diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/DashboardEmptyState.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/DashboardEmptyState.tsx
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+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { LayoutDashboard } from "lucide-react";
+import EmptyState from "../shared/EmptyState";
+import OnboardingChecklist from "./OnboardingChecklist";
+import type { Checklist } from "../../utils/onboardingChecklist";
+
+interface DashboardEmptyStateProps {
+  checklist: Checklist;
+  budgetReady: boolean;
+  /** The user dismissed the checklist: the welcome card stays, the list goes. */
+  hidden: boolean;
+  onHide: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dashboard of a profile without any transaction (#352): a welcome card with
+ * the expanded getting-started checklist and one primary action towards the
+ * import page, in place of widgets showing 0 $.
+ */
+export default function DashboardEmptyState({
+  checklist,
+  budgetReady,
+  hidden,
+  onHide,
+}: DashboardEmptyStateProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <EmptyState
+      icon={<LayoutDashboard size={40} />}
+      title={t("dashboard.empty.title")}
+      description={t("dashboard.empty.description")}
+      primaryAction={{ label: t("dashboard.empty.cta"), to: "/import" }}
+    >
+      {!hidden && (
+        <OnboardingChecklist
+          items={checklist.items}
+          done={checklist.done}
+          total={checklist.total}
+          mode="expanded"
+          budgetReady={budgetReady}
+          onHide={onHide}
+        />
+      )}
+    </EmptyState>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/OnboardingChecklist.test.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/OnboardingChecklist.test.tsx
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+// OnboardingChecklist — unit tests (#352).
+//
+// FilterPanel.test.tsx pattern: no jsdom, `react-i18next` and `lucide-react`
+// mocked, the component called as a function and its element tree walked.
+// `t` returns the key, with the interpolation values appended, so the asserts
+// read the i18n keys and never a hard-coded string.
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { isValidElement, type ReactElement, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+
+vi.mock("react-i18next", () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({
+    t: (key: string, o?: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+      o ? `${key}[${Object.entries(o).map(([a, b]) => `${a}=${String(b)}`).join(",")}]` : key,
+    i18n: { language: "fr" },
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("lucide-react", () => ({
+  CheckCircle2: () => null,
+  Circle: () => null,
+  Lock: () => null,
+}));
+
+import { CheckCircle2, Circle, Lock } from "lucide-react";
+import OnboardingChecklist, { type OnboardingChecklistProps } from "./OnboardingChecklist";
+import { computeChecklist } from "../../utils/onboardingChecklist";
+import type { OnboardingCounters } from "../../shared/types";
+
+type AnyElement = ReactElement<Record<string, unknown> & { children?: ReactNode }>;
+
+function find(node: ReactNode, pred: (el: AnyElement) => boolean): AnyElement[] {
+  if (Array.isArray(node)) return node.flatMap((n) => find(n, pred));
+  if (!isValidElement(node)) return [];
+  const el = node as AnyElement;
+  return [...(pred(el) ? [el] : []), ...find(el.props.children, pred)];
+}
+
+function texts(node: ReactNode): string[] {
+  if (Array.isArray(node)) return node.flatMap(texts);
+  if (typeof node === "string") return [node];
+  if (!isValidElement(node)) return [];
+  return texts((node as AnyElement).props.children);
+}
+
+// Leaves of the walk: react-router's Link and the mocked icons keep their type.
