diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/walkThrough/electron-browser/walkThroughPart.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/walkThrough/electron-browser/walkThroughPart.ts
index aff56308b93412388b54c05be7cf8efb808edc99..39d5039038c5e6efb6d8265479021df3efb4e4a0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/walkThrough/electron-browser/walkThroughPart.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/walkThrough/electron-browser/walkThroughPart.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class WalkThroughPart extends BaseEditor {
 		const innerContent = this.content.firstElementChild;
 		if (this.size && innerContent) {
 			const classList = innerContent.classList;
-			classList[this.size.height <= 690 ? 'add' : 'remove']('max-height-690px');
+			classList[this.size.height <= 685 ? 'add' : 'remove']('max-height-685px');
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.css b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.css
index 662864b38648f92ec02d62c4321caff99c318e57..f72737160f651ee5545dde9a3c1fd5c69c8cf7a2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.css
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePage .title {
+	margin-top: 1em;
 	margin-bottom: 1em;
 	flex: 1 100%;
 }
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
-.monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePage .splash .recent.empty {
+.monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePage.emptyRecent .splash .recent {
 	display: none;
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@
 	outline-offset: -5px;
 }
 
-.monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePageContainer.max-height-690px .title {
+.monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePageContainer.max-height-685px .title {
 	display: none;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts
index b81a761d7432ab9b98f72381ffb4546885c5bd65..973074a749b32615df7de5aa2d81c73402ec19e6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ class WelcomePage {
 				folders = folders.filter(folder => folder !== current);
 			}
 			if (!folders.length) {
-				const recent = container.querySelector('.recent') as HTMLElement;
-				recent.classList.add('empty');
+				const recent = container.querySelector('.welcomePage') as HTMLElement;
+				recent.classList.add('emptyRecent');
 				return;
 			}
 			const ul = container.querySelector('.recent ul');