diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx
index 11915f0..b1abefa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
         >
           {''}
         </SectionTitleLineWithButton>
+        {/* Welcome message under page title */}
+        {currentUser?.first_name && (
+          <p className="text-lg font-medium mt-2 mb-6">
+            Welcome to VRES, {currentUser.first_name}!
+          </p>    
+)}
+
 
         {hasPermission(currentUser, 'CREATE_ROLES') && (
           <WidgetCreator