diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d2e855747c..3305a16f0e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
         android:theme="@style/Theme.Tachiyomi">
         <activity
             android:name=".ui.main.MainActivity"
-            android:launchMode="singleTask">
+            android:launchMode="singleTask"
+            android:theme="@style/SplashScreenBackground">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/splash_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/splash_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d93992230b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/splash_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:drawable="@color/colorSplash"/>
+    <item
+        android:gravity="center"
+        android:drawable="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round">
+    </item>
+</layer-list>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index eab6d88749..a921f9e011 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -84,4 +84,6 @@
 
     <color name="md_teal_500">#009688</color>
 
+    <color name="colorSplash">#455A64</color>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 4c7297853a..10ec72f822 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
 
+
+    <!--=============-->
+    <!--Splash Screen-->
+    <!--=============-->
+
+    <style name="SplashScreenBackground" parent="Theme.Tachiyomi">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/splash_background</item>
+    </style>
+
+
     <!--========-->
     <!--Toolbars-->
     <!--========-->