diff --git a/src/components/formik-forms/formik-select.jsx b/src/components/formik-forms/formik-select.jsx
index dcd631012..5ec1bcdf5 100644
--- a/src/components/formik-forms/formik-select.jsx
+++ b/src/components/formik-forms/formik-select.jsx
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ const FormikSelect = ({
         </option>
     ));
     return (
-        <div className="col-sm-9 row">
+        <div className="select">
             <Field
                 className={classNames(
-                    'select',
                     className
                 )}
                 component="select"
diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/birthdate-step.jsx b/src/components/join-flow/birthdate-step.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..708be8c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/birthdate-step.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+const bindAll = require('lodash.bindall');
+const classNames = require('classnames');
+const React = require('react');
+const PropTypes = require('prop-types');
+import {Formik} from 'formik';
+const {injectIntl, intlShape} = require('react-intl');
+
+const FormikSelect = require('../../components/formik-forms/formik-select.jsx');
+const JoinFlowStep = require('./join-flow-step.jsx');
+
+require('./join-flow-steps.scss');
+
+const getBirthMonthOptions = intl => ([
+    {value: 'null', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.month'})},
+    {value: '1', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthJanuary'})},
+    {value: '2', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthFebruary'})},
+    {value: '3', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthMarch'})},
+    {value: '4', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthApril'})},
+    {value: '5', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthMay'})},
+    {value: '6', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthJune'})},
+    {value: '7', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthJuly'})},
+    {value: '8', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthAugust'})},
+    {value: '9', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthSeptember'})},
+    {value: '10', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthOctober'})},
+    {value: '11', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthNovember'})},
+    {value: '12', label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.monthDecember'})}
+]);
+
+const getBirthYearOptions = intl => {
+    const curYearRaw = (new Date()).getYear();
+    const curYear = curYearRaw + 1900;
+    // including both 1900 and current year, there are (curYearRaw + 1) options.
+    const numYearOptions = curYearRaw + 1;
+    const birthYearOptions = Array(numYearOptions).fill()
+        .map((defaultVal, i) => (
+            {value: String(curYear - i), label: String(curYear - i)}
+        ));
+    birthYearOptions.unshift({
+        value: 'null',
+        label: intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.year'})
+    });
+    return birthYearOptions;
+};
+
+class BirthDateStep extends React.Component {
+    constructor (props) {
+        super(props);
+        bindAll(this, [
+            'handleValidSubmit',
+            'validateForm',
+            'validateSelect'
+        ]);
+    }
+    validateSelect (selection) {
+        if (selection === 'null') {
+            return this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'form.validationRequired'});
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    validateForm () {
+        return {};
+    }
+    handleValidSubmit (formData, formikBag) {
+        formikBag.setSubmitting(false);
+        this.props.onNextStep(formData);
+    }
+    render () {
+        const birthMonthOptions = getBirthMonthOptions(this.props.intl);
+        const birthYearOptions = getBirthYearOptions(this.props.intl);
+        return (
+            <Formik
+                initialValues={{
+                    birth_month: 'null',
+                    birth_year: 'null'
+                }}
+                validate={this.validateForm}
+                validateOnBlur={false}
+                validateOnChange={false}
+                onSubmit={this.handleValidSubmit}
+            >
+                {props => {
+                    const {
+                        errors,
+                        handleSubmit,
+                        isSubmitting
+                    } = props;
+                    return (
+                        <JoinFlowStep
+                            description={this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'registration.birthDateStepDescription'})}
+                            headerImgSrc="/images/hoc/getting-started.jpg"
+                            title={this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.joinScratch'})}
+                            waiting={isSubmitting}
+                            onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+                        >
+                            <div
+                                className={classNames(
+                                    'col-sm-9',
+                                    'row',
+                                    'birthdate-select-row'
+                                )}
+                            >
+                                <FormikSelect
+                                    className={classNames(
+                                        'join-flow-select',
+                                        'join-flow-select-month',
+                                        {fail: errors.birth_month}
+                                    )}
+                                    error={errors.birth_month}
+                                    id="birth_month"
+                                    name="birth_month"
+                                    options={birthMonthOptions}
+                                    validate={this.validateSelect}
+                                    validationClassName="validation-full-width-input"
+                                />
+                                <FormikSelect
+                                    className={classNames(
+                                        'join-flow-select',
+                                        {fail: errors.birth_year}
+                                    )}
+                                    error={errors.birth_year}
+                                    id="birth_year"
+                                    name="birth_year"
+                                    options={birthYearOptions}
+                                    validate={this.validateSelect}
+                                    validationClassName="validation-full-width-input"
+                                />
+                            </div>
+                        </JoinFlowStep>
+                    );
+                }}
+            </Formik>
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+BirthDateStep.propTypes = {
+    intl: intlShape,
+    onNextStep: PropTypes.func
+};
+
+const IntlBirthDateStep = injectIntl(BirthDateStep);
+
+module.exports = IntlBirthDateStep;
diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-step.jsx b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-step.jsx
index 6ce43ac83..6b1b91fe1 100644
--- a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-step.jsx
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-step.jsx
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@ require('./join-flow-step.scss');
 const JoinFlowStep = ({
     children,
     description,
+    headerImgSrc,
     onSubmit,
     title,
     waiting
 }) => (
     <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+        {headerImgSrc && (
+            <div className="join-flow-header-image">
+                <img src={headerImgSrc} />
+            </div>
+        )}
         <div>
             <ModalInnerContent className="join-flow-inner-content">
                 {title && (
@@ -38,6 +44,7 @@ const JoinFlowStep = ({
 JoinFlowStep.propTypes = {
     children: PropTypes.node,
     description: PropTypes.string,
+    headerImgSrc: PropTypes.string,
     onSubmit: PropTypes.func,
     title: PropTypes.string,
     waiting: PropTypes.bool
diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-step.scss b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-step.scss
index eeddbf87c..499646956 100644
--- a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-step.scss
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-step.scss
@@ -21,3 +21,13 @@
     padding: 2.3125rem 0 2.5rem;
     font-size: .875rem;
 }
+
+/* overflow will only work if this class is set on parent of img, not img itself */
+.join-flow-header-image {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 7.5rem;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    margin: 0;
+    border-top-left-radius: 1rem;
+    border-top-right-radius: 1rem;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss
index 7b7e42fd9..a56ff467f 100644
--- a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@
     transform: translate(21.5625rem, 0);
 }
 
