diff --git a/app/helpers/profiles_helper.rb b/app/helpers/profiles_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..41ac2a2d11a56a177f0e03b6f1ee6f5820fd401a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/profiles_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+module ProfilesHelper
+
+  # Creates a profile field <span> with a checked class if set
+  #
+  # @param [Profile, Symbol] Profile and field in question
+  # @return [String] A span element
+  def profile_field_tag(profile, field)
+    klass = field_filled_out?(profile, field) ? 'completed' : ''
+    klass += " profile_field"
+    field = case field
+            when :tag_string
+              :tags
+            when :full_name
+              :name
+            when :image_url
+              :photo
+            else
+              field
+            end
+    content_tag(:span, field.to_s.titleize, :class => klass)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  # @param [Profile, Symbol] Profile and field in question
+  # @return [Boolean] The field in question is set?
+  def field_filled_out?(profile, field)
+    profile.send("#{field}".to_sym).present?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
index e628bdf7d11d274214305bbd93e53867cf306676..6d2021e16a21dd86e19882485389cc912dfca4d5 100644
--- a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
@@ -27,73 +27,84 @@
 
     %ul#getting_started
       %li.profile
-        #getting_started_profile_photo
-          = person_image_link(current_user.person, :size => :thumb_medium)
-        %h4
-          %span.getting_started_number
+        .getting_started_number
+          %h4
             1
-          Fill Out Your Profile
-        %p
-          Description of why you'd want to do this (or checks like g+)
-        .span-8
-          - ["Name", "Birthday", "Gender", "Bio", "Location", "Tags"].each do |attr|
-            .span-4.last
-              = attr
-
-        #edit_profile_button_div
-          = link_to "Edit Profile", edit_profile_path, :class => "button"
+        .content
+          #getting_started_profile_photo
+            = person_image_link(current_user.person, :size => :thumb_medium)
+          %h4
+            Fill Out Your Profile
+          %p
+            Description of why you'd want to do this (or checks like g+)
+          .span-8.fields
+            - [:full_name, :image_url, :birthday, :gender, :bio, :location, :tag_string].each do |attr|
+              .span-4.last
+                = profile_field_tag(current_user.person.profile, attr)
+
+          #edit_profile_button_div
+            = link_to "Edit Profile", edit_profile_path, :class => "button"
 
       %li.services
-        %h4
-          %span.getting_started_number
+        .getting_started_number
+          %h4
             2
-          Connect to your other social networks
+        .content
+          %h4
+            Connect to your other social networks
         #getting_started_service_icons
           - AppConfig.configured_services.each do |service|
             - unless current_user.services.any?{|x| x.provider == service}
               = link_to(image_tag("social_media_logos/#{service.downcase}-48x48.png", :title => service.titleize), "/auth/#{service}")
 
       %li
-        %h4
-          %span.getting_started_number
+        .getting_started_number
+          %h4
             3
-          Connect with people
+        .content
+          %h4
+            Connect with people
 
-        #diaspora_hq_pane
-          - person = Person.first
-          = person_image_link(Person.first)
-          .add_to_aspect
-            = render :partial => 'people/relationship_action',
-              :locals => { :person => Person.first,
-                            :contact => current_user.contact_for(Person.first),
-                            :current_user => current_user }
+          #diaspora_hq_pane
+            - person = Person.first
+            = person_image_link(Person.first)
+            .add_to_aspect
+              = render :partial => 'people/relationship_action',
+                :locals => { :person => Person.first,
+                              :contact => current_user.contact_for(Person.first),
+                              :current_user => current_user }
 
-          .name
-            = person_link(person)
+            .name
+              = person_link(person)
 
-          .info
-            Get updates about the project.
+            .info
+              Get updates about the project.
 
       %li
-        %h4
-          %span.getting_started_number
+        .getting_started_number
+          %h4
             4
-          Follow your interests
-        %p
-          popular/curated tags?  person's tags?
+        .content
+          %h4
+            Follow your interests
+
+          %p
+            popular/curated tags?  person's tags?
 
       %li
-        %h4
-          %span.getting_started_number
+        .getting_started_number
+          %h4
             5
-          Connect to
-          = link_to "Cubbi.es", "http://cubbi.es/"
-        %p
-          = t('tokens.show.what_is_cubbies')
-
-        .cubbies_images
-          = image_tag '/images/cubbies_collage.png', :width => 422, :height => 159, :class => "cubbies_collage_small"
-          = image_tag '/images/cubbies_screenshot2.png', :height => 151, :width => 200, :class => "cubbies_user_page_small"
+        .content
+          %h4
+            Connect to
+            = link_to "Cubbi.es", "http://cubbi.es/"
+          %p
+            = t('tokens.show.what_is_cubbies')
+
+          .cubbies_images
+            = image_tag '/images/cubbies_collage.png', :width => 422, :height => 159, :class => "cubbies_collage_small"
+            = image_tag '/images/cubbies_screenshot2.png', :height => 151, :width => 200, :class => "cubbies_user_page_small"
 
 .span-5.rightBar.last
   /= render 'selected_contacts', :people => @selected_people.sample(20), :count => @contact_count
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index ae7b07fe01a6eeb09fa66d44f404f70be1cd1573..2d0b6856b6fd1e3eb3e7dff854e4cc9930728786 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -3196,6 +3196,10 @@ ul#getting_started
       :top 25px
       :bottom 5px
 
+    .content
+      :padding
+        :left 30px
+
   .profile
     :min-height 170px
 
@@ -3207,7 +3211,8 @@ ul#getting_started
 
 #edit_profile_button_div
   :padding
-    :top 70px
+    :top 90px
+    :bottom 20px
 
 #getting_started_service_icons
   :text-align center
@@ -3249,12 +3254,25 @@ ul#getting_started
   :position absolute
   :left 250px
 
-
 .getting_started_number
+  :position absolute
+  :left 0
+
+  h4
+    :display inline
+    :background
+      :color #eee
+    :padding 3px 7px
+
+    :margin
+      :right 8px
+
+.completed
   :background
-    :color #eee
-  :padding 4px
-    :left 8px
+    :image url('/images/icons/check_yes_ok.png')
+    :position center right
+    :repeat no-repeat
 
-  :margin
-    :right 8px
+.profile .profile_field
+  :padding
+    :right 20px
diff --git a/spec/helpers/profiles_helper.rb b/spec/helpers/profiles_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..27f59ae3ac4bcb8a15499502115d5192b4f2374e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/profiles_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe ProfilesHelper do
+  before do
+    @profile = Factory(:person).profile
+  end
+
+  describe '#field_filled_out?' do
+    it 'returns false if not set' do
+      field_filled_out?(@profile, :bio).should be_false
+    end
+
+    it 'returns true if field is set' do
+      @profile.bio = "abc"
+      field_filled_out?(@profile, :bio).should be_true
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#profile_field_tag' do
+    it 'returns' do
+      profile_field_tag(@profile, :bio).should_not be_blank
+    end
+  end
+end