diff --git a/yomi_base/defaults.json b/yomi_base/defaults.json
index fcf3347..41181d6 100644
--- a/yomi_base/defaults.json
+++ b/yomi_base/defaults.json
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
     "stripReadings": false,
     "tags": [],
     "wordWrap": false,
-    "allowEditing": true
+    "allowEditing": true,
+    "firstRun": true
 }
diff --git a/yomi_base/preferences.py b/yomi_base/preferences.py
index 311d320..1db1ca3 100644
--- a/yomi_base/preferences.py
+++ b/yomi_base/preferences.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class DialogPreferences(QtGui.QDialog, gen.preferences_ui.Ui_DialogPreferences):
         self.preferences['maxResults'] = self.spinMaxResults.value()
         self.preferences['scanLength'] = self.spinScanLength.value()
         self.preferences['stripReadings'] = self.checkStripReadings.isChecked()
+        self.preferences['firstRun'] = False
 
         if self.anki is not None:
             self.dialogToProfile()
diff --git a/yomi_base/reader.py b/yomi_base/reader.py
index fc81205..084fbb8 100644
--- a/yomi_base/reader.py
+++ b/yomi_base/reader.py
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ class MainWindowReader(QtGui.QMainWindow, gen.reader_ui.Ui_MainWindowReader):
         self.comboTags.addItems(self.preferences['tags'])
         self.applyPreferencesContent()
 
+        if self.preferences['firstRun']:
+            QtGui.QMessageBox.information(
+                self,
+                'Yomichan',
+                'This may be the first time you are running Yomichan.\nPlease take some time to configure this extension.'
+            )
+
+            self.onActionPreferences()
 
     def applyPreferencesContent(self):
         palette = self.textContent.palette()