+const LEAVES = new Set<unknown>([Link, CheckCircle2, Circle, Lock]);
+
+/** Resolves the inner `RowIcon` component so the icon elements are visible. */
+function expand(node: ReactNode): ReactNode {
+  if (Array.isArray(node)) return node.map(expand);
+  if (!isValidElement(node)) return node;
+  const el = node as AnyElement;
+  if (typeof el.type === "function" && !LEAVES.has(el.type)) {
+    const render = el.type as (props: Record<string, unknown>) => ReactNode;
+    return expand(render(el.props));
+  }
+  const children = el.props.children;
+  return { ...el, props: { ...el.props, children: expand(children) } } as ReactNode;
+}
+
+const ZERO: OnboardingCounters = {
+  sources: 0,
+  imports: 0,
+  manualCategorized: 0,
+  budgetEntries: 0,
+  transactions: 0,
+};
+
+function render(overrides: Partial<OnboardingChecklistProps> = {}, counters = ZERO, budgetAllowed = true) {
+  const checklist = computeChecklist(counters, { importFolderSet: false, budgetAllowed });
+  const onHide = vi.fn();
+  const props: OnboardingChecklistProps = {
+    items: checklist.items,
+    done: checklist.done,
+    total: checklist.total,
+    mode: "expanded",
+    budgetReady: true,
+    onHide,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+  return { element: expand(OnboardingChecklist(props)), onHide, checklist };
+}
+
+function rowOf(element: ReactNode, key: string): AnyElement {
+  const row = find(element, (e) => e.type === "li" && e.key === key)[0];
+  expect(row, `row ${key}`).toBeDefined();
+  return row;
+}
+
+describe("OnboardingChecklist — expanded", () => {
+  it("renders the title, the counter 1 / 6 and the hide button", () => {
+    const { element, onHide } = render();
+    const text = texts(element);
+    expect(text).toContain("onboarding.checklist.title");
+    expect(text).toContain("onboarding.checklist.counter[done=1,total=6]");
+    const [hide] = find(element, (e) => e.type === "button");
+    expect(hide.props.type).toBe("button");
+    expect(texts(hide.props.children)).toContain("onboarding.checklist.hide");
+    (hide.props.onClick as () => void)();
+    expect(onHide).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("renders six rows with their i18n labels", () => {
+    const { element } = render();
+    expect(find(element, (e) => e.type === "li")).toHaveLength(6);
+    const text = texts(element);
+    for (const key of ["profile", "importFolder", "source", "import", "manualCategory", "budget"]) {
+      expect(text).toContain(`onboarding.checklist.items.${key}`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("links every undone row to its `to`, and never a done row", () => {
+    const { element, checklist } = render();
+    const links = find(element, (e) => e.type === Link);
+    const undone = checklist.items.filter((i) => !i.done);
+    expect(links.map((l) => l.props.to)).toEqual(undone.map((i) => i.to));
+    const profile = rowOf(element, "profile");
+    expect(find(profile, (e) => e.type === Link)).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(find(profile, (e) => e.type === CheckCircle2)).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("marks a row done when its counter is reached", () => {
+    const { element } = render({}, { ...ZERO, sources: 1 });
+    const source = rowOf(element, "source");
+    expect(find(source, (e) => e.type === CheckCircle2)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(find(source, (e) => e.type === Link)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("in Free, the budget row shows a lock, the 'Base and up' label and links to the license card", () => {
+    const { element } = render({}, ZERO, false);
+    const budget = rowOf(element, "budget");
+    expect(find(budget, (e) => e.type === Lock)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(texts(budget)).toContain("onboarding.checklist.lockedBudget");
+    const [link] = find(budget, (e) => e.type === Link);
+    expect(link.props.to).toBe("/settings/users");
+    expect(texts(element)).toContain("onboarding.checklist.counter[done=1,total=5]");
+  });
+
+  it("while the entitlement is unknown, the budget row is neutral and the counter is absent", () => {
+    const { element } = render({ budgetReady: false }, ZERO, false);
+    const budget = rowOf(element, "budget");
+    expect(find(budget, (e) => e.type === Lock)).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(find(budget, (e) => e.type === CheckCircle2)).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(find(budget, (e) => e.type === Circle)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(find(budget, (e) => e.type === Link)).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(texts(budget)).not.toContain("onboarding.checklist.lockedBudget");
