diff --git a/home/index.php b/home/index.php
index 768a9fa3aa..72b1e8bb8c 100755
--- a/home/index.php
+++ b/home/index.php
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@
 	*/
 	$GLOBALS['egw']->hooks->single('showUpdates','home');
 
+	/*
+	** Display the mainscreen message
+	*/
+	$GLOBALS['egw']->translation->add_app('mainscreen');
+	if (lang('mainscreen_message') != 'mainscreen_message*')
+	{
+		echo '<div style="text-align: center;">' . stripslashes(lang('mainscreen_message')) . "</div>\n";
+	}
+
 	/*
 	** Display the notification window
 	*/