diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx
index 8f56ba39f23..8b4096b34d8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'getting_started.heading', defaultMessage: 'Getting started' },
   public_timeline: { id: 'navigation_bar.public_timeline', defaultMessage: 'Public timeline' },
   preferences: { id: 'navigation_bar.preferences', defaultMessage: 'Preferences' },
-  follow_requests: { id: 'navigation_bar.follow_requests', defaultMessage: 'Follow requests' }
+  follow_requests: { id: 'navigation_bar.follow_requests', defaultMessage: 'Follow requests' },
+  sign_out: { id: 'navigation_bar.logout', defaultMessage: 'Sign out' }
 });
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const GettingStarted = ({ intl, me }) => {
       <div style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
         <ColumnLink icon='globe' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.public_timeline)} to='/timelines/public' />
         <ColumnLink icon='cog' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.preferences)} href='/settings/preferences' />
+        <ColumnLink icon='sign-out' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.sign_out)} href='/auth/sign_out' method='delete' />
         {followRequests}
       </div>
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/column_link.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/column_link.jsx
index a2f7c13a6ba..901a29f5c14 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/column_link.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/column_link.jsx
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ const iconStyle = {
   marginRight: '5px'
 };
 
-const ColumnLink = ({ icon, text, to, href }) => {
+const ColumnLink = ({ icon, text, to, href, method }) => {
   if (href) {
     return (
-      <a href={href} style={outerStyle} className='column-link'>
+      <a href={href} style={outerStyle} className='column-link' data-method={method}>
         <i className={`fa fa-fw fa-${icon}`} style={iconStyle} />
         {text}
       </a>