diff --git a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.cpp
index 24b3254d136..818aeffb9d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QFontDatabase>
 #include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QQmlContext>
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ const char CRASH_REPORTER_SETTING[] = "CrashReportingEnabled";
 
 const char EXAMPLES_DOWNLOAD_PATH[] = "StudioWelcome/ExamplesDownloadPath";
 
-QPointer<QQuickWidget> s_view = nullptr;
+QPointer<QQuickView> s_viewWindow = nullptr;
+QPointer<QQuickWidget> s_viewWidget = nullptr;
 static StudioWelcomePlugin *s_pluginInstance = nullptr;
 
 std::unique_ptr<QSettings> makeUserFeedbackSettings()
@@ -449,22 +451,13 @@ private:
 
 void StudioWelcomePlugin::closeSplashScreen()
 {
-    if (!s_view.isNull()) {
-        const bool doNotShowAgain = s_view->rootObject()->property("doNotShowAgain").toBool();
-        if (doNotShowAgain)
-            Utils::CheckableMessageBox::doNotAskAgain(Core::ICore::settings(),
-                                                      DO_NOT_SHOW_SPLASHSCREEN_AGAIN_KEY);
+    Utils::CheckableMessageBox::doNotAskAgain(Core::ICore::settings(),
+                                              DO_NOT_SHOW_SPLASHSCREEN_AGAIN_KEY);
+    if (!s_viewWindow.isNull())
+        s_viewWindow->deleteLater();
 
-        s_view->deleteLater();
-    }
-}
-
-void StudioWelcomePlugin::showSystemSettings()
-{
-    Core::ICore::infoBar()->removeInfo("WarnCrashReporting");
-    Core::ICore::infoBar()->globallySuppressInfo("WarnCrashReporting");
-
-    Core::ICore::showOptionsDialog(Core::Constants::SETTINGS_ID_SYSTEM);
+    if (!s_viewWidget.isNull())
+        s_viewWidget->deleteLater();
 }
 
 StudioWelcomePlugin::StudioWelcomePlugin()
@@ -537,47 +530,80 @@ void StudioWelcomePlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 
     if (showSplashScreen()) {
         connect(Core::ICore::instance(), &Core::ICore::coreOpened, this, [this] {
-            s_view = new QQuickWidget(Core::ICore::dialogParent());
-            s_view->setResizeMode(QQuickWidget::SizeRootObjectToView);
-            s_view->setWindowFlag(Qt::SplashScreen, true);
-            s_view->setWindowModality(Qt::ApplicationModal);
-            s_view->engine()->addImportPath("qrc:/studiofonts");
+            if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isMacHost()) {
+                s_viewWindow = new QQuickView(Core::ICore::mainWindow()->windowHandle());
+
+                s_viewWindow->setFlag(Qt::FramelessWindowHint);
+
+                s_viewWindow->setModality(Qt::ApplicationModal);
+                s_viewWindow->engine()->addImportPath("qrc:/studiofonts");
 #ifdef QT_DEBUG
-            s_view->engine()->addImportPath(QLatin1String(STUDIO_QML_PATH) + "splashscreen/imports");
-            s_view->setSource(
-                QUrl::fromLocalFile(QLatin1String(STUDIO_QML_PATH) + "splashscreen/main.qml"));
+                s_viewWindow->engine()->addImportPath(QLatin1String(STUDIO_QML_PATH)
+                                                      + "splashscreen/imports");
+                s_viewWindow->setSource(
+                    QUrl::fromLocalFile(QLatin1String(STUDIO_QML_PATH) + "splashscreen/main.qml"));
 #else
-            s_view->engine()->addImportPath("qrc:/qml/splashscreen/imports");
-            s_view->setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml/splashscreen/main.qml"));
+                s_viewWindow->engine()->addImportPath("qrc:/qml/splashscreen/imports");
+                s_viewWindow->setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml/splashscreen/main.qml"));
 #endif
 
+                QTC_ASSERT(s_viewWindow->rootObject(),
+                           qWarning() << "The StudioWelcomePlugin has a runtime depdendency on "
+                                         "qt/qtquicktimeline.";
+                           return );
 
-            QTC_ASSERT(s_view->rootObject(),
-                       qWarning() << "The StudioWelcomePlugin has a runtime depdendency on "
-                                     "qt/qtquicktimeline.";
-                       return );
+                connect(s_viewWindow->rootObject(),
+                        SIGNAL(closeClicked()),
+                        this,
+                        SLOT(closeSplashScreen()));
 
-            connect(s_view->rootObject(), SIGNAL(closeClicked()), this, SLOT(closeSplashScreen()));
-            connect(s_view->rootObject(),
-                    SIGNAL(configureClicked()),
-                    this,
-                    SLOT(showSystemSettings()));
+                auto mainWindow = Core::ICore::mainWindow()->windowHandle();
+                s_viewWindow->setPosition((mainWindow->width() - s_viewWindow->width()) / 2,
+                                          (mainWindow->height() - s_viewWindow->height()) / 2);
 
-            s_view->show();
-            s_view->raise();
-            s_view->setFocus();
+                s_viewWindow->show();
+                s_viewWindow->raise();
+
+                s_viewWindow->requestActivate();
+            } else {
+                s_viewWidget = new QQuickWidget(Core::ICore::dialogParent());
+
+                s_viewWidget->setWindowFlag(Qt::SplashScreen, true);
+
+                s_viewWidget->setWindowModality(Qt::ApplicationModal);
+                s_viewWidget->setResizeMode(QQuickWidget::SizeRootObjectToView);
+                s_viewWidget->engine()->addImportPath("qrc:/studiofonts");
+#ifdef QT_DEBUG
+                s_viewWidget->engine()->addImportPath(QLatin1String(STUDIO_QML_PATH)
+                                                      + "splashscreen/imports");
+                s_viewWidget->setSource(
+                    QUrl::fromLocalFile(QLatin1String(STUDIO_QML_PATH) + "splashscreen/main.qml"));
+#else
+                s_viewWidget->engine()->addImportPath("qrc:/qml/splashscreen/imports");
+                s_viewWidget->setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml/splashscreen/main.qml"));
+#endif
+
+                QTC_ASSERT(s_viewWidget->rootObject(),
+                           qWarning() << "The StudioWelcomePlugin has a runtime depdendency on "
+                                         "qt/qtquicktimeline.";
+                           return );
+
+                connect(s_viewWidget->rootObject(),
+                        SIGNAL(closeClicked()),
+                        this,
+                        SLOT(closeSplashScreen()));
+
+                s_viewWidget->show();
+                s_viewWidget->raise();
+                s_viewWidget->setFocus();
+            }
         });
     }
 }
 
 bool StudioWelcomePlugin::delayedInitialize()
 {
-    if (s_view.isNull())
-        return false;
-
-    QTC_ASSERT(s_view->rootObject(), return true);
-
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
 Utils::FilePath StudioWelcomePlugin::defaultExamplesPath()
diff --git a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.h b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.h
index 6368e5dd8d7..88a8b0abbb2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class StudioWelcomePlugin final : public ExtensionSystem::IPlugin
 
 public slots:
     void closeSplashScreen();
-    void showSystemSettings();
 
 public:
     StudioWelcomePlugin();