+select.join-flow-select {
+    width: 9.125rem;
+}
+
+.join-flow-select-month {
+    margin-right: .5rem;
+}
+
 .join-flow-password-section {
     margin-top: 1.125rem;
 }
+
+.birthdate-select-row {
+    display: flex;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow.jsx b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow.jsx
index ba80726a7..efa663abd 100644
--- a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow.jsx
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const injectIntl = require('../../lib/intl.jsx').injectIntl;
 const intlShape = require('../../lib/intl.jsx').intlShape;
 
 const Progression = require('../progression/progression.jsx');
-const JoinFlowSteps = require('./join-flow-steps.jsx');
+const UsernameStep = require('./username-step.jsx');
+const BirthDateStep = require('./birthdate-step.jsx');
 
 /*
 eslint-disable react/prefer-stateless-function, react/no-unused-prop-types, no-useless-constructor
@@ -35,9 +36,8 @@ class JoinFlow extends React.Component {
         return (
             <React.Fragment>
                 <Progression step={this.state.step}>
-                    <JoinFlowSteps.UsernameStep
-                        onNextStep={this.handleAdvanceStep}
-                    />
+                    <UsernameStep onNextStep={this.handleAdvanceStep} />
+                    <BirthDateStep onNextStep={this.handleAdvanceStep} />
                 </Progression>
             </React.Fragment>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.jsx b/src/components/join-flow/username-step.jsx
similarity index 98%
rename from src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.jsx
rename to src/components/join-flow/username-step.jsx
index c612853cd..2d0a8bb49 100644
--- a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.jsx
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/username-step.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint-disable react/no-multi-comp */
 const bindAll = require('lodash.bindall');
 const classNames = require('classnames');
 const React = require('react');
@@ -190,11 +189,12 @@ class UsernameStep extends React.Component {
         );
     }
 }
-/* eslint-enable */
 
 UsernameStep.propTypes = {
     intl: intlShape,
     onNextStep: PropTypes.func
 };
 
-module.exports.UsernameStep = injectIntl(UsernameStep);
+const IntlUsernameStep = injectIntl(UsernameStep);
+
+module.exports = IntlUsernameStep;