diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/dashboard.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/dashboard.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9801b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/dashboard.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+return {
+  { "goolord/alpha-nvim", enabled = false },
+  { "echasnovski/mini.starter", enabled = false },
+  {
+    "glepnir/dashboard-nvim",
+    event = "VimEnter",
+    dependencies = {
+      -- disable alpha
+      { "goolord/alpha-nvim", enabled = false },
+    },
+    opts = function()
+      local logo = [[
+           ██╗      █████╗ ███████╗██╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗          Z
+           ██║     ██╔══██╗╚══███╔╝╚██╗ ██╔╝██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║      Z    
+           ██║     ███████║  ███╔╝  ╚████╔╝ ██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║   z       
+           ██║     ██╔══██║ ███╔╝    ╚██╔╝  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║ z         
+           ███████╗██║  ██║███████╗   ██║    ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║           
+           ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝     ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝           
+      ]]
+
+      logo = string.rep("\n", 8) .. logo .. "\n\n"
+
+      local opts = {
+        theme = "doom",
+        config = {
+          header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
+          center = {
+            { action = "Telescope find_files", desc = " Find file", icon = " ", key = "f" },
+            { action = "ene | startinsert", desc = " New file", icon = " ", key = "n" },
+            { action = "Telescope oldfiles", desc = " Recent files", icon = " ", key = "r" },
+            { action = "Telescope live_grep", desc = " Find text", icon = " ", key = "g" },
+            { action = "e $MYVIMRC", desc = " Config", icon = " ", key = "c" },
+            { action = 'lua require("persistence").load()', desc = " Restore Session", icon = " ", key = "s" },
+            { action = "Lazy", desc = " Lazy", icon = "󰒲 ", key = "l" },
+            { action = "qa", desc = " Quit", icon = " ", key = "q" },
+          },
+          footer = function()
+            local stats = require("lazy").stats()
+            local ms = (math.floor(stats.startuptime * 100 + 0.5) / 100)
+            return { "⚡ Neovim loaded " .. stats.count .. " plugins in " .. ms .. "ms" }
+          end,
+        },
+      }
+
+      for _, button in ipairs(opts.config.center) do
+        button.desc = button.desc .. string.rep(" ", 43 - #button.desc)
+      end
+
+      -- close Lazy and re-open when the dashboard is ready
+      if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
+        vim.cmd.close()
+        vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
+          pattern = "DashboardLoaded",
+          callback = function()
+            require("lazy").show()
+          end,
+        })
+      end
+      return opts
+    end,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-starter.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-starter.lua
index ee35fc68..04a578be 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-starter.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-starter.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 return {
   -- disable alpha
   { "goolord/alpha-nvim", enabled = false },
+  { "glepnir/dashboard-nvim", enabled = false },
 
   -- enable mini.starter
   {