+    expect(texts(element).some((s) => s.startsWith("onboarding.checklist.counter"))).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("OnboardingChecklist — compact", () => {
+  it("renders the icons on one line with the counter, without the row sentences", () => {
+    const { element } = render({ mode: "compact" }, { ...ZERO, sources: 1, imports: 1 });
+    const text = texts(element);
+    expect(text).toContain("onboarding.checklist.title");
+    expect(text).toContain("onboarding.checklist.counter[done=3,total=6]");
+    expect(text.some((s) => s.startsWith("onboarding.checklist.items."))).toBe(false);
+    expect(find(element, (e) => e.type === "li")).toHaveLength(6);
+    expect(find(element, (e) => e.type === CheckCircle2)).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(find(element, (e) => e.type === Circle)).toHaveLength(3);
+  });
+
+  it("labels each icon for assistive technologies and links the undone rows", () => {
+    const { element, checklist } = render({ mode: "compact" });
+    const links = find(element, (e) => e.type === Link);
+    const undone = checklist.items.filter((i) => !i.done);
+    expect(links.map((l) => l.props.to)).toEqual(undone.map((i) => i.to));
+    for (const link of links) {
+      expect(String(link.props["aria-label"])).toMatch(/^onboarding\.checklist\.items\./);
+    }
+    const [profileIcon] = find(element, (e) => e.type === "span" && e.props.role === "img");
+    expect(profileIcon.props["aria-label"]).toBe("onboarding.checklist.items.profile");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the hide button and hides the counter until the entitlement is known", () => {
+    const { element, onHide } = render({ mode: "compact", budgetReady: false });
+    expect(texts(element).some((s) => s.startsWith("onboarding.checklist.counter"))).toBe(false);
+    const [hide] = find(element, (e) => e.type === "button");
+    (hide.props.onClick as () => void)();
+    expect(onHide).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/OnboardingChecklist.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/OnboardingChecklist.tsx
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+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+import { CheckCircle2, Circle, Lock } from "lucide-react";
+import type { ChecklistItem } from "../../shared/types";
+
+export type OnboardingChecklistMode = "expanded" | "compact";
+
+export interface OnboardingChecklistProps {
+  items: ChecklistItem[];
+  /** Number of unlocked rows that are done. */
+  done: number;
+  /** Number of unlocked rows (6, or 5 when Budget is locked). */
+  total: number;
+  /** `expanded` = one row per line with its label; `compact` = icons on one line. */
+  mode: OnboardingChecklistMode;
+  /**
+   * False until the Budget entitlement is known. The budget row is then
+   * neutral (neither done nor locked) and the counter is hidden, because
+   * `total` depends on the lock.
+   */
+  budgetReady: boolean;
+  onHide: () => void;
+}
+
+type RowState = "done" | "todo" | "locked" | "pending";
+
+function rowState(item: ChecklistItem, budgetReady: boolean): RowState {
+  if (item.key === "budget" && !budgetReady) return "pending";
+  if (item.locked) return "locked";
+  return item.done ? "done" : "todo";
+}
+
+const ICON_CLASS: Record<RowState, string> = {
+  done: "text-[var(--positive)]",
+  todo: "text-[var(--muted-foreground)]",
+  locked: "text-[var(--muted-foreground)]",
+  pending: "text-[var(--muted-foreground)] opacity-50",
+};
+
+function RowIcon({ state, size }: { state: RowState; size: number }) {
+  const className = `shrink-0 ${ICON_CLASS[state]}`;
+  if (state === "done") return <CheckCircle2 size={size} className={className} aria-hidden="true" />;
+  if (state === "locked") return <Lock size={size} className={className} aria-hidden="true" />;
+  return <Circle size={size} className={className} aria-hidden="true" />;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Getting-started checklist of the dashboard (#352). Pure: the only hook is
+ * `useTranslation`, so the component is tested by calling it as a function.
+ *
+ * - A row that is not done links to its `to` route; a done row has no link.
+ * - A locked row (Budget outside the edition) shows a lock, the "Base and up"
+ *   label and links to the license card (`/settings/users`).
+ * - Compact mode keeps the title, the icons (one per row, labelled for
+ *   assistive technologies), the counter and the hide button, no sentences.
