diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1af1d76dd6deb..0ae2e6313e051 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12198,7 +12198,6 @@
 					"type": "webview",
 					"id": "gitlens.views.home",
 					"name": "Home",
-					"when": "!gitlens:disabled && gitlens:plus:enabled",
 					"contextualTitle": "GitLens",
 					"icon": "$(gitlens-gitlens)",
 					"visibility": "visible"
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/home/home.html b/src/webviews/apps/home/home.html
index afaaecf447ded..5595414c1aafe 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/home/home.html
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/home/home.html
@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@
 						GitLens is deeply integrated into many areas and aspects of VS Code, especially editors and
 						views.
 					</p>
+					<card-section no-heading id="no-repo" aria-hidden="true">
+						<div class="centered">
+							<p>
+								To use GitLens, open a folder containing a git repository or clone from a URL from the
+								Explorer.
+							</p>
+
+							<vscode-button class="mb-1" data-action="command:workbench.view.explorer"
+								>Open a Folder or Repository</vscode-button
+							>
+						</div>
+					</card-section>
 					<div class="activitybar-banner">
 						<ul>
 							<li>
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/home/home.scss b/src/webviews/apps/home/home.scss
index 3a692361b367e..eecf21c5b76c1 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/home/home.scss
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/home/home.scss
@@ -246,6 +246,18 @@ ul {
 		max-width: 10rem;
 		height: auto;
 	}
+
+	#no-repo[aria-hidden='false'] ~ & {
+		display: none;
+	}
+}
+
+#no-repo {
+	margin-bottom: 0;
+
+	&[aria-hidden='true'] {
+		display: none;
+	}
 }
 
 .video-banner {
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/home/home.ts b/src/webviews/apps/home/home.ts
index 37ed75ddbbe91..7004cec1a2855 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/home/home.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/home/home.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { getSubscriptionTimeRemaining, SubscriptionState } from '../../../subscr
 import type { State } from '../../home/protocol';
 import {
 	CompleteStepCommandType,
+	DidChangeExtensionEnabledType,
 	DidChangeSubscriptionNotificationType,
 	DismissSectionCommandType,
 } from '../../home/protocol';
@@ -78,6 +79,14 @@ export class HomeApp extends App<State> {
 					this.updateState();
 				});
 				break;
+			case DidChangeExtensionEnabledType.method:
+				this.log(`${this.appName}.onMessageReceived(${msg.id}): name=${msg.method}`);
+
+				onIpc(DidChangeExtensionEnabledType, msg, params => {
+					this.state.extensionEnabled = params.extensionEnabled;
+					this.updateNoRepo();
+				});
+				break;
 
 			default:
 				super.onMessageReceived?.(e);
@@ -157,6 +166,15 @@ export class HomeApp extends App<State> {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private updateNoRepo() {
+		const { extensionEnabled } = this.state;
+
+		const $el = document.getElementById('no-repo');
+		if ($el) {
+			$el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', extensionEnabled ? 'true' : 'false');
+		}
+	}
+
 	private updatePlusContent(days = this.getDaysRemaining()) {
 		const { subscription, visibility } = this.state;
 
@@ -211,6 +229,7 @@ export class HomeApp extends App<State> {
 	private updateState() {
 		const { completedSteps, dismissedSections, plusEnabled } = this.state;
 
+		this.updateNoRepo();
 		document.getElementById('restore-plus')?.classList.toggle('hide', plusEnabled);
 
 		const showRestoreWelcome = completedSteps?.length || dismissedSections?.length;
diff --git a/src/webviews/home/homeWebviewView.ts b/src/webviews/home/homeWebviewView.ts
index bafa9b57803af..a8eb16b5be075 100644
--- a/src/webviews/home/homeWebviewView.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/home/homeWebviewView.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import type { Disposable } from 'vscode';
 import { window } from 'vscode';
 import { getAvatarUriFromGravatarEmail } from '../../avatars';
 import { configuration } from '../../configuration';
-import { CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
+import { ContextKeys, CoreCommands } from '../../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../../container';
+import { getContext, onDidChangeContext } from '../../context';
 import type { RepositoriesVisibility } from '../../git/gitProviderService';
 import type { SubscriptionChangeEvent } from '../../plus/subscription/subscriptionService';
 import { ensurePlusFeaturesEnabled } from '../../plus/subscription/utils';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import type { CompleteStepParams, DismissSectionParams, State } from './protocol
 import {
 	CompletedActions,
 	CompleteStepCommandType,
+	DidChangeExtensionEnabledType,
 	DidChangeSubscriptionNotificationType,
 	DismissSectionCommandType,
 } from './protocol';
@@ -24,7 +26,13 @@ export class HomeWebviewView extends WebviewViewBase<State> {
 	constructor(container: Container) {
 		super(container, 'gitlens.views.home', 'home.html', 'Home', 'homeView');
 
-		this.disposables.push(this.container.subscription.onDidChange(this.onSubscriptionChanged, this));
+		this.disposables.push(
+			this.container.subscription.onDidChange(this.onSubscriptionChanged, this),
+			onDidChangeContext(key => {
+				if (key !== ContextKeys.Disabled) return;
+				this.notifyExtensionEnabled();
+			}),
+		);
 	}
 
 	override async show(options?: { preserveFocus?: boolean | undefined }): Promise<void> {
@@ -158,6 +166,7 @@ export class HomeWebviewView extends WebviewViewBase<State> {
 		const sections = this.container.storage.get('home:sections:dismissed', []);
 
 		return {
+			extensionEnabled: this.getExtensionEnabled(),
 			webroot: this.getWebRoot(),
 			subscription: subscriptionState.subscription,
 			completedActions: subscriptionState.completedActions,
@@ -177,6 +186,18 @@ export class HomeWebviewView extends WebviewViewBase<State> {
 		);
 	}
 
+	private getExtensionEnabled() {
+		return !getContext(ContextKeys.Disabled, false);
+	}
+
+	private notifyExtensionEnabled() {
+		if (!this.isReady) return;
+
+		void this.notify(DidChangeExtensionEnabledType, {
+			extensionEnabled: this.getExtensionEnabled(),
+		});
+	}
+
 	private _validating: Promise<void> | undefined;
 	private async validateSubscription(): Promise<void> {
 		if (this._validating == null) {
diff --git a/src/webviews/home/protocol.ts b/src/webviews/home/protocol.ts
index f43a3ecf2bf5c..b94cd4a73efa9 100644
--- a/src/webviews/home/protocol.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/home/protocol.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export const enum CompletedActions {
 }
 
 export interface State {
+	extensionEnabled: boolean;
 	webroot?: string;
 	subscription: Subscription;
 	completedActions: CompletedActions[];
@@ -37,3 +38,10 @@ export interface DidChangeSubscriptionParams {
 export const DidChangeSubscriptionNotificationType = new IpcNotificationType<DidChangeSubscriptionParams>(
 	'subscription/didChange',
 );
+
+export interface DidChangeExtensionEnabledParams {
+	extensionEnabled: boolean;
+}
+export const DidChangeExtensionEnabledType = new IpcNotificationType<DidChangeExtensionEnabledParams>(
+	'extensionEnabled/didChange',
+);