diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx
index 1aef638ffd..1fac951953 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
 import { DialogCreationCopy } from '../../../constants';
 import { getAliasFromPayload, isElectron } from '../../../utils/electronUtil';
 import { userHasNodeInstalledState } from '../../../recoilModel';
+import { InstallDepModal } from '../../InstallDepModal';
 
 import { CreateBotV2 } from './CreateBot';
-import { NodeModal } from './NodeModal';
 
 // -------------------- CreateOptions -------------------- //
 type CreateOptionsProps = {
@@ -135,7 +135,17 @@ export function CreateOptionsV2(props: CreateOptionsProps) {
         onDismiss={onDismiss}
         onNext={onNext}
       />
-      {isElectron() && showNodeModal && <NodeModal isOpen={showNodeModal} setIsOpen={setShowNodeModal} />}
+      {isElectron() && showNodeModal && (
+        <InstallDepModal
+          downloadLink={'https://nodejs.org/en/download/'}
+          downloadLinkText={formatMessage('Install Node.js')}
+          text={formatMessage(
+            'Bot Framework Composer requires Node.js in order to create and run a new bot. Click “Install Node.js” to install the latest version'
+          )}
+          title={formatMessage('Node.js required')}
+          onDismiss={() => setShowNodeModal(false)}
+        />
+      )}
     </Fragment>
   );
 }
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/NodeModal.tsx b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/NodeModal.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0feaa94798..0000000000
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/NodeModal.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable react/no-danger */
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
-// Licensed under the MIT License.
-
-/** @jsx jsx */
-import { DialogTypes, DialogWrapper } from '@bfc/ui-shared/lib/components/DialogWrapper';
-import { jsx } from '@emotion/core';
-import formatMessage from 'format-message';
-import { DefaultButton, PrimaryButton } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/components/Button';
-import { DialogFooter } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/components/Dialog';
-import React from 'react';
-import { Text } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Text';
-import { mergeStyles } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Styling';
-
-const dialogFooterClass = mergeStyles({
-  marginTop: '25px',
-});
-
-type NodeModalProps = {
-  setIsOpen: Function;
-  isOpen: boolean;
-};
-
-export const NodeModal: React.FC<NodeModalProps> = (props) => {
-  return (
-    <DialogWrapper
-      dialogType={DialogTypes.DesignFlow}
-      isOpen={props.isOpen}
-      title="Node.js required"
-      onDismiss={() => {
-        props.setIsOpen(false);
-      }}
-    >
-      <Text>
-        {formatMessage(
-          'Bot Framework Composer requires Node.js in order to create and run a new bot. Click “Install Node.js” to install the latest version'
-        )}
-      </Text>
-      <DialogFooter className={dialogFooterClass}>
-        <PrimaryButton
-          data-testid="InstallNode"
-          href="https://nodejs.org/en/download/"
-          target="_blank"
-          text={formatMessage('Install Node.js')}
-        />
-        <DefaultButton
-          text={formatMessage('Cancel')}
-          onClick={() => {
-            props.setIsOpen(false);
-          }}
-        />
-      </DialogFooter>
-    </DialogWrapper>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/InstallDepModal.tsx b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/InstallDepModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..283497c88e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/InstallDepModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* eslint-disable react/no-danger */
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { DialogTypes, DialogWrapper } from '@bfc/ui-shared/lib/components/DialogWrapper';
+import { jsx } from '@emotion/core';
+import formatMessage from 'format-message';
+import { DefaultButton, PrimaryButton } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/components/Button';
+import { DialogFooter } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/components/Dialog';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Text } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Text';
+import { Link } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Link';
+
+type InstallDepModalProps = {
+  onDismiss: () => void;
+  title: string;
+  text: React.ReactNode;
+  downloadLink: string;
+  downloadLinkText: string;
+  learnMore?: {
+    text: string;
+    link: string;
+  };
+};
+
+export const InstallDepModal: React.FC<InstallDepModalProps> = (props) => {
+  return (
+    <DialogWrapper isOpen dialogType={DialogTypes.DesignFlow} title={props.title} onDismiss={props.onDismiss}>
+      <Text>
+        <span>{props.text}</span>
+        {props.learnMore && (
+          <span>
+            &nbsp;
+            <Link href={props.learnMore.link} target="_blank">
+              {props.learnMore.text}
+            </Link>
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </Text>
+      <DialogFooter css={{ marginTop: 25 }}>
+        <PrimaryButton
+          data-testid="InstallButton"
+          href={props.downloadLink}
+          target="_blank"
+          text={props.downloadLinkText}
+        />
+        <DefaultButton text={formatMessage('Cancel')} onClick={props.onDismiss} />
+      </DialogFooter>
+    </DialogWrapper>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/pages/home/Home.tsx b/Composer/packages/client/src/pages/home/Home.tsx
index 5342f71c2d..d51d4eb52d 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/pages/home/Home.tsx
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/pages/home/Home.tsx
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ import {
   feedState,
   templateIdState,
   currentProjectIdState,
+  warnAboutDotNetState,
 } from '../../recoilModel/atoms/appState';
 import TelemetryClient from '../../telemetry/TelemetryClient';
 import composerDocumentIcon from '../../images/composerDocumentIcon.svg';
 import stackoverflowIcon from '../../images/stackoverflowIcon.svg';
 import githubIcon from '../../images/githubIcon.svg';
 import noRecentBotsCover from '../../images/noRecentBotsCover.svg';
+import { InstallDepModal } from '../../components/InstallDepModal';
+import { missingDotnetVersionError } from '../../utils/runtimeErrors';
 