+ */
+export default function OnboardingChecklist({
+  items,
+  done,
+  total,
+  mode,
+  budgetReady,
+  onHide,
+}: OnboardingChecklistProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const counter = budgetReady ? (
+    <span className="text-sm font-medium text-[var(--muted-foreground)] tabular-nums">
+      {t("onboarding.checklist.counter", { done, total })}
+    </span>
+  ) : null;
+  const hideButton = (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onHide}
+      className="text-sm text-[var(--muted-foreground)] hover:text-[var(--foreground)] hover:underline transition-colors"
+    >
+      {t("onboarding.checklist.hide")}
+    </button>
+  );
+
+  if (mode === "compact") {
+    return (
+      <div
+        role="region"
+        aria-label={t("onboarding.checklist.title")}
+        className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-4 gap-y-2 rounded-xl border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--card)] px-4 py-2 mb-6"
+      >
+        <span className="text-sm font-semibold">{t("onboarding.checklist.title")}</span>
+        <ul className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          {items.map((item) => {
+            const state = rowState(item, budgetReady);
+            const label = t(`onboarding.checklist.items.${item.key}`);
+            const icon = <RowIcon state={state} size={18} />;
+            return (
+              <li key={item.key} className="flex">
+                {state === "todo" || state === "locked" ? (
+                  <Link
+                    to={item.to}
+                    title={label}
+                    aria-label={label}
+                    className="rounded-md p-0.5 hover:bg-[var(--muted)] transition-colors"
+                  >
+                    {icon}
+                  </Link>
+                ) : (
+                  <span title={label} aria-label={label} role="img" className="p-0.5">
+                    {icon}
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </li>
+            );
+          })}
+        </ul>
+        {counter}
+        <span className="ml-auto">{hideButton}</span>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      role="region"
+      aria-label={t("onboarding.checklist.title")}
+      className="rounded-xl border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--card)] p-4"
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-3">
+        <h3 className="font-semibold">{t("onboarding.checklist.title")}</h3>
+        {counter}
+        <span className="ml-auto">{hideButton}</span>
+      </div>
+      <ul className="space-y-2">
+        {items.map((item) => {
+          const state = rowState(item, budgetReady);
+          const label = t(`onboarding.checklist.items.${item.key}`);
+          return (
+            <li key={item.key} className="flex items-center gap-3 text-sm">
+              <RowIcon state={state} size={20} />
+              {state === "todo" && (
+                <Link to={item.to} className="hover:underline text-[var(--foreground)]">
+                  {label}
+                </Link>
+              )}
+              {state === "locked" && (
+                <Link
+                  to={item.to}
+                  className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 hover:underline text-[var(--foreground)]"
+                >
+                  <span>{label}</span>
+                  <span className="rounded-full border border-[var(--border)] px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-[var(--muted-foreground)]">
+                    {t("onboarding.checklist.lockedBudget")}
+                  </span>
+                </Link>
+              )}
+              {state === "done" && (
+                <span className="text-[var(--muted-foreground)] line-through">{label}</span>
+              )}
+              {state === "pending" && <span className="text-[var(--muted-foreground)]">{label}</span>}
+            </li>
+          );
+        })}
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/shared/EmptyState.test.tsx b/src/components/shared/EmptyState.test.tsx
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+// EmptyState — unit tests (#352).
+//
+// No jsdom / testing-library in this project (see FilterPanel.test.tsx): the
+// component is pure (no hook), so it is called as a plain function and its
+// React-element tree is walked directly. `Link` is react-router's real
+// component: creating the element never needs a router, only rendering would.
