diff --git a/app/src/lib/stores/app-store.ts b/app/src/lib/stores/app-store.ts
index 00df5c2815..07de48bd05 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/stores/app-store.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/stores/app-store.ts
@@ -6312,10 +6312,6 @@ export class AppStore extends TypedBaseStore<IAppState> {
     const baseURL = `${htmlURL}/pull/new/${compareString}`
 
     await this._openInBrowser(baseURL)
-
-    if (this.currentOnboardingTutorialStep === TutorialStep.OpenPullRequest) {
-      this._markPullRequestTutorialStepAsComplete(repository)
-    }
   }
 
   public async _updateExistingUpstreamRemote(
diff --git a/app/src/lib/stores/helpers/tutorial-assessor.ts b/app/src/lib/stores/helpers/tutorial-assessor.ts
index ab52366eb3..56708e4fc8 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/stores/helpers/tutorial-assessor.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/stores/helpers/tutorial-assessor.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ export class OnboardingTutorialAssessor {
     false
   )
   /** Has the user opted to skip the create pull request step? */
-  private prStepComplete: boolean = getBoolean(
-    pullRequestStepCompleteKey,
-    false
-  )
+  private prStepComplete: boolean =
+    1 === 1 ? false : getBoolean(pullRequestStepCompleteKey, false)
   /** Is the tutorial currently paused? */
   private tutorialPaused: boolean = getBoolean(tutorialPausedKey, false)
 
diff --git a/app/src/ui/repository.tsx b/app/src/ui/repository.tsx
index 56f446ca44..543f438f31 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/repository.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/repository.tsx
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ interface IRepositoryViewProps {
 interface IRepositoryViewState {
   readonly changesListScrollTop: number
   readonly compareListScrollTop: number
+  readonly tutorialCompletionAnnounced: boolean
 }
 
 const enum Tab {
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ export class RepositoryView extends React.Component<
     this.state = {
       changesListScrollTop: 0,
       compareListScrollTop: 0,
+      tutorialCompletionAnnounced: false,
     }
   }
 
@@ -450,12 +452,18 @@ export class RepositoryView extends React.Component<
     this.props.dispatcher.incrementMetric('diffOptionsViewedCount')
   }
 
+  private onTutorialCompletionAnnounced = () => {
+    this.setState({ tutorialCompletionAnnounced: true })
+  }
+
   private renderTutorialPane(): JSX.Element {
     if (this.props.currentTutorialStep === TutorialStep.AllDone) {
       return (
         <TutorialDone
           dispatcher={this.props.dispatcher}
           repository={this.props.repository}
+          tutorialCompletionAnnounced={this.state.tutorialCompletionAnnounced}
+          onTutorialCompletionAnnounced={this.onTutorialCompletionAnnounced}
         />
       )
     } else {
diff --git a/app/src/ui/tutorial/done.tsx b/app/src/ui/tutorial/done.tsx
index 808d4f3b86..fa36a50641 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/tutorial/done.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/tutorial/done.tsx
@@ -25,15 +25,47 @@ interface ITutorialDoneProps {
    * The currently selected repository
    */
   readonly repository: Repository
+
+  /**
+   * If this has not happened, the tuturial completion header will be focused so
+   * that it can be read by screen readers
+   */
+  readonly tutorialCompletionAnnounced: boolean
+
+  /**
+   * Called when the tutorial completion header has been focused and read by
+   * screen readers
+   */
+  readonly onTutorialCompletionAnnounced: () => void
 }
+
 export class TutorialDone extends React.Component<ITutorialDoneProps, {}> {
+  private header = React.createRef<HTMLHeadingElement>()
+
+  public componentDidMount() {
+    if (this.header.current && !this.props.tutorialCompletionAnnounced) {
+      // Add the header into the tab order so that it can be focused
+      this.header.current.tabIndex = 0
+      this.header.current?.focus()
+      this.props.onTutorialCompletionAnnounced()
+
+      // Remove the header from the tab order after a short delay so that it
+      // doesn't stay in tab order
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        if (this.header.current) {
+          this.header.current.tabIndex = -1
+        }
+      }, 500)
+    }
+  }
+
   public render() {
     return (
       <div id="tutorial-done">
         <div className="content">
           <div className="header">
             <div className="text">
-              <h1>You're done!</h1>
+              <h1 ref={this.header}>You're done!</h1>
               <p>
                 You’ve learned the basics on how to use GitHub Desktop. Here are
                 some suggestions for what to do next.
diff --git a/app/src/ui/tutorial/tutorial-panel.tsx b/app/src/ui/tutorial/tutorial-panel.tsx
index 07ce3d8bc1..0ab88b117e 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/tutorial/tutorial-panel.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/tutorial/tutorial-panel.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ export class TutorialPanel extends React.Component<
   }
 
   private openPullRequest = () => {
-    this.props.dispatcher.createPullRequest(this.props.repository)
+    this.props.dispatcher.markPullRequestTutorialStepAsComplete(
+      this.props.repository
+    )
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.props.dispatcher.createPullRequest(this.props.repository)
+    }, 500)
   }
 
   private skipEditorInstall = () => {