diff --git a/services/web/app/views/project/editor/pdf.pug b/services/web/app/views/project/editor/pdf.pug
index 69fc28cc54..2e0bc3701f 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/project/editor/pdf.pug
+++ b/services/web/app/views/project/editor/pdf.pug
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ div.full-size.pdf(ng-controller="PdfController")
 				span.caret
 			ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-left
 				// Only show on beta program?
-				if user.betaProgram
+				if user.betaProgram || showAutoCompileOnboarding
 					li.dropdown-header
 						| #{translate("auto_compile")}
 						span.beta-feature-badge
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
index 1e0403bb76..1a482e8ede 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ define [
 				toggleAutoCompile(newValue)
 				event_tracking.sendMB "autocompile-setting-changed", { value: newValue }
 
-		if window.user?.betaProgram and $scope.autocompile_enabled
+		if (window.user?.betaProgram or window.showAutoCompileOnboarding) and $scope.autocompile_enabled
 			toggleAutoCompile(true)
 
 		# abort compile if syntax checks fail