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { isValidElement, type ReactElement, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import EmptyState from "./EmptyState";
+
+function find(node: ReactNode, pred: (el: ReactElement) => boolean): ReactElement[] {
+  if (Array.isArray(node)) return node.flatMap((n) => find(n, pred));
+  if (!isValidElement(node)) return [];
+  const el = node as ReactElement<{ children?: ReactNode }>;
+  return [...(pred(el) ? [el] : []), ...find(el.props.children, pred)];
+}
+
+function texts(node: ReactNode): string[] {
+  if (Array.isArray(node)) return node.flatMap(texts);
+  if (typeof node === "string") return [node];
+  if (!isValidElement(node)) return [];
+  return texts((node as ReactElement<{ children?: ReactNode }>).props.children);
+}
+
+const ICON = "ICON_MARKER";
+
+describe("EmptyState", () => {
+  it("renders the icon, the title and the description", () => {
+    const el = EmptyState({ icon: ICON, title: "Title", description: "Desc" });
+    const text = texts(el);
+    expect(text).toContain(ICON);
+    expect(text).toContain("Title");
+    expect(text).toContain("Desc");
+  });
+
+  it("renders no action container when no action is given", () => {
+    const el = EmptyState({ icon: ICON, title: "Title" });
+    expect(find(el, (e) => e.type === Link)).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(find(el, (e) => e.type === "button")).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("renders a `to` action as a react-router Link, never a button", () => {
+    const el = EmptyState({
+      icon: ICON,
+      title: "Title",
+      primaryAction: { label: "Go", to: "/import" },
+    });
+    const links = find(el, (e) => e.type === Link) as ReactElement<{ to: string; children: ReactNode }>[];
+    expect(links).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(links[0].props.to).toBe("/import");
+    expect(texts(links[0].props.children)).toContain("Go");
+    expect(find(el, (e) => e.type === "button")).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("renders an `onClick` action as a type=button that calls the handler", () => {
+    const onClick = vi.fn();
+    const el = EmptyState({
+      icon: ICON,
+      title: "Title",
+      primaryAction: { label: "Do", onClick },
+    });
+    const buttons = find(el, (e) => e.type === "button") as ReactElement<{
+      type: string;
+      disabled: boolean;
+      onClick: () => void;
+    }>[];
+    expect(buttons).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(buttons[0].props.type).toBe("button");
+    expect(buttons[0].props.disabled).toBe(false);
+    buttons[0].props.onClick();
+    expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("propagates `disabled` on the button variant", () => {
+    const el = EmptyState({
+      icon: ICON,
+      title: "Title",
+      primaryAction: { label: "Do", onClick: vi.fn(), disabled: true },
+    });
+    const [button] = find(el, (e) => e.type === "button") as ReactElement<{ disabled: boolean }>[];
+    expect(button.props.disabled).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("renders both actions, primary first", () => {
+    const el = EmptyState({
+      icon: ICON,
+      title: "Title",
+      primaryAction: { label: "Primary", to: "/a" },
+      secondaryAction: { label: "Secondary", onClick: vi.fn() },
+    });
+    const actions = find(el, (e) => e.type === Link || e.type === "button");
+    expect(actions).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(actions[0].type).toBe(Link);
+    expect(actions[1].type).toBe("button");
+  });
+
+  it("renders children between the description and the actions", () => {
+    const el = EmptyState({
+      icon: ICON,
+      title: "Title",
+      description: "Desc",
+      primaryAction: { label: "Go", to: "/a" },
+      children: "CHILD_MARKER",
+    });
+    const text = texts(el);
+    expect(text.indexOf("Desc")).toBeLessThan(text.indexOf("CHILD_MARKER"));
+    expect(text.indexOf("CHILD_MARKER")).toBeLessThan(text.indexOf("Go"));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/shared/EmptyState.tsx b/src/components/shared/EmptyState.tsx
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+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+
+/**
+ * An action of the empty state: either a route (rendered as a react-router
+ * `<Link>`, never `useNavigate`) or a callback (rendered as a `<button>`).
