Equivalent of welcome in non-greeting context

Question

I would like to express something of the line:

This adds a bit of confidence, which is very welcome in this situation.

in the sense that 'confidence' is needed and/or appreciated in the given situation.

I wanted to translate the sentence literally, using the word bienvenu, but I am worried that that word might only apply in a greeting. Is that correct? How would you translate the above sentence?

Answer 1

Bienvenu is not restricted to greetings so would be fine here.

You might also use appréciable.