diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 2a21ba01ba9..a3987a90731 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ Bundle-Version: 4.0.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Eclipse-LazyStart: true
+Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.help,
+ org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheets,
+ org.eclipse.ui.intro,
+ org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/build.properties b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/build.properties
index 3e070803cf7..9e420ae62ed 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/build.properties
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/build.properties
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ bin.includes = about.html,\
                topics_Reference.xml,\
                topics_Tasks.xml,\
                META-INF/,\
-               cheatsheets/
+               cheatsheets/,\
+               intro/,\
+               notices.html,\
+               book.css
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/cdtIntro.xml b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/cdtIntro.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..862c70de175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/cdtIntro.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<introContent>
+  	<extensionContent id="orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introExtension" style="css/sample.css" 
+  	                  name="CDT intro overview page" path="overview/@">
+		<group style-id="content-group" id="orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introLink-group">
+       		<link label="C/C++ Development" 
+       		      url="http://org.eclipse.ui.intro/showHelpTopic?id=/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/concepts/cdt_o_home.htm"  
+       		      id="orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introLink" 
+       		      style-id="content-link">
+          		<text>Get familiar with the C/C++ Development Tools (CDT)
+          		</text></link>
+       	</group>
+  	</extensionContent>
+ 
+
+</introContent>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/cdtTutorial.xml b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/cdtTutorial.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0022012bce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/cdtTutorial.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<introContent>
+  	<extensionContent id="orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introExtension" style="css/sample.css" name="Sample Extension" path="tutorials/@">
+		<group style-id="content-group" id="orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introLink-group">
+       		<link label="C/C++ Development" 
+       		url="http://org.eclipse.ui.intro/showHelpTopic?id=/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/getting_started/cdt_o_tutorial.htm"
+       		id="orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introLink" style-id="content-link">
+          		<text>Learn how to create C and C++ projects</text>
+       		</link>
+       	</group>
+  	</extensionContent>
+</introContent>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/cdtWhatsnew.xml b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/cdtWhatsnew.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c07d8bf483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/cdtWhatsnew.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<introContent>
+  	<extensionContent id="orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introExtension" style="css/sample.css" name="Sample Extension" path="whatsnew/@">
+		<group style-id="content-group" id="orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introLink-group">
+       		<link label="C/C++ Development" 
+       		url="http://org.eclipse.ui.intro/showHelpTopic?id=/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/concepts/cdt_c_whatsnew.htm" 
+       		id="orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introLink" style-id="content-link">
+          		<text>Learn about what's new in CDT 4.0</text>
+       		</link>
+       	</group>
+  	</extensionContent>
+</introContent>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/css/graphics/sample.gif b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/css/graphics/sample.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ff1ffc6743
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/css/graphics/sample.gif differ
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/css/graphics/sample_hov.gif b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/css/graphics/sample_hov.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6874164f5ba
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/css/graphics/sample_hov.gif differ
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/css/sample.css b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/css/sample.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ec3ee95996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/intro/css/sample.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+a#orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introLink img { background-image : url(graphics/sample.gif); }
+a#orgeclipsecdtdocuserwelcome-introLink:hover img { background-image : url(graphics/sample_hov.gif); }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/plugin.xml b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/plugin.xml
index d7e8f2dbb80..99420d0de24 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/plugin.xml
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/plugin.xml
@@ -115,4 +115,26 @@
     	</cheatsheet>
 	</extension>
 
+   <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.ui.intro.configExtension">
+      <configExtension
+            content="intro/cdtIntro.xml"
+            configId="org.eclipse.ui.intro.universalConfig">
+      </configExtension>
+   </extension>
+   <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.ui.intro.configExtension">
+      <configExtension
+            configId="org.eclipse.ui.intro.universalConfig"
+            content="intro/cdtTutorial.xml">
+      </configExtension>
+   </extension>
+   <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.ui.intro.configExtension">
+      <configExtension
+            configId="org.eclipse.ui.intro.universalConfig"
+            content="intro/cdtWhatsnew.xml">
+      </configExtension>
+   </extension>
+
 </plugin>