diff --git a/bbb-lti/grails-app/controllers/org/bigbluebutton/web/controllers/ToolController.groovy b/bbb-lti/grails-app/controllers/org/bigbluebutton/web/controllers/ToolController.groovy
index d183610eb6..0adc3133b0 100644
--- a/bbb-lti/grails-app/controllers/org/bigbluebutton/web/controllers/ToolController.groovy
+++ b/bbb-lti/grails-app/controllers/org/bigbluebutton/web/controllers/ToolController.groovy
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class ToolController {
     public static final String USER_ID = 'lis_person_sourcedid'
     public static final String USER_FIRSTNAME = 'lis_person_name_given'
     public static final String COURSE_ID = 'context_id'
+    public static final String COURSE_TITLE = 'context_title'
     public static final String RESOURCE_LINK_ID = 'resource_link_id'
     public static final String RESOURCE_LINK_TITLE = 'resource_link_title'
     public static final String RESOURCE_LINK_DESCRIPTION = 'resource_link_description'
@@ -86,10 +87,13 @@ class ToolController {
                         //log.debug DigestUtils.shaHex("mp"+params.get(RESOURCE_LINK_ID))
                         //log.debug params.get(USER_FULL_NAME)
                         log.debug params.get(ROLES)
+                        String welcome = "Welcome to " + params.get(RESOURCE_LINK_TITLE) //message(code: "bigbluebutton.welcome", args: [params.get(RESOURCE_LINK_TITLE), params.get(COURSE_TITLE)])
+                        log.debug welcome
                         String destinationURL = bigbluebuttonService.getJoinURL(params.get(RESOURCE_LINK_TITLE), 
                             params.get(RESOURCE_LINK_ID), 
                             DigestUtils.shaHex("ap" + params.get(RESOURCE_LINK_ID)), 
                             DigestUtils.shaHex("mp"+params.get(RESOURCE_LINK_ID)),
+                            welcome,
                             params.get(LAUNCH_RETURN_URL), 
                             params.get(USER_FULL_NAME), params.get(ROLES))
                         
diff --git a/bbb-lti/grails-app/services/org/bigbluebutton/web/services/BigbluebuttonService.groovy b/bbb-lti/grails-app/services/org/bigbluebutton/web/services/BigbluebuttonService.groovy
index 4b1ff38563..952ed48124 100644
--- a/bbb-lti/grails-app/services/org/bigbluebutton/web/services/BigbluebuttonService.groovy
+++ b/bbb-lti/grails-app/services/org/bigbluebutton/web/services/BigbluebuttonService.groovy
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class BigbluebuttonService {
     
     }
     
-    public String getJoinURL(String meetingName, String meetingID, String attendeePW, String moderatorPW, String logoutURL, String userFullName, String roles) {
-        String createURL = getCreateURL( meetingName, meetingID, attendeePW, moderatorPW, logoutURL )
+    public String getJoinURL(String meetingName, String meetingID, String attendeePW, String moderatorPW, String welcome, String logoutURL, String userFullName, String roles) {
+        String createURL = getCreateURL( meetingName, meetingID, attendeePW, moderatorPW, welcome, logoutURL )
         log.debug "signed createURL: " + createURL
         Map<String, Object> createResponse = doAPICall(createURL)
         log.debug "createResponse: " + createResponse
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ class BigbluebuttonService {
 
     }
     
-    private String getCreateURL(String name, String meetingID, String attendeePW, String moderatorPW, String logoutURL ) {
+    private String getCreateURL(String name, String meetingID, String attendeePW, String moderatorPW, String welcome, String logoutURL ) {
         Integer voiceBridge = 70000 + new Random(System.currentTimeMillis()).nextInt(10000);
 
-        String url = bbbServer.getCreateURL(name, meetingID, attendeePW, moderatorPW, "", "", voiceBridge.toString(), "", logoutURL, "", "", "", "" );
+        String url = bbbServer.getCreateURL(name, meetingID, attendeePW, moderatorPW, welcome, "", voiceBridge.toString(), "", logoutURL, "", "", "", "" );
         return url;
     }
     
diff --git a/bbb-lti/src/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/BigBlueButtonServer.java b/bbb-lti/src/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/BigBlueButtonServer.java
index 0e01e6d1ad..2800c44b35 100644
--- a/bbb-lti/src/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/BigBlueButtonServer.java
+++ b/bbb-lti/src/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/BigBlueButtonServer.java
@@ -58,13 +58,6 @@ public class BigBlueButtonServer {
         this.salt = salt;
     }
     
-    public String getCreateURL(String name, String meetingID, String attendeePW, String moderatorPW ) {
-        Integer voiceBridge = 70000 + new Random(System.currentTimeMillis()).nextInt(10000);
-
-        String url = getCreateURL(name, meetingID, attendeePW, moderatorPW, "", "", voiceBridge.toString(), "", "", "", "", "", "" );
-        return url;
-    }
-
     public String getCreateURL(String name, String meetingID, String attendeePW, String moderatorPW, String welcome, String dialNumber, String voiceBridge, String webVoice, String logoutURL, String maxParticipants, String record, String duration, String meta ) {
 
         String url = "";
@@ -73,7 +66,7 @@ public class BigBlueButtonServer {
             url += "&meetingID=" + meetingID;
             url += "&moderatorPW=" + moderatorPW;
             url += "&attendeePW=" + attendeePW;
-            url += "&welcome=" + welcome;
+            url += "&welcome=" + URLEncoder.encode(welcome, PARAMETERENCODING);
             url += "&logoutURL=" + URLEncoder.encode(logoutURL, PARAMETERENCODING);
             url += "&maxParticipants=" + maxParticipants;
             url += "&voiceBridge=" + voiceBridge;