+ */
+export type EmptyStateAction =
+  | { label: string; to: string }
+  | { label: string; onClick: () => void; disabled?: boolean };
+
+export interface EmptyStateProps {
+  /** Centered icon, already sized by the caller. */
+  icon: ReactNode;
+  /** Translated title. */
+  title: string;
+  /** Translated sentence under the title. */
+  description?: string;
+  primaryAction?: EmptyStateAction;
+  secondaryAction?: EmptyStateAction;
+  /** Rendered between the description and the actions. */
+  children?: ReactNode;
+}
+
+const PRIMARY_CLASS =
+  "inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 rounded-md bg-[var(--primary)] text-[var(--primary-foreground)] font-medium hover:opacity-90 transition-opacity disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed";
+const SECONDARY_CLASS =
+  "inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 rounded-md border border-[var(--border)] text-[var(--foreground)] font-medium hover:bg-[var(--muted)] transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed";
+
+function renderAction(action: EmptyStateAction, className: string) {
+  if ("to" in action) {
+    return (
+      <Link to={action.to} className={className}>
+        {action.label}
+      </Link>
+    );
+  }
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={action.onClick}
+      disabled={action.disabled ?? false}
+      className={className}
+    >
+      {action.label}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pure empty-state card (#352): dashed border and centered icon, the same
+ * styling as the empty source list of the import page. No hook inside, so the
+ * component is tested by calling it as a function (FilterPanel.test.tsx pattern).
+ * Strings are passed already translated by the caller.
+ */
+export default function EmptyState({
+  icon,
+  title,
+  description,
+  primaryAction,
+  secondaryAction,
+  children,
+}: EmptyStateProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-[var(--card)] rounded-xl p-8 md:p-12 border-2 border-dashed border-[var(--border)] text-center">
+      <div className="mx-auto mb-4 flex justify-center text-[var(--muted-foreground)]">{icon}</div>
+      <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-[var(--foreground)]">{title}</h2>
+      {description && (
+        <p className="mt-2 text-[var(--muted-foreground)] max-w-xl mx-auto">{description}</p>
+      )}
+      {children && <div className="mt-6 text-left max-w-xl mx-auto">{children}</div>}
+      {(primaryAction || secondaryAction) && (
+        <div className="mt-6 flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-3">
+          {primaryAction && renderAction(primaryAction, PRIMARY_CLASS)}
+          {secondaryAction && renderAction(secondaryAction, SECONDARY_CLASS)}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useOnboardingChecklist.ts b/src/hooks/useOnboardingChecklist.ts
index 3c3205c..21cbad1 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useOnboardingChecklist.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useOnboardingChecklist.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ export function useOnboardingChecklist() {
   return {
     status: state.status,
     checklist,
+    /** Raw counters; the dashboard reads `transactions` to decide on the empty state (#352). */
+    counters: state.counters,
     hidden: state.hidden,
+    /** Message of the last load error, null otherwise. */
+    error: state.error,
     budgetReady,
     refresh,
     hide,
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index c568519..a3aa770 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@
         "Rising/falling categories and budget adherence summarize the reference month's changes",
         "The bar chart ranks your expenses by category; the chart below tracks their trend over time"
       ]
+    },
+    "empty": {
+      "title": "Welcome to Simpl'Résultat",
+      "description": "After your first import, this page will show your income, expenses, savings rate and top categories for the selected month.",
+      "cta": "Choose an import folder"
+    }
+  },
+  "onboarding": {
+    "checklist": {
+      "title": "Getting started",
+      "counter": "{{done}} / {{total}}",
+      "hide": "Hide",
+      "lockedBudget": "Base and up",
+      "items": {
+        "profile": "Create a profile",
+        "importFolder": "Choose an import folder",
+        "source": "Set up an import source",
+        "import": "Import a first file",
+        "manualCategory": "Categorize a transaction by hand",
+        "budget": "Enter a first budget"
+      }
     }
   },
   "import": {
@@ -722,6 +743,11 @@
         "accounts": "Accounts",
         "licenses": "Licenses",
         "userGuide": "User guide"
+      },
+      "onboarding": {
+        "label": "Getting-started checklist on the dashboard",
