diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FirstStartWidget.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FirstStartWidget.cpp
index 16050e1358..9a00acfbcc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FirstStartWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FirstStartWidget.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ FirstStartWidget::FirstStartWidget(QWidget* parent)
     , _generalSettingsWidget {nullptr}
     , _welcomeLabel {nullptr}
     , _descriptionLabel {nullptr}
-    , doneButton {nullptr}
+    , _doneButton {nullptr}
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("FirstStartWidget"));
     setupUi();
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ void FirstStartWidget::setupUi()
     outerLayout->addWidget(_generalSettingsWidget);
     outerLayout->addWidget(_themeSelectorWidget);
 
-    doneButton = gsl::owner<QPushButton*>(new QPushButton);
+    _doneButton = gsl::owner<QPushButton*>(new QPushButton);
+    connect(_doneButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &FirstStartWidget::dismissed);
     auto buttonBar = gsl::owner<QHBoxLayout*>(new QHBoxLayout);
     buttonBar->addStretch();
-    buttonBar->addWidget(doneButton);
+    buttonBar->addWidget(_doneButton);
     outerLayout->addLayout(buttonBar);
     outerLayout->addStretch();
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ bool FirstStartWidget::eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event)
 
 void FirstStartWidget::retranslateUi()
 {
-    doneButton->setText(tr("Done"));
+    _doneButton->setText(tr("Done"));
     QString application = QString::fromUtf8(App::Application::Config()["ExeName"].c_str());
     _welcomeLabel->setText(QLatin1String("<h1>") + tr("Welcome to %1").arg(application)
                            + QLatin1String("</h1>"));
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FirstStartWidget.h b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FirstStartWidget.h
index 7cc4031e91..7a5b4505c6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FirstStartWidget.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FirstStartWidget.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class FirstStartWidget: public QGroupBox
 public:
     explicit FirstStartWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
     bool eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event) override;
-    QPushButton* doneButton;
+    Q_SIGNAL void dismissed();
 
 private:
     void retranslateUi();
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ private:
 
     QLabel* _welcomeLabel;
     QLabel* _descriptionLabel;
+    QPushButton* _doneButton;
 };
 
 }  // namespace StartGui
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
index b10d2d7887..481e142398 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ StartView::StartView(QWidget* parent)
     auto firstStartRegion = gsl::owner<QHBoxLayout*>(new QHBoxLayout(firstStartScrollArea));
     firstStartRegion->addStretch();
     auto firstStartWidget = gsl::owner<FirstStartWidget*>(new FirstStartWidget(this));
-    connect(firstStartWidget->doneButton,
-            &QPushButton::clicked,
+    connect(firstStartWidget,
+            &FirstStartWidget::dismissed,
             this,
-            &StartView::firstStartWidgetDoneClicked);
+            &StartView::firstStartWidgetDismissed);
     firstStartRegion->addWidget(firstStartWidget);
     firstStartRegion->addStretch();
     _contents->addWidget(firstStartScrollArea);
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ void StartView::openFirstStartClicked()
     _contents->setCurrentIndex(0);
 }
 
-void StartView::firstStartWidgetDoneClicked()
+void StartView::firstStartWidgetDismissed()
 {
     auto hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
         "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Start");
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.h b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.h
index ebe5d87ee3..1c4f589551 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ protected:
     void fileCardSelected(const QModelIndex& index);
     void showOnStartupChanged(bool checked);
     void openFirstStartClicked();
-    void firstStartWidgetDoneClicked();
+    void firstStartWidgetDismissed();
 
     QString fileCardStyle() const;