diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/license/license.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/license/license.partial.html
index 1c1c230bbc..cb1d452a2b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/license/license.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/license/license.partial.html
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 		<div class="Panel">
 			<div class="License-titleText">{{title}}</div>
 			<div class="License-body">
+				<div class="License-helperText" ng-if="licenseMissing">Welcome to Ansible Tower! Please complete the steps below to acquire a license.</div>
 				<div class="AddPermissions-directions" ng-if="licenseMissing">
 					<span class="AddPermissions-directionNumber">
 						1
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/main-menu/main-menu.block.less b/awx/ui/client/src/main-menu/main-menu.block.less
index c4073eba6f..5b362626f7 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/main-menu/main-menu.block.less
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/main-menu/main-menu.block.less
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 }
 
 .MainMenu--licenseMissing{
-    justify-content: flex-end;
+    justify-content: space-between;
 }
 
 .MainMenu-logo,
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
     margin: 20px;
 }
 
+.MainMenu-logoImage--licenseMissing:hover{
+    cursor:default;
+    background-color: @default-bg!important;
+}
+
 .MainMenu-item {
     padding: 0 20px;
 }
@@ -192,6 +197,27 @@
         display: none;
     }
 
+    .MainMenu-item--licenseMissing{
+        justify-content: space-between!important;
+        display:flex!important;
+        align-items: center!important;
+        flex: initial!important;
+        padding-top:0px;
+    }
+
+    // .MainMenu-item--licenseMissing:hover{
+    //     padding-top:5px;
+    //     border-bottom: 5px solid @menu-link-btm-hov;
+    //     border-left: 0px;
+    //     padding-left: 21px;
+    //     padding-right: 21px;
+    //     margin-right: -1px;
+    // }
+
+    .MainMenu-itemImage--licenseMissing{
+        font-size: 20px!important;
+    }
+
     .MainMenu {
         flex-direction: row;
         flex-wrap: wrap;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/main-menu/main-menu.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/main-menu/main-menu.partial.html
index ba4d8ad69c..3721417ba6 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/main-menu/main-menu.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/main-menu/main-menu.partial.html
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
     <a id="main_menu_logo"
         href="/#/"
         class="MainMenu-logo ng-cloak"
-        ng-hide="licenseMissing"
-        ng-class="{'is-loggedOut' : !$root.current_user.username}">
+        ng-class="{'is-loggedOut' : !$root.current_user.username, 'MainMenu-logoImage--licenseMissing': licenseMissing}">
         <img class="MainMenu-logoImage"
+            ng-class="{'MainMenu-logoImage--licenseMissing': licenseMissing}"
             ng-src="/static/assets/tower-logo-header.svg">
     </a>
 
@@ -182,13 +182,16 @@
     <a class="MainMenu-item MainMenu-item--notMobile MainMenu-item--right"
         id="main_menu_logout_link"
         ng-href="/#/logout"
-        ng-class="{'is-currentRoute' : isCurrentState('logout'), 'is-loggedOut' : !$root.current_user.username}"
+        ng-class="{'is-currentRoute' : isCurrentState('logout'),
+            'is-loggedOut' : !$root.current_user.username,
+            'MainMenu-item--licenseMissing' : licenseMissing}"
         aw-tool-tip="Log Out"
         data-placement="bottom"
         data-trigger="hover"
         data-container="body"
         data-tooltip_inner_class="tooltip-inner--logOut">
         <i class="MainMenu-itemImage fa fa-power-off"
+        ng-class="{'MainMenu-itemImage--licenseMissing' : licenseMissing}"
             alt="Log Out">
         </i>
     </a>