diff --git a/gui/src/components/OnboardingCard/hooks/useOnboardingCard.test.tsx b/gui/src/components/OnboardingCard/hooks/useOnboardingCard.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..456599b4733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/src/components/OnboardingCard/hooks/useOnboardingCard.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { getLocalStorage, setLocalStorage } from "../../../util/localStorage";
+import { renderWithProviders } from "../../../util/test/render";
+import { useOnboardingCard } from "./useOnboardingCard";
+
+/**
+ * Minimal probe that surfaces the hook's state and actions to the DOM, so the
+ * hook can be exercised through the same providers the real card renders in.
+ */
+function OnboardingCardProbe() {
+  const { show, open, close } = useOnboardingCard();
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <span data-testid="show">{String(show)}</span>
+      <button data-testid="open" onClick={() => void open()}>
+        open
+      </button>
+      <button data-testid="close" onClick={() => close()}>
+        close
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+describe("useOnboardingCard", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    localStorage.clear();
+  });
+
+  it("shows the card by default for a user who has not onboarded", async () => {
+    await renderWithProviders(<OnboardingCardProbe />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("show").textContent).toBe("true");
+  });
+
+  it("persists the dismissal when the card is closed", async () => {
+    const { user } = await renderWithProviders(<OnboardingCardProbe />);
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByTestId("close"));
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("show").textContent).toBe("false");
+    expect(getLocalStorage("hasDismissedOnboardingCard")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  // Regression test for https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/12582
+  it("clears the persisted dismissal when the card is reopened", async () => {
+    setLocalStorage("hasDismissedOnboardingCard", true);
+
+    const { user } = await renderWithProviders(<OnboardingCardProbe />);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("show").textContent).toBe("false");
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByTestId("open"));
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("show").textContent).toBe("true");
+    expect(getLocalStorage("hasDismissedOnboardingCard")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // The redux `show` flag is not persisted by redux-persist, so reopening has
+  // to clear the localStorage flag or the card vanishes again on next load.
+  it("keeps the card visible after a reload once it has been reopened", async () => {
+    setLocalStorage("hasDismissedOnboardingCard", true);
+
+    const first = await renderWithProviders(<OnboardingCardProbe />);
+    await first.user.click(screen.getByTestId("open"));
+    first.unmount();
+
+    // A fresh store stands in for a webview reload: only localStorage carries over.
+    await renderWithProviders(<OnboardingCardProbe />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("show").textContent).toBe("true");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/gui/src/components/OnboardingCard/hooks/useOnboardingCard.ts b/gui/src/components/OnboardingCard/hooks/useOnboardingCard.ts
index 75bc28adcfa..253839e83ab 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/OnboardingCard/hooks/useOnboardingCard.ts
+++ b/gui/src/components/OnboardingCard/hooks/useOnboardingCard.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ export function useOnboardingCard(): UseOnboardingCard {
   }
 
   async function open(tab?: OnboardingModes) {
+    // Clear the dismissal flag set by `close`. The redux `show` flag is not
+    // persisted, so without this the card disappears again on the next reload.
+    setLocalStorage("hasDismissedOnboardingCard", false);
     navigate("/");
     dispatch(
       setOnboardingCard({
diff --git a/gui/src/pages/config/sections/HelpSection.tsx b/gui/src/pages/config/sections/HelpSection.tsx
index 1d1b2febc0f..1d16cafe285 100644
--- a/gui/src/pages/config/sections/HelpSection.tsx
+++ b/gui/src/pages/config/sections/HelpSection.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import {
 import { useContext, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import Shortcut from "../../../components/gui/Shortcut";
+import { useOnboardingCard } from "../../../components/OnboardingCard/hooks/useOnboardingCard";
 import { Card } from "../../../components/ui";
 import { IdeMessengerContext } from "../../../context/IdeMessenger";
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "../../../redux/hooks";
-import { setOnboardingCard } from "../../../redux/slices/uiSlice";
 import { saveCurrentSession } from "../../../redux/thunks/session";
 import { isJetBrains } from "../../../util";
 import { ROUTES } from "../../../util/navigation";
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ export function HelpSection() {
   const ideMessenger = useContext(IdeMessengerContext);
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const onboardingCard = useOnboardingCard();
 
   const currentSession = useAppSelector((state) => state.session);
 
@@ -226,12 +227,7 @@ export function HelpSection() {
                       generateTitle: true,
                     }),
                   );
-                  dispatch(
-                    setOnboardingCard({
-                      show: true,
-                      activeTab: undefined,
-                    }),
-                  );
+                  void onboardingCard.open();
                   ideMessenger.post("showTutorial", undefined);
                 }}
               />