+        "show": "Show the getting-started checklist",
+        "confirmation": "The checklist will reappear on the dashboard"
       }
     },
     "data": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/fr.json b/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
index 3fc77c4..fd88eac 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@
         "Les catégories en hausse/en baisse et le respect du budget résument les changements du mois de référence",
         "Le graphique en barres classe vos dépenses par catégorie ; le graphique du bas en suit l'évolution dans le temps"
       ]
+    },
+    "empty": {
+      "title": "Bienvenue dans Simpl'Résultat",
+      "description": "Après votre premier import, cette page montrera vos revenus, vos dépenses, votre taux d'épargne et vos principales catégories pour le mois choisi.",
+      "cta": "Choisir un dossier d'import"
+    }
+  },
+  "onboarding": {
+    "checklist": {
+      "title": "Liste de démarrage",
+      "counter": "{{done}} / {{total}}",
+      "hide": "Masquer",
+      "lockedBudget": "Base et plus",
+      "items": {
+        "profile": "Créer un profil",
+        "importFolder": "Choisir un dossier d'import",
+        "source": "Configurer une source d'import",
+        "import": "Importer un premier fichier",
+        "manualCategory": "Classer une transaction à la main",
+        "budget": "Saisir un premier budget"
+      }
     }
   },
   "import": {
@@ -722,6 +743,11 @@
         "accounts": "Comptes",
         "licenses": "Licences",
         "userGuide": "Guide d'utilisation"
+      },
+      "onboarding": {
+        "label": "Liste de démarrage sur le tableau de bord",
+        "show": "Afficher la liste de démarrage",
+        "confirmation": "La liste réapparaîtra sur le tableau de bord"
       }
     },
     "data": {
diff --git a/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx b/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
index 58ac6f4..13f5c24 100644
--- a/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,26 @@
 // ranked bar chart (replacing the former expense-only pie) and the net-worth
 // tile (from the Bilan — a different metric from every transactional widget
 // here, see NetWorthTile's own header comment).
-import { useState, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
+//
+// Onboarding (#352): the page branches on the getting-started checklist
+// `status`, never on a bare counter. While it loads, only the title and the
+// banner are rendered (no flash of 0 $ widgets nor of the empty state). A
+// profile without any transaction gets `DashboardEmptyState` instead of the
+// widgets, outside the `isLoading` veil so its link stays clickable. With
+// transactions, the compact checklist sits between the title and the filter
+// panel until it is complete or dismissed. A load error falls back to the
+// v0.15.0 page without the list.
+import { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useDashboard } from "../hooks/useDashboard";
+import { useOnboardingChecklist } from "../hooks/useOnboardingChecklist";
+import { logWarn } from "../services/logService";
 import { PageHelp } from "../components/shared/PageHelp";
 import PeriodSelector from "../components/dashboard/PeriodSelector";
 import CategoryBarChart from "../components/reports/CategoryBarChart";
 import CategoriesV1DiscoveryBanner from "../components/dashboard/CategoriesV1DiscoveryBanner";
+import DashboardEmptyState from "../components/dashboard/DashboardEmptyState";
+import OnboardingChecklist from "../components/dashboard/OnboardingChecklist";
 import NetWorthTile from "../components/dashboard/NetWorthTile";
 import FilterPanel from "../components/reports/FilterPanel";
 import KpiCard from "../components/reports/cards/KpiCard";
@@ -35,6 +48,13 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
     setAccountIds,
   } = useDashboard();
   const { categoryBreakdown, categoryOverTime, cartesSnapshot, period, isLoading } = state;
+  const onboarding = useOnboardingChecklist();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (onboarding.status === "error") {
+      logWarn("Dashboard: getting-started checklist unavailable, rendering without it", onboarding.error);
+    }
+  }, [onboarding.status, onboarding.error]);
 
   const [hiddenCategories, setHiddenCategories] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
   const [detailModal, setDetailModal] = useState<CategoryBreakdownItem | null>(null);
@@ -58,13 +78,53 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
 
   const { dateFrom, dateTo } = computeDateRange(period, state.customDateFrom, state.customDateTo);
 
-  return (
-    <div className={isLoading ? "opacity-50 pointer-events-none" : ""}>
+  const header = (
+    <>
       <CategoriesV1DiscoveryBanner />
       <div className="relative flex items-center gap-3 mb-6">