 import { RecentBotList } from './RecentBotList';
 import { WhatsNewsList } from './WhatsNewsList';
@@ -70,7 +73,10 @@ const Home: React.FC<RouteComponentProps> = () => {
   const recentProjects = useRecoilValue(recentProjectsState);
   const feed = useRecoilValue(feedState);
   const templateId = useRecoilValue(templateIdState);
-  const { openProject, setCreationFlowStatus, setCreationFlowType } = useRecoilValue(dispatcherState);
+  const { openProject, setCreationFlowStatus, setCreationFlowType, setWarnAboutDotNet } = useRecoilValue(
+    dispatcherState
+  );
+  const warnAboutDotNet = useRecoilValue(warnAboutDotNetState);
 
   const onItemChosen = async (item) => {
     if (item?.path) {
@@ -234,6 +240,16 @@ const Home: React.FC<RouteComponentProps> = () => {
           <WhatsNewsList newsList={feed.whatsNewLinks} />
         </div>
       </div>
+      {warnAboutDotNet && (
+        <InstallDepModal
+          downloadLink={missingDotnetVersionError.link.url}
+          downloadLinkText={formatMessage('Install .NET Core SDK')}
+          learnMore={{ text: formatMessage('Learn more'), link: missingDotnetVersionError.linkAfterMessage.url }}
+          text={missingDotnetVersionError.message}
+          title={formatMessage('.NET required')}
+          onDismiss={() => setWarnAboutDotNet(false)}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/atoms/appState.ts b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/atoms/appState.ts
index c8de7d826a..ab34dd19b9 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/atoms/appState.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/atoms/appState.ts
@@ -349,3 +349,8 @@ export const userHasNodeInstalledState = atom<boolean>({
   key: getFullyQualifiedKey('userHasNodeInstalled'),
   default: true,
 });
+
+export const warnAboutDotNetState = atom<boolean>({
+  key: getFullyQualifiedKey('warnAboutDotNetState'),
+  default: false,
+});
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/project.ts b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/project.ts
index 0fe2c2aeb4..e6f7c222a1 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/project.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/project.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   projectMetaDataState,
   selectedTemplateReadMeState,
   showCreateQnAFromUrlDialogState,
+  warnAboutDotNetState,
   settingsState,
 } from '../atoms';
 import { botRuntimeOperationsSelector, rootBotProjectIdSelector } from '../selectors';
@@ -663,6 +664,10 @@ export const projectDispatcher = () => {
     setError(callbackHelpers, error);
   });
 
+  const setWarnAboutDotNet = useRecoilCallback((callbackHelpers: CallbackInterface) => (warn: boolean) => {
+    callbackHelpers.set(warnAboutDotNetState, warn);
+  });
+
   return {
     openProject,
     createNewBot,
@@ -686,6 +691,7 @@ export const projectDispatcher = () => {
     updateCreationMessage,
     setCurrentProjectId,
     setProjectError,
+    setWarnAboutDotNet,
     fetchReadMe,
   };
 };
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/utils/project.ts b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/utils/project.ts
index 21115bf329..259276ff00 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/utils/project.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/utils/project.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { CallbackInterface } from 'recoil';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 
+import { checkIfDotnetVersionMissing } from '../../../utils/runtimeErrors';
 import { BASEURL, BotStatus } from '../../../constants';
 import settingStorage from '../../../utils/dialogSettingStorage';
 import { getUniqueName } from '../../../utils/fileUtil';
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ import {
   createQnAOnState,
   botEndpointsState,
   dispatcherState,
+  warnAboutDotNetState,
 } from '../../atoms';
 import * as botstates from '../../atoms/botState';
 import lgWorker from '../../parsers/lgWorker';
@@ -377,8 +379,17 @@ export const fetchProjectDataById = async (projectId): Promise<{ botFiles: any;
   }
 };
 
-export const handleProjectFailure = (callbackHelpers: CallbackInterface, ex) => {
-  setError(callbackHelpers, ex);
+export const handleProjectFailure = (callbackHelpers: CallbackInterface, error) => {
+  const isDotnetError = checkIfDotnetVersionMissing({
+    message: error.response?.data?.message ?? error.message ?? '',
+  });
+
+  if (isDotnetError) {
+    callbackHelpers.set(warnAboutDotNetState, true);
+  } else {
+    callbackHelpers.set(warnAboutDotNetState, false);
+    setError(callbackHelpers, error);
+  }
 };
 
 export const processSchema = (projectId: string, schema: any) => ({