diff --git a/src/freenet/clients/http/WelcomeToadlet.java b/src/freenet/clients/http/WelcomeToadlet.java
index 944ba16bb6..044ae5d03b 100644
--- a/src/freenet/clients/http/WelcomeToadlet.java
+++ b/src/freenet/clients/http/WelcomeToadlet.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * http://www.gnu.org/ for further details of the GPL. */
 package freenet.clients.http;
 
+import freenet.clients.http.utils.PebbleUtils;
 import freenet.config.InvalidConfigValueException;
 import freenet.config.NodeNeedRestartException;
 import freenet.node.*;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -522,6 +524,9 @@ public void handleMethodGET(URI uri, HTTPRequest request, ToadletContext ctx) th
         if (ctx.isAllowedFullAccess()) {
 			contentNode.addChild(ctx.getAlertManager().createSummary());
         }
+
+        page.addCustomStyleSheet("/static/core-operations-interface.css");
+        this.putCoreOperationsInterface(ctx, contentNode);
 		
         if (node.config.get("fproxy").getBoolean("fetchKeyBoxAboveBookmarks")) {
             this.putFetchKeyBox(ctx, contentNode);
@@ -583,7 +588,20 @@ public void handleMethodGET(URI uri, HTTPRequest request, ToadletContext ctx) th
         this.writeHTMLReply(ctx, 200, "OK", pageNode.generate());
     }
 
-	private void putFetchKeyBox(ToadletContext ctx, HTMLNode contentNode) {
+    private void putCoreOperationsInterface(ToadletContext ctx, HTMLNode contentNode) throws IOException {
+		  HTMLNode coreOperationsBox = ctx.getPageMaker().getInfobox("infobox-normal", l10n("nodeOperationLabel"), contentNode, "node-operation", true);
+      coreOperationsBox.addAttribute("id", "coreNodeOperation");
+
+        HashMap<String, Object> model = new HashMap<>();
+        model.put("formPassword", node.clientCore.getToadletContainer().getFormPassword());
+        PebbleUtils.addChild(
+            coreOperationsBox,
+            "core-operations-interface",
+            model,
+            "WelcomeToadlet");
+    }
+
+    private void putFetchKeyBox(ToadletContext ctx, HTMLNode contentNode) {
 		// Fetch-a-key box
 		HTMLNode fetchKeyContent = ctx.getPageMaker().getInfobox("infobox-normal", l10n("fetchKeyLabel"), contentNode, "fetch-key", true);
 		fetchKeyContent.addAttribute("id", "keyfetchbox");
diff --git a/src/freenet/clients/http/staticfiles/core-operations-interface.css b/src/freenet/clients/http/staticfiles/core-operations-interface.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82ad8dfb17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/freenet/clients/http/staticfiles/core-operations-interface.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.core-operations-interface--container {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+.core-operations-interface--column {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/freenet/clients/http/templates/core-operations-interface.html b/src/freenet/clients/http/templates/core-operations-interface.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44466a02eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/freenet/clients/http/templates/core-operations-interface.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div class="core-operations-interface--container">
+    <div class="core-operations-interface--column core-operations-interface--friend-messages">
+        Messaging
+    </div>
+    <div class="core-operations-interface--column core-operations-interface--invite">
+        Invite
+    </div>
+    <!--<input name="formPassword" type="hidden" value="{{ formPassword }}">-->
+    <!--{{ l10n("networkSecurityPageTitle") }}-->
+</div>
diff --git a/src/freenet/l10n/freenet.l10n.en.properties b/src/freenet/l10n/freenet.l10n.en.properties
index 0d5da8d495..c7a971a7b3 100644
--- a/src/freenet/l10n/freenet.l10n.en.properties
+++ b/src/freenet/l10n/freenet.l10n.en.properties
@@ -2259,6 +2259,7 @@ WelcomeToadlet.confirmFIN=Do you want to insert the following Frost message?
 WelcomeToadlet.disabledAlert=Disabled alert
 WelcomeToadlet.extVersion=Freenet-ext Build #${build} r${rev}
 WelcomeToadlet.fetch=Fetch
+WelcomeToadlet.nodeOperationLabel=Core node operation
 WelcomeToadlet.fetchKeyLabel=Visit a freesite or download a file (if you know the key)
 WelcomeToadlet.finInsertSuccessWithKey=The message has been inserted successfully into ${key}.
 WelcomeToadlet.finInsertedTitle=Insertion