diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.css b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.css
index 5b4d1fcb93d46..11e9673c13c7c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.css
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@
 	font-size: 32px;
 }
 
+.monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .gettingStartedContainer .gettingStartedSlide .getting-started-category img.category-icon {
+	margin-right: 10px;
+	max-width: 32px;
+	max-height: 32px;
+}
+
 .monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .gettingStartedContainer .gettingStartedSlide.detail {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts
index 3b5d67fe4103b..9982c636fc5fa 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { IStorageService } from 'vs/platform/storage/common/storage';
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vs/base/common/cancellation';
 import { Schemas } from 'vs/base/common/network';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
+import { IGettingStartedCategoryDescriptor } from 'vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedRegistry';
 
 const SLIDE_TRANSITION_TIME_MS = 250;
 const configurationKey = 'workbench.startupEditor';
@@ -323,7 +324,8 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
 						'x-dispatch': 'selectCategory:' + category.id,
 						'role': 'listitem',
 					},
-					$(ThemeIcon.asCSSSelector(category.icon), {}), categoryDescriptionElement);
+					this.iconWidgetFor(category),
+					categoryDescriptionElement);
 			});
 
 		const categoryScrollContainer = $('.getting-started-categories-scrolling-container');
@@ -427,6 +429,10 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
 		});
 	}
 
+	private iconWidgetFor(category: IGettingStartedCategoryDescriptor) {
+		return category.icon.type === 'icon' ? $(ThemeIcon.asCSSSelector(category.icon.icon)) : $('img.category-icon', { src: category.icon.path });
+	}
+
 	private buildCategorySlide(categoryID: string, selectedItem?: string) {
 		const category = this.gettingStartedCategories.find(category => category.id === categoryID);
 		if (!category) { throw Error('could not find category with ID ' + categoryID); }
@@ -440,7 +446,7 @@ export class GettingStartedPage extends EditorPane {
 		detailTitle.appendChild(
 			$('.getting-started-category',
 				{},
-				$(ThemeIcon.asCSSSelector(category.icon), {}),
+				this.iconWidgetFor(category),
 				$('.category-description-container', {},
 					$('h2.category-title', {}, category.title),
 					$('.category-description.description', {}, category.description))));
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedContent.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedContent.ts
index 3e98f0e75c1c1..7e5638ba1d195 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedContent.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedContent.ts
@@ -270,16 +270,5 @@ export const content: GettingStartedContent = [
 				}
 			]
 		}
-	},
-
-	{
-		id: 'ExtensionContrib',
-		title: localize('gettingStarted.extensionContrib.title', "Discover Your Extensions"),
-		icon: extensionsIcon,
-		description: localize('gettingStarted.extensionContrib.description', "Learn about features contributed by installed extensions."),
-		content: {
-			type: 'items',
-			items: []
-		}
 	}
 ];
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedRegistry.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedRegistry.ts
index f77f204417efb..b8a4867d9d0e2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedRegistry.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ export interface IGettingStartedCategoryDescriptor {
 	id: GettingStartedCategory | string
 	title: string
 	description: string
-	icon: ThemeIcon
+	icon:
+	| { type: 'icon', icon: ThemeIcon }
+	| { type: 'image', path: string }
 	when: ContextKeyExpression
 	content:
 	| { type: 'items' }
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ export interface IGettingStartedCategory {
 	id: GettingStartedCategory | string
 	title: string
 	description: string
-	icon: ThemeIcon
+	icon:
+	| { type: 'icon', icon: ThemeIcon }
+	| { type: 'image', path: string }
 	when: ContextKeyExpression
 	content:
 	| { type: 'items', items: IGettingStartedTask[] }
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ content.forEach(category => {
 
 	registryImpl.registerCategory({
 		...category,
+		icon: { type: 'icon', icon: category.icon },
 		when: ContextKeyExpr.deserialize(category.when) ?? ContextKeyExpr.true()
 	});
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedService.ts
index 8377ec8f9bf94..fbf2f212572dc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/gettingStarted/common/gettingStartedService.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { ExtensionIdentifier, IExtensionDescription } from 'vs/platform/extensio
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { joinPath } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
 import { FileAccess } from 'vs/base/common/network';
+import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
+import { DefaultIconPath } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
 
 export const IGettingStartedService = createDecorator<IGettingStartedService>('gettingStartedService');
 
@@ -141,6 +143,21 @@ export class GettingStartedService extends Disposable implements IGettingStarted
 					return;
 				}
 
+				const categoryID = `EXTContrib-${extension.identifier.value}`;
+
+				this.registry.registerCategory({
+					content: { type: 'items' },
+					description: localize('extContrib', "Learn more about {0}!", extension.displayName ?? extension.name),
+					title: extension.displayName || extension.name,
+					id: categoryID,
+					icon: {
+						type: 'image',
+						path: extension.icon
+							? FileAccess.asBrowserUri(joinPath(extension.extensionLocation, extension.icon)).toString(true)
+							: DefaultIconPath
+					},
+					when: ContextKeyExpr.true(),
+				});
 				extension.contributes?.gettingStarted.forEach((content, index) => {
 					this.registry.registerTask({
 						button: content.button,
@@ -150,7 +167,7 @@ export class GettingStartedService extends Disposable implements IGettingStarted
 						id: content.id,
 						title: content.title,
 						when: ContextKeyExpr.deserialize(content.when) ?? ContextKeyExpr.true(),
-						category: 'ExtensionContrib',
+						category: categoryID,
 						order: index,
 					});
 				});