diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/get-started/personal/_components/ProductOptionsContent.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/get-started/personal/_components/ProductOptionsContent.tsx
index 50b88b1977..dca5590043 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/get-started/personal/_components/ProductOptionsContent.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/get-started/personal/_components/ProductOptionsContent.tsx
@@ -221,20 +221,31 @@ export default function WelcomeContent({ isAuthenticated }: WelcomeContentProps)
           />
         </div>
 
-        {!isAuthenticated ? (
-          <p
-            style={{ animationDelay: '540ms' }}
-            className="text-muted-foreground kilo-fade-up pt-1 text-center text-xs"
+        <p
+          style={{ animationDelay: '540ms' }}
+          className="text-muted-foreground kilo-fade-up pt-1 text-center text-xs"
+        >
+          Not ready to choose?{' '}
+          <Link
+            href="/profile"
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded font-semibold text-white outline-none hover:underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-brand-primary/60"
           >
-            Already have an account?{' '}
-            <Link
-              href={signInHref}
-              className="text-brand-primary rounded font-semibold outline-none hover:underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-brand-primary/60"
-            >
-              Sign in
-            </Link>
-          </p>
-        ) : null}
+            Skip to dashboard
+            <ArrowRight className="h-3 w-3" />
+          </Link>
+          {!isAuthenticated ? (
+            <>
+              <span className="mx-2 text-muted-foreground/60">·</span>
+              Already have an account?{' '}
+              <Link
+                href={signInHref}
+                className="text-brand-primary rounded font-semibold outline-none hover:underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-brand-primary/60"
+              >
+                Sign in
+              </Link>
+            </>
+          ) : null}
+        </p>
       </section>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/e2e/get-started-dashboard-link.spec.ts b/apps/web/tests/e2e/get-started-dashboard-link.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7f61cfc00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/tests/e2e/get-started-dashboard-link.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@chromatic-com/playwright';
+import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
+
+test.describe('/get-started dashboard escape hatch', () => {
+  test.use({ storageState: { cookies: [], origins: [] } });
+
+  test('shows the dashboard link to signed-out users', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/get-started');
+
+    const skipLink = page.getByRole('link', { name: /skip to dashboard/i });
+    await expect(skipLink).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(skipLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/profile');
+  });
+
+  test('shows the dashboard link after fake login and survey skip', async ({ page }) => {
+    const uniqueId = randomUUID().slice(0, 8);
+    const testEmail = `test-get-started-${uniqueId}+stytchpass@example.com`;
+
+    await page.goto(`/users/sign_in?fakeUser=${encodeURIComponent(testEmail)}`);
+    await page.waitForURL(
+      url =>
+        url.pathname === '/customer-source-survey' ||
+        url.pathname === '/get-started' ||
+        url.pathname === '/profile',
+      { timeout: 30000, waitUntil: 'networkidle' }
+    );
+
+    if (new URL(page.url()).pathname === '/customer-source-survey') {
+      await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Skip' }).click();
+      await page.waitForURL(url => url.pathname === '/get-started' || url.pathname === '/profile', {
+        timeout: 15000,
+        waitUntil: 'networkidle',
+      });
+    }
+
+    await page.goto('/get-started');
+    const skipLink = page.getByRole('link', { name: /skip to dashboard/i });
+    await expect(skipLink).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(skipLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/profile');
+  });
+});