diff --git a/app/scripts/locales/base.json b/app/scripts/locales/base.json
index a1b8841a..ddcec1cd 100644
--- a/app/scripts/locales/base.json
+++ b/app/scripts/locales/base.json
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
     "openNewFile": "New",
     "openMore": "More",
     "openDemo": "Demo",
+    "openGenerate": "Generate",
     "openXml": "Import XML",
     "openCaps": "Caps Lock is on",
     "openClickToOpen": "Click to open a file",
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/generator-view.js b/app/scripts/views/generator-view.js
index 3fab6867..356aff2d 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/generator-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/generator-view.js
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class GeneratorView extends View {
             opt: this.gen,
             hide: this.hide,
             presets: this.presets,
-            preset: this.preset
+            preset: this.preset,
+            showTemplateEditor: !this.model.noTemplateEditor
         });
         this.resultEl = this.$el.find('.gen__result');
         this.$el.css(this.model.pos);
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/open-view.js b/app/scripts/views/open-view.js
index f0225474..bad3b379 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/open-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/open-view.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { InputFx } from 'util/ui/input-fx';
 import { OpenConfigView } from 'views/open-config-view';
 import { StorageFileListView } from 'views/storage-file-list-view';
 import { escape, omit } from 'util/fn';
+import { GeneratorView } from 'views/generator-view';
 import template from 'templates/open.hbs';
 
 const logger = new Logger('open-view');
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class OpenView extends View {
         'click .open__pass-enter-btn': 'openDb',
         'click .open__settings-key-file': 'openKeyFile',
         'click .open__last-item': 'openLast',
+        'click .open__icon-generate': 'toggleGenerator',
         dragover: 'dragover',
         dragleave: 'dragleave',
         drop: 'drop'
@@ -930,6 +932,27 @@ class OpenView extends View {
     moveOpenFileSelectionUp() {
         this.moveOpenFileSelection(-1);
     }
+
+    toggleGenerator(e) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        if (this.views.gen) {
+            this.views.gen.remove();
+            return;
+        }
+        const el = this.$el.find('.open__icon-generate');
+        const rect = el[0].getBoundingClientRect();
+        const { left, top } = rect;
+        const generator = new GeneratorView({
+            copy: true,
+            noTemplateEditor: true,
+            pos: { top, left }
+        });
+        generator.render();
+        generator.once('remove', () => {
+            delete this.views.gen;
+        });
+        this.views.gen = generator;
+    }
 }
 
 export { OpenView };
diff --git a/app/templates/generator.hbs b/app/templates/generator.hbs
index 04f58b30..c3d7e6b9 100644
--- a/app/templates/generator.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/generator.hbs
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
     </div>
     <select class="gen__sel-tpl input-base">
         {{#each presets as |ps|}}
-        <option value="{{ps.name}}" {{#ifeq ps.name ../preset}}selected{{/ifeq}}>{{ps.title}}</option>
+            <option value="{{ps.name}}" {{#ifeq ps.name ../preset}}selected{{/ifeq}}>{{ps.title}}</option>
         {{/each}}
-        <option value="...">...</option>
+        {{#if showTemplateEditor}}
+            <option value="...">...</option>
+        {{/if}}
     </select>
     <input type="range" class="gen__length-range" value="{{opt.pseudoLength}}" min="0" max="25" />
     <div>
diff --git a/app/templates/open.hbs b/app/templates/open.hbs
index be49b5b5..66e2601e 100644
--- a/app/templates/open.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/open.hbs
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
                 </div>
             {{/if}}
         {{/if}}
+        <div class="open__icon open__icon-generate" tabindex="12" id="open__icon-generate">
+            <i class="fa fa-bolt open__icon-i"></i>
+            <div class="open__icon-text">{{res 'openGenerate'}}</div>
+        </div>
         {{#if canOpenSettings}}
             <div class="open__icon open__icon-settings" tabindex="12" id="open__icon-settings">
                 <i class="fa fa-cog open__icon-i"></i>
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 51ce77c2..cbf7b06a 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Release notes
 `+` #862: downloading attachments on mobile  
 `+` #480: option to launch the app minimized  
 `+` #1307: option to disable Markdown support  
+`+` #1310: password generator on the start screen  
 `-` fix #1273: untranslated menu items  
 `-` fix #1311: better monospace fonts