diff --git a/debian/patches/progress-linux/0007-disable-welcome-dialog.patch b/debian/patches/progress-linux/0007-disable-welcome-dialog.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c2066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/progress-linux/0007-disable-welcome-dialog.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Author: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
+Description: Disabling welcome dialog on first run.
+
+diff -Naurp gimp.orig/etc/gimprc.in gimp/etc/gimprc.in
+--- gimp.orig/etc/gimprc.in
++++ gimp/etc/gimprc.in
+@@ -1164,3 +1164,4 @@
+ # 
+ # (script-fu-path "${gimp_dir}/scripts:${gimp_data_dir}/scripts")
+ 
++(show-welcome-dialog no)
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 662235c..d9a3ecc 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ progress-linux/0003-toolbox-wilber.patch
 progress-linux/0004-dark-theme.patch
 progress-linux/0005-icon-theme.patch
 progress-linux/0006-theme.patch
+progress-linux/0007-disable-welcome-dialog.patch