diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/modal.rs b/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/modal.rs
index a8ce309..ee5042c 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/modal.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/modal.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 pub struct ModalPrivate {
     title: gtk::Label,
     content: RefCell<gtk::Widget>,
-    primary_action: gtk::Button,
-    secondary_action: Option<gtk::Button>,
-    tertiary_action: Option<gtk::Button>,
+    primary_action: RefCell<gtk::Button>,
+    secondary_action: RefCell<Option<gtk::Button>>,
+    tertiary_action: RefCell<Option<gtk::Button>>,
+
+    footer: gtk::Box,
 }
 
 #[glib::object_subclass]
@@ -23,13 +25,22 @@ impl ObjectSubclass for ModalPrivate {
         let title = gtk::Label::builder().label("Modal").build();
         let content = gtk::Box::new(gtk::Orientation::Vertical, 0);
         let actions = gtk::Box::new(gtk::Orientation::Horizontal, 0);
+        let primary_action = gtk::Button::builder().label("Primary").build();
+
+        let footer = gtk::Box::builder()
+            .orientation(gtk::Orientation::Horizontal)
+            .hexpand(true)
+            .build();
+        footer.append(&primary_action);
 
         Self {
             title,
             content: RefCell::new(content.upcast()),
-            primary_action: gtk::Button::new(),
-            secondary_action: None,
-            tertiary_action: None,
+            primary_action: RefCell::new(primary_action),
+            secondary_action: RefCell::new(None),
+            tertiary_action: RefCell::new(None),
+
+            footer,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -39,16 +50,22 @@ impl WidgetImpl for ModalPrivate {}
 impl BoxImpl for ModalPrivate {}
 
 glib::wrapper! {
-    pub struct Modal(ObjectSubclass<ModalPrivate>) @extends gtk::Box, gtk::Widget;
+    pub struct Modal(ObjectSubclass<ModalPrivate>) @extends gtk::Box, gtk::Widget, @implements gtk::Orientable;
 }
 
 impl Modal {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let s: Self = Object::builder().build();
 
+        s.set_margin_start(100);
+        s.set_margin_end(100);
+        s.set_margin_top(100);
+        s.set_margin_bottom(100);
+        s.set_orientation(gtk::Orientation::Vertical);
+
         s.append(&s.imp().title);
         s.append(&*s.imp().content.borrow());
-        // s.append(&s.imp().actions);
+        s.append(&s.imp().footer);
 
         s
     }
@@ -62,6 +79,16 @@ impl Modal {
         self.insert_child_after(&content, Some(&self.imp().title));
         *self.imp().content.borrow_mut() = content;
     }
+
+    pub fn set_primary_action(&self, action: gtk::Button) {
+        self.imp()
+            .footer
+            .remove(&*self.imp().primary_action.borrow());
+        *self.imp().primary_action.borrow_mut() = action;
+        self.imp()
+            .footer
+            .append(&*self.imp().primary_action.borrow());
+    }
 }
 
 /// The welcome modal is the first thing the user will see when FitnessTrax starts up if the
@@ -71,5 +98,30 @@ impl Modal {
 pub fn welcome_modal() -> Modal {
     let modal = Modal::new();
     modal.set_title("Welcome to FitnessTrax");
+
+    // The content should be a friendly dialog that explains to the user that they're going to set
+    // up the database.
+    let content = gtk::Box::builder()
+        .orientation(gtk::Orientation::Vertical)
+        .build();
+
+    content.append(&gtk::Label::new(Some("Welcome to FitnessTrax. The application has not yet been configured, so I will walk you through that. Let's start out by selecting your database.")));
+
+    // The database selection row should be a box that shows a default database path, along with a
+    // button that triggers a file chooser dialog. Once the dialog returns, the box should be
+    // updated to reflect the chosen path.
+    let db_row = gtk::Box::builder()
+        .orientation(gtk::Orientation::Horizontal)
+        .build();
+    db_row.append(
+        &gtk::Label::builder()
+            .label("No Path Selected")
+            .hexpand(true)
+            .build(),
+    );
+    db_row.append(&gtk::Button::builder().label("Select Database").build());
+
+    modal.set_content(content.upcast());
+    modal.set_primary_action(gtk::Button::builder().label("Save Settings").build());
     modal
 }