diff --git a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/home.tsx b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/home.tsx
index 30439e5fa87e..0572d7b80f98 100644
--- a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/home.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/home.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export class Home extends Component<HomeProps, State> {
     return this.props.directories.find((directory) => directory.id === id);
   }
 
-  getFeaturesByCategory(category: FeatureCatalogueCategory) {
+  private getFeaturesByCategory(category: FeatureCatalogueCategory) {
     return this.props.directories
       .filter((directory) => directory.showOnHomePage && directory.category === category)
       .sort((directoryA, directoryB) => (directoryA.order ?? -1) - (directoryB.order ?? -1));
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class Home extends Component<HomeProps, State> {
   private renderWelcome() {
     return (
       <Welcome
-        onSkip={this.skipWelcome}
+        onSkip={() => this.skipWelcome()}
         urlBasePath={this.props.urlBasePath}
         telemetry={this.props.telemetry}
       />
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/home/_welcome.ts b/test/functional/apps/home/_welcome.ts
index ec7e9759558d..e0fd1b5619dc 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/home/_welcome.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/home/_welcome.ts
@@ -26,5 +26,11 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToUrl('home', undefined, { disableWelcomePrompt: false });
       expect(await PageObjects.home.isWelcomeInterstitialDisplayed()).to.be(true);
     });
+
+    it('clicking on "Explore on my own" redirects to the "home" page', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToUrl('home', undefined, { disableWelcomePrompt: false });
+      expect(await PageObjects.home.isWelcomeInterstitialDisplayed()).to.be(true);
+      await PageObjects.common.clickAndValidate('skipWelcomeScreen', 'homeApp');
+    });
   });
 }