diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/getting_started/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/getting_started/index.js
index feecfd0e4..d56e7f142 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/getting_started/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/getting_started/index.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   personal: { id: 'navigation_bar.personal', defaultMessage: 'Personal' },
   security: { id: 'navigation_bar.security', defaultMessage: 'Security' },
   menu: { id: 'getting_started.heading', defaultMessage: 'Getting started' },
+  profile_directory: { id: 'getting_started.directory', defaultMessage: 'Profile directory' },
 });
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
@@ -87,10 +88,30 @@ class GettingStarted extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         <ColumnSubheading key={i++} text={intl.formatMessage(messages.discover)} />,
         <ColumnLink key={i++} icon='users' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.community_timeline)} to='/timelines/public/local' />,
         <ColumnLink key={i++} icon='globe' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.public_timeline)} to='/timelines/public' />,
+      );
+
+      height += 34 + 48*2;
+
+      if (profile_directory) {
+        navItems.push(
+          <ColumnLink key={i++} icon='address-book' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.profile_directory)} href='/explore' />,
+        );
+
+        height += 48;
+      }
+
+      navItems.push(
         <ColumnSubheading key={i++} text={intl.formatMessage(messages.personal)} />
       );
 
-      height += 34*2 + 48*2;
+      height += 34;
+    } else if (profile_directory) {
+      navItems.push(
+        <ColumnSubheading key={i++} text={intl.formatMessage(messages.discover)} />,
+        <ColumnLink key={i++} icon='address-book' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.profile_directory)} href='/explore' />,
+      );
+
+      height += 34 + 48;
     }
 
     navItems.push(
@@ -136,7 +157,6 @@ class GettingStarted extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
           <div className='getting-started__footer'>
             <ul>
-              {profile_directory && <li><a href='/explore' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='getting_started.directory' defaultMessage='Profile directory' /></a> · </li>}
               {invitesEnabled && <li><a href='/invites' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='getting_started.invite' defaultMessage='Invite people' /></a> · </li>}
               {multiColumn && <li><Link to='/keyboard-shortcuts'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.keyboard_shortcuts' defaultMessage='Hotkeys' /></Link> · </li>}
               <li><a href='/auth/edit'><FormattedMessage id='getting_started.security' defaultMessage='Security' /></a> · </li>