diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/WelcomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/WelcomeActivity.kt
index b4d32844d3..ef2cc37f2c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/WelcomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/WelcomeActivity.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.github.libretube.ui.activities
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.widget.Toast
+import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.core.view.isGone
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import androidx.lifecycle.get
@@ -10,15 +11,34 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.constants.PreferenceKeys
 import com.github.libretube.databinding.ActivityWelcomeBinding
+import com.github.libretube.helpers.BackupHelper
 import com.github.libretube.helpers.PreferenceHelper
 import com.github.libretube.ui.adapters.InstancesAdapter
 import com.github.libretube.ui.base.BaseActivity
 import com.github.libretube.ui.models.WelcomeModel
+import com.github.libretube.ui.preferences.BackupRestoreSettings
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 
 class WelcomeActivity : BaseActivity() {
     private lateinit var binding: ActivityWelcomeBinding
     private var viewModel: WelcomeModel? = null
 
+    private val restoreFilePicker =
+        registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.GetContent()) { uri ->
+            if (uri == null) return@registerForActivityResult
+            CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO).launch {
+                BackupHelper.restoreAdvancedBackup(this@WelcomeActivity, uri)
+
+                // only skip the welcome activity if the restored backup contains an instance
+                if (PreferenceHelper.getString(PreferenceKeys.FETCH_INSTANCE, "").isNotEmpty()) {
+                    withContext(Dispatchers.Main) { startMainActivity() }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         viewModel = ViewModelProvider(this).get()
@@ -26,6 +46,7 @@ class WelcomeActivity : BaseActivity() {
         binding = ActivityWelcomeBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
         setContentView(binding.root)
 
+        // ALl the binding values are optional due to two different possible layouts (normal, landscape)
         viewModel!!.instances.observe(this) { instances ->
             binding.instancesRecycler?.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(this@WelcomeActivity)
             binding.instancesRecycler?.adapter = InstancesAdapter(instances, viewModel!!) { index ->
@@ -42,12 +63,20 @@ class WelcomeActivity : BaseActivity() {
                 val selectedInstance =
                     viewModel!!.instances.value!![viewModel!!.selectedInstanceIndex.value!!]
                 PreferenceHelper.putString(PreferenceKeys.FETCH_INSTANCE, selectedInstance.apiUrl)
-                val mainActivityIntent = Intent(this@WelcomeActivity, MainActivity::class.java)
-                startActivity(mainActivityIntent)
-                finish()
+                startMainActivity()
             } else {
                 Toast.makeText(this, R.string.choose_instance, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
             }
         }
+
+        binding.restore?.setOnClickListener {
+            restoreFilePicker.launch(BackupRestoreSettings.JSON)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun startMainActivity() {
+        val mainActivityIntent = Intent(this@WelcomeActivity, MainActivity::class.java)
+        startActivity(mainActivityIntent)
+        finish()
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/BackupRestoreSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/BackupRestoreSettings.kt
index 37b87be9d1..68f844e0e6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/BackupRestoreSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/BackupRestoreSettings.kt
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ class BackupRestoreSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
     override val titleResourceId: Int = R.string.backup_restore
 
     // backup and restore database
-    private val getBackupFile = registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.GetContent()) {
-        it?.let {
+    private val getBackupFile =
+        registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.GetContent()) { uri ->
+            if (uri == null) return@registerForActivityResult
             CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO).launch {
-                BackupHelper.restoreAdvancedBackup(requireContext(), it)
+                BackupHelper.restoreAdvancedBackup(requireContext(), uri)
                 withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
                     // could fail if fragment is already closed
                     runCatching {
@@ -64,12 +65,10 @@ class BackupRestoreSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
                 }
             }
         }
-    }
-    private val createBackupFile = registerForActivityResult(CreateDocument(JSON)) {
-        it?.let {
-            CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO).launch {
-                BackupHelper.createAdvancedBackup(requireContext(), it, backupFile)
-            }
+    private val createBackupFile = registerForActivityResult(CreateDocument(JSON)) { uri ->
+        if (uri == null) return@registerForActivityResult
+        CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO).launch {
+            BackupHelper.createAdvancedBackup(requireContext(), uri, backupFile)
         }
     }
 
@@ -78,19 +77,17 @@ class BackupRestoreSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
      */
     private val getSubscriptionsFile = registerForActivityResult(
         ActivityResultContracts.GetContent()
-    ) {
-        it?.let {
-            lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                ImportHelper.importSubscriptions(requireActivity(), it, importFormat)
-            }
+    ) { uri ->
+        if (uri == null) return@registerForActivityResult
+        lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            ImportHelper.importSubscriptions(requireActivity(), uri, importFormat)
         }
     }
 
-    private val createSubscriptionsFile = registerForActivityResult(CreateDocument(JSON)) {
-        it?.let {
-            lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                ImportHelper.exportSubscriptions(requireActivity(), it, importFormat)
-            }
+    private val createSubscriptionsFile = registerForActivityResult(CreateDocument(JSON)) { uri ->
+        if (uri == null) return@registerForActivityResult
+        lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            ImportHelper.exportSubscriptions(requireActivity(), uri, importFormat)
         }
     }
 
@@ -197,6 +194,6 @@ class BackupRestoreSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
     }
 
     companion object {
-        private const val JSON = "application/json"
+        const val JSON = "application/json"
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/activity_welcome.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout-land/activity_welcome.xml
index c7bf5acb1e..f6777cbfd9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/activity_welcome.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout-land/activity_welcome.xml
@@ -66,16 +66,29 @@
 
         </FrameLayout>
 
-        <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
-            android:id="@id/okay"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        <FrameLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_gravity="end"
+            android:layout_marginHorizontal="15dp"
             android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
-            android:layout_marginEnd="15dp"
-            android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
-            android:alpha="0.5"
-            android:text="@string/okay" />
+            android:layout_marginBottom="5dp">
+
+            <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
+                android:id="@id/restore"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="start"
+                android:text="@string/restore" />
+
+            <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
+                android:id="@id/okay"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="end"
+                android:alpha="0.5"
+                android:text="@string/okay" />
+
+        </FrameLayout>
 
     </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_welcome.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_welcome.xml
index 56b1d15ee1..df99d84306 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_welcome.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_welcome.xml
@@ -54,15 +54,28 @@
 
     </FrameLayout>
 
-    <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
-        android:id="@+id/okay"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+    <FrameLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_gravity="end"
+        android:layout_marginHorizontal="15dp"
         android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
-        android:layout_marginEnd="15dp"
-        android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
-        android:alpha="0.5"
-        android:text="@string/okay" />
+        android:layout_marginBottom="5dp">
+
+        <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
+            android:id="@+id/restore"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_gravity="start"
+            android:text="@string/restore" />
+
+        <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
+            android:id="@+id/okay"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_gravity="end"
+            android:alpha="0.5"
+            android:text="@string/okay" />
+
+    </FrameLayout>
 
 </LinearLayout>
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