspectives;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return the default perspective id (usually displayed on launch as landing page)
+     */
+    public String getDefaultPerspectiveId() {
+    	return DEFAULT_PERSPECTIVE_ID;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Switches to a given perspective by id.