diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index af7ac2335..2049b6bae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -42,15 +42,22 @@
             android:value="AEdPqrEAAAAI3a05VToCTlqBymJrbFGaKQMvF-bBAuLsOdavBA"/>
 
         <activity
-            android:name=".activity.MainActivity"
+            android:name=".activity.SplashActivity"
             android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
             android:launchMode="singleTask"
-            android:label="@string/app_name">
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:theme="@style/Theme.AntennaPod.Dark.Splash">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".activity.MainActivity"
+            android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
+            android:launchMode="singleTask"
+            android:label="@string/app_name">
+        </activity>
         <activity
             android:name=".activity.AudioplayerActivity"
             android:launchMode="singleTop">
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/SplashActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/SplashActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b92ac8577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/SplashActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
+
+/**
+ * Creator: vbarad
+ * Date: 2016-12-03
+ * Project: AntennaPod
+ */
+
+public class SplashActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+  @Override
+  protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+    Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
+    startActivity(intent);
+    finish();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/drawable/bg_splash.xml b/core/src/main/res/drawable/bg_splash.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd66e3083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/res/drawable/bg_splash.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <item
+        android:drawable="@color/overlay_dark"/>
+
+    <item>
+        <bitmap
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher"/>
+    </item>
+
+</layer-list>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 9b20fdd02..4f228f8f1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@
         <item name="attr/ic_cast_disconnect">@drawable/ic_cast_disconnect_white_36dp</item>
     </style>
 
+    <style name="Theme.AntennaPod.Dark.Splash" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/bg_splash</item>
+    </style>
+
     <style name="Theme.AntennaPod.VideoPlayer" parent="@style/Theme.AntennaPod.Dark">
         <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
     </style>