diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index c9f9fca89..59974909e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ changelog.txt uses a syntax similar to RST, with a few special sequences:
 - `gui/design`: Improved performance for drawing shapes
 - Dreamfort: improve traffic patterns throughout the fortress (stockpiles and zones are still not working, pending updates in `quickfort`)
 - Core: For debugging purposes, you can now pass ``--disable-dfhack`` on the Dwarf Fortress commandline or specify ``DFHACK_DISABLE=1`` in the environment to disable DFHack for the current session.
+- `overlay`: added links to the quickstart guide and the control panel on the DF title screen
 
 ## Documentation
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/overlay.rst b/docs/plugins/overlay.rst
index 313220fd4..fd196158f 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/overlay.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/overlay.rst
@@ -66,3 +66,10 @@ For easy reference, the corners can be found at the following coordinates:
 :(-1, 1): top right corner
 :(1, -1): lower left corner
 :(-1, -1): lower right corner
+
+Overlay
+-------
+
+The `overlay` plugin also provides a standard overlay itself:
+``title_version``, which displays the DFHack version on the DF title screen,
+along with quick links to `quickstart-guide` and `gui/control-panel`.
diff --git a/plugins/lua/overlay.lua b/plugins/lua/overlay.lua
index 9f41cb035..fda1edc95 100644
--- a/plugins/lua/overlay.lua
+++ b/plugins/lua/overlay.lua
@@ -580,7 +580,8 @@ TitleVersionOverlay.ATTRS{
     default_pos={x=7, y=2},
     default_enabled=true,
     viewscreens='title/Default',
-    frame={w=35, h=3},
+    frame={w=35, h=5},
+    autoarrange_subviews=1,
 }
 
 function TitleVersionOverlay:init()
@@ -602,6 +603,20 @@ function TitleVersionOverlay:init()
             text=text,
             text_pen=COLOR_WHITE,
         },
+        widgets.HotkeyLabel{
+            frame={l=0},
+            label='Quickstart guide',
+            auto_width=true,
+            key='STRING_A063',
+            on_activate=function() dfhack.run_script('quickstart-guide') end,
+        },
+        widgets.HotkeyLabel{
+            frame={l=0},
+            label='Control panel',
+            auto_width=true,
+            key='STRING_A047',
+            on_activate=function() dfhack.run_script('gui/control-panel') end,
+        },
     }
 end