diff --git a/swift/apple/Firezone/Application/FirezoneApp.swift b/swift/apple/Firezone/Application/FirezoneApp.swift
index ac6d32b87..a24f7d63a 100644
--- a/swift/apple/Firezone/Application/FirezoneApp.swift
+++ b/swift/apple/Firezone/Application/FirezoneApp.swift
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ struct FirezoneApp: App {
       "Welcome to Firezone",
       id: AppViewModel.WindowDefinition.main.identifier
     ) {
-      AppView(model: appViewModel)
+      if let menuBar = appDelegate.menuBar {
+        // menuBar will be initialized by this point
+        AppView(model: appViewModel).environmentObject(menuBar)
+      }
     }
     .handlesExternalEvents(
       matching: [AppViewModel.WindowDefinition.main.externalEventMatchString]
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ struct FirezoneApp: App {
 #if os(macOS)
   @MainActor
   final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
-    private var menuBar: MenuBar?
+    var menuBar: MenuBar?
     public var store: Store?
 
     func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_: Notification) {
diff --git a/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/FirstTimeView.swift b/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/FirstTimeView.swift
index dd6e4103b..d23bd9f17 100644
--- a/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/FirstTimeView.swift
+++ b/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/FirstTimeView.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 #if os(macOS)
 struct FirstTimeView: View {
+  @EnvironmentObject var menuBar: MenuBar
+
   var body: some View {
     VStack(
       alignment: .center,
@@ -21,17 +23,27 @@ struct FirstTimeView: View {
           .padding(.horizontal, 10)
         Spacer()
         Text(
-          "You can sign in to Firezone by clicking on the Firezone icon in the macOS menu bar.\nYou may now close this window."
+          "You can sign in by clicking the Firezone icon in the macOS menu bar or clicking 'Open menu' below."
         )
         .font(.body)
         .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
 
         Spacer()
-        Button("Close this Window") {
-          AppViewModel.WindowDefinition.main.window()?.close()
+        HStack {
+          Button("Close this window") {
+            AppViewModel.WindowDefinition.main.window()?.close()
+          }
+          .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+          .controlSize(.large)
+          Button("Open menu") {
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+              menuBar.showMenu()
+            }
+            AppViewModel.WindowDefinition.main.window()?.close()
+          }
+          .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+          .controlSize(.large)
         }
-        .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
-        .controlSize(.large)
         Spacer()
           .frame(maxHeight: 20)
         Text(
diff --git a/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/MenuBar.swift b/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/MenuBar.swift
index 0f53cbed1..347fac208 100644
--- a/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/MenuBar.swift
+++ b/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/MenuBar.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 @MainActor
 // TODO: Refactor to MenuBarExtra for macOS 13+
 // https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/menubarextra
-public final class MenuBar: NSObject {
+public final class MenuBar: NSObject, ObservableObject {
   private var statusItem: NSStatusItem
   private var resources: [Resource]?
   private var cancellables: Set<AnyCancellable> = []
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ public final class MenuBar: NSObject {
     setupObservers()
   }
 
+  func showMenu() {
+    statusItem.button?.performClick(nil)
+  }
+
   private func setupObservers() {
     model.store.$status
       .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)