         <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">{t("dashboard.title")}</h1>
         <PageHelp helpKey="dashboard" />
       </div>
+    </>
+  );
+
+  if (onboarding.status === "loading") {
+    return <div>{header}</div>;
+  }
+
+  const { checklist } = onboarding;
+  const checklistReady = onboarding.status === "ready" && checklist !== null;
+
+  if (checklistReady && onboarding.counters?.transactions === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        {header}
+        <DashboardEmptyState
+          checklist={checklist}
+          budgetReady={onboarding.budgetReady}
+          hidden={onboarding.hidden}
+          onHide={onboarding.hide}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const showCompactChecklist = checklistReady && !onboarding.hidden && !checklist.complete;
+
+  return (
+    <div className={isLoading ? "opacity-50 pointer-events-none" : ""}>
+      {header}
+
+      {showCompactChecklist && (
+        <OnboardingChecklist
+          items={checklist.items}
+          done={checklist.done}
+          total={checklist.total}
+          mode="compact"
+          budgetReady={onboarding.budgetReady}
+          onHide={onboarding.hide}
+        />
+      )}
 
       {state.error && (
         <div className="bg-[var(--negative)]/10 text-[var(--negative)] rounded-xl p-4 mb-6">
diff --git a/src/pages/settings/UsersSettingsPage.tsx b/src/pages/settings/UsersSettingsPage.tsx
index 2d18213..de75c2e 100644
--- a/src/pages/settings/UsersSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/settings/UsersSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,52 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
-import { ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowLeft, ListChecks } from "lucide-react";
 import AccountCard from "../../components/settings/AccountCard";
 import LicenseCard from "../../components/settings/LicenseCard";
 import DocsContent from "../../components/settings/DocsContent";
+import { getPreference } from "../../services/userPreferenceService";
+import {
+  ONBOARDING_CHECKLIST_HIDDEN_KEY,
+  showChecklist,
+} from "../../services/onboardingService";
+import { logError } from "../../services/logService";
+
+// Getting-started checklist preference, for its re-show button (#352).
+// `dismissed` = the preference was "1" at mount, the button is offered;
+// `restored` = the button was clicked and the preference removed, so a
+// confirmation line replaces it; `shown` = nothing to offer.
+type ChecklistPreference = "unknown" | "shown" | "dismissed" | "restored";
 
 export default function UsersSettingsPage() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const [checklistPref, setChecklistPref] = useState<ChecklistPreference>("unknown");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        const value = await getPreference(ONBOARDING_CHECKLIST_HIDDEN_KEY);
+        if (!cancelled) setChecklistPref(value === "1" ? "dismissed" : "shown");
+      } catch (e) {
+        // Informational control: without the preference, keep it out of the way.
+        if (!cancelled) setChecklistPref("shown");
+        logError("Settings: failed to read the checklist preference", e);
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleShowChecklist = async () => {
+    try {
+      await showChecklist();
+      setChecklistPref("restored");
+    } catch (e) {
+      logError("Settings: failed to show the checklist", e);
+    }
+  };
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
@@ -38,6 +78,25 @@ export default function UsersSettingsPage() {
         <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--muted-foreground)]">
           {t("settings.users.sections.userGuide")}
         </h2>
+        {(checklistPref === "dismissed" || checklistPref === "restored") && (
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 rounded-xl border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--card)] p-4 text-sm">
+            <ListChecks size={18} className="shrink-0 text-[var(--muted-foreground)]" aria-hidden="true" />
+            <span className="flex-1 min-w-[12rem]">{t("settings.users.onboarding.label")}</span>
+            {checklistPref === "dismissed" ? (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={handleShowChecklist}
+                className="inline-flex items-center justify-center px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md border border-[var(--border)] font-medium hover:bg-[var(--muted)] transition-colors"
+              >
+                {t("settings.users.onboarding.show")}
+              </button>
+            ) : (
+              <span role="status" className="text-[var(--muted-foreground)]">
+                {t("settings.users.onboarding.confirmation")}
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        )}
         <DocsContent />
       </section>
     </div>