diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 0cd1fd30df..ec3df94642 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -2834,6 +2834,17 @@ void status_welcome(void) {
         truncate_nl(r);
 
         status_printf("Welcome to \x1B[0;32m%s\x1B[0m!\n", r); /* Green for SUSE */
+        free(r);
+#elif defined(TARGET_GENTOO)
+        char *r;
+
+        if (read_one_line_file("/etc/gentoo-release", &r) < 0)
+                return;
+
+        truncate_nl(r);
+
+        status_printf("Welcome to \x1B[1;34m%s\x1B[0m!\n", r); /* Light Blue for Gentoo */
+
         free(r);
 #else
 #warning "You probably should add a welcome text logic here."