diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5aa2ba47..bdcba4bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ optional arguments:
                         saved to the logfile (default: INFO)
   -S, --subtitles       Display SRT subtitles
   -t, --timecode        Display video timecode
+  -p, --splash          Displays splash.bmp upon boot for 3 seconds
+  -C, --clear           Clear display on exit
 
 Args that start with '--' (eg. -f) can also be set in a config file
 (slowmovie.conf). Config file syntax allows: key=value, flag=true,
diff --git a/slowmovie.py b/slowmovie.py
index c15adf96..23f29b31 100755
--- a/slowmovie.py
+++ b/slowmovie.py
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ def error(self, message):
 parser.add_argument("-l", "--loop", action="store_true", help="loop a single video; otherwise play through the files in the videos directory")
 parser.add_argument("-e", "--epd", help="the name of the display device driver to use")
 parser.add_argument("-o", "--loglevel", default="INFO", type=str.upper, choices=["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"], help="minimum importance-level of messages displayed and saved to the logfile (default: %(default)s)")
+parser.add_argument("-p", "--splash", action="store_true", help="displays splash.bmp upon boot for 3 seconds")
 parser.add_argument("-C", "--clear", action="store_true", help="clear display on exit")
 textOverlayGroup = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
 textOverlayGroup.add_argument("-S", "--subtitles", action="store_true", help="display SRT subtitles")
@@ -361,6 +362,15 @@ def error(self, message):
 # Initialize lastVideo so that first time through the loop, we'll print "Playing x"
 lastVideo = None
 
+# Display splash.bmp for 3 seconds after boot
+if args.splash:
+    epd.prepare()
+    generate_frame("splash.bmp", "/dev/shm/frame.bmp", 0)
+    pil_im = Image.open("/dev/shm/frame.bmp")
+    epd.display(pil_im)
+    epd.sleep()
+    time.sleep(3)
+
 while True:
     if lastVideo != currentVideo:
         # Print a message when starting a new video
diff --git a/splash.bmp b/splash.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbe44109
Binary files /dev/null and b/splash.bmp differ