diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/projects/_zero_authorized_projects.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/projects/_zero_authorized_projects.html.haml
index fdea834ff45954c8ac106e0e617f1bafe5b24a65..4a55aac0df6785016767c8f850e991bd8ef3bb46 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/projects/_zero_authorized_projects.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/projects/_zero_authorized_projects.html.haml
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
     Welcome to GitLab
   %p.blank-state-text
     Code, test, and deploy together
+
+- if current_user.can_create_group?
+  .blank-state
+    .blank-state-icon
+      = custom_icon("group", size: 50)
+    %h3.blank-state-title
+      You can create a group for several dependent projects.
+    %p.blank-state-text
+      Groups are the best way to manage projects and members.
+    = link_to new_group_path, class: "btn btn-new" do
+      New group
+
 .blank-state
   .blank-state-icon
     = custom_icon("project", size: 50)
@@ -21,17 +33,6 @@
     = link_to new_project_path, class: "btn btn-new" do
       New project
 
-- if current_user.can_create_group?
-  .blank-state
-    .blank-state-icon
-      = custom_icon("group", size: 50)
-    %h3.blank-state-title
-      You can create a group for several dependent projects.
-    %p.blank-state-text
-      Groups are the best way to manage projects and members.
-    = link_to new_group_path, class: "btn btn-new" do
-      New group
-
 -if publicish_project_count > 0
   .blank-state
     .blank-state-icon
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/24135-new-project-should-be-below-new-group-on-the-welcome-screen.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/24135-new-project-should-be-below-new-group-on-the-welcome-screen.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..855e4e1ba1dc57de30c6f723ad38ff43b6f85b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/24135-new-project-should-be-below-new-group-on-the-welcome-screen.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Moved new projects button below new group button on the welcome screen
+merge_request: 7770
+author: