diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 6e3839c1d..b6e52b1b0 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   - [#269](../../issues/269) - Show underscore of header text on RibbonTabItem
   - [#272](../../issues/272) - Changing RibbonThemeColorBrush does not change background of ItemsPanel in Backstage
   - [#274](../../issues/274) - RadioButton Icon and LargeIcon
+  - [#280](../../issues/280) - Keytips of the Ribbon overlay StartScreen
   - OpenBackstage command was not acting on the correct backstage in a multiple backstage scenario (thanks to @maurosampietro)
 
 - ### Enhancements
diff --git a/Fluent.Ribbon/Services/KeyTipService.cs b/Fluent.Ribbon/Services/KeyTipService.cs
index 16005528e..193187f37 100644
--- a/Fluent.Ribbon/Services/KeyTipService.cs
+++ b/Fluent.Ribbon/Services/KeyTipService.cs
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ private void Show()
 
             // Special behavior for backstage
             var specialControl = this.GetBackstage()
-                ?? (DependencyObject)this.GetApplicationMenu();
+                ?? this.GetApplicationMenu()
+                ?? this.GetStartScreen();
 
             if (specialControl != null)
             {
@@ -407,14 +408,14 @@ private void Show()
             }
         }
 
-        private Backstage GetBackstage()
+        private DependencyObject GetBackstage()
         {
             if (this.ribbon.Menu == null)
             {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var control = this.ribbon.Menu as Backstage ?? UIHelper.FindImmediateVisualChild<Backstage>(this.ribbon.Menu, obj => obj.Visibility == Visibility.Visible && obj.IsOpen);
+            var control = this.ribbon.Menu as Backstage ?? UIHelper.FindImmediateVisualChild<Backstage>(this.ribbon.Menu, obj => obj.Visibility == Visibility.Visible);
 
             if (control == null)
             {
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ private Backstage GetBackstage()
                 : null;
         }
 
-        private ApplicationMenu GetApplicationMenu()
+        private DependencyObject GetApplicationMenu()
         {
             if (this.ribbon.Menu == null)
             {
@@ -445,6 +446,20 @@ private ApplicationMenu GetApplicationMenu()
                 : null;
         }
 
+        private DependencyObject GetStartScreen()
+        {
+            var control = this.ribbon.StartScreen;
+
+            if (control == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return control.IsOpen
+                ? control
+                : null;
+        }
+
         private void DirectlyForwardToSpecialControl(DependencyObject specialControl)
         {
             var keys = KeyTip.GetKeys(specialControl);