diff --git a/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashwindow.cpp b/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashwindow.cpp
--- a/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashwindow.cpp
+++ b/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashwindow.cpp
@@ -120,20 +120,34 @@
     KQuickAddons::QuickViewSharedEngine::setGeometry(rect);
 
     if (oldGeometryEmpty) {
-
-        KPackage::Package package = KPackage::PackageLoader::self()->loadPackage(QStringLiteral("Plasma/LookAndFeel"));
-        KConfigGroup cg(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kdeglobals")), "KDE");
-        const QString packageName = cg.readEntry("LookAndFeelPackage", QString());
-        if (!packageName.isEmpty()) {
-            package.setPath(packageName);
-        }
-
+        bool loaded = false;
         if (!m_theme.isEmpty()) {
-            package.setPath(m_theme);
+            KPackage::Package splashPackage = KPackage::PackageLoader::self()->loadPackage(QStringLiteral("Plasma/SplashScreen"));
+            splashPackage.setPath(m_theme);
+            if (splashPackage.isValid()) {
+                setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(splashPackage.filePath("splashmainscript")));
+                loaded = splashPackage.isValid();
+            }
         }
 
-        Q_ASSERT(package.isValid());
-        setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(package.filePath("splashmainscript")));
+        if (!loaded) {
+            KPackage::Package lnfPackage = KPackage::PackageLoader::self()->loadPackage(QStringLiteral("Plasma/LookAndFeel"));
+
+            if (!m_theme.isEmpty()) {
+                lnfPackage.setPath(m_theme);
+            }
+
+            if (!lnfPackage.isValid()) {
+                KConfigGroup cg(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kdeglobals")), "KDE");
+                const QString packageName = cg.readEntry("LookAndFeelPackage", QString());
+                if (!packageName.isEmpty()) {
+                    lnfPackage.setPath(packageName);
+                }
+            }
+
+            Q_ASSERT(lnfPackage.isValid());
+            setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(lnfPackage.filePath("splashmainscript")));
+        }
     }
 
     if (m_shellSurface) {
diff --git a/shell/packageplugins/CMakeLists.txt b/shell/packageplugins/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/shell/packageplugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shell/packageplugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 add_subdirectory(layouttemplate)
 add_subdirectory(lookandfeel)
+add_subdirectory(splashscreen)
 add_subdirectory(shell)
 add_subdirectory(qmlWallpaper)
 add_subdirectory(wallpaperimages)
diff --git a/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/CMakeLists.txt b/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"plasma_package_splashscreen\")
+
+set(splashscreen_SRCS
+    splashscreen.cpp
+)
+
+add_library(plasma_packagestructure_splashscreen MODULE ${splashscreen_SRCS})
+kcoreaddons_desktop_to_json(plasma_packagestructure_splashscreen plasma-packagestructure-splashscreen.desktop)
+
+target_link_libraries(plasma_packagestructure_splashscreen
+   KF5::I18n
+   KF5::Package
+)
+
+install(TARGETS plasma_packagestructure_splashscreen DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR}/kpackage/packagestructure)
diff --git a/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/plasma-packagestructure-splashscreen.desktop b/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/plasma-packagestructure-splashscreen.desktop
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/plasma-packagestructure-splashscreen.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Splash Screen
+Type=Service
+X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KPackage/PackageStructure
+X-KDE-Library=plasma_packagestructure_splashscreen
+
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=Marco Martin
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=notmart@gmail.com
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=Plasma/SplashScreen
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1
+X-KDE-ParentApp=org.kde.plasmashell
diff --git a/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/splashscreen.h b/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/splashscreen.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/splashscreen.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+*   Copyright 2018 by Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>                             *
+*                                                                             *
+*   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or             *
+*   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public               *
+*   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either              *
+*   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.          *
+*                                                                             *
+*   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+*   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+*   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU          *
+*   Library General Public License for more details.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License *
+*   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to      *
+*   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,      *
+*   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.                                               *
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef SPLASHSCREEN_H
+#define SPLASHSCREEN_H
+
+#include <KPackage/PackageStructure>
+
+class SplashScreenPackage : public KPackage::PackageStructure
+{
+public:
+    SplashScreenPackage(QObject*, const QVariantList &) {}
+    void initPackage(KPackage::Package *package) override;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/splashscreen.cpp b/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/splashscreen.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/packageplugins/splashscreen/splashscreen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+*   Copyright 2007-2009 by Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>                       *
+*   Copyright 2013 by Sebastian Kügler <sebas@kde.org>                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or             *
+*   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public               *
+*   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either              *
+*   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.          *
+*                                                                             *
+*   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+*   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+*   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU          *
+*   Library General Public License for more details.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License *
+*   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to      *
+*   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,      *
+*   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.                                               *
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "splashscreen.h"
+
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KPackage/PackageLoader>
+
+void SplashScreenPackage::initPackage(KPackage::Package *package)
+{
+    // http://community.kde.org/Plasma/SplashScreenPackage#
+    package->setDefaultPackageRoot(QStringLiteral("plasma/splashscreens/"));
+
+    //Directories
+    package->addDirectoryDefinition("previews", QStringLiteral("previews"), i18n("Preview Images"));
+    package->addFileDefinition("splashpreview", QStringLiteral("previews/splash.png"), i18n("Preview for Splash Screen"));
+
+    package->addDirectoryDefinition("splash", QStringLiteral("splash"), i18n("Splash Screen"));
+    package->addFileDefinition("splashmainscript", QStringLiteral("splash/Splash.qml"), i18n("Main Script for Splash Screen"));
+}
+
+
+K_EXPORT_KPACKAGE_PACKAGE_WITH_JSON(SplashScreenPackage, "plasma-packagestructure-splashscreen.json")
+
+#include "splashscreen.moc"