diff --git a/data/android/drawable/splash.xml b/data/android/drawable/splash.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/android/drawable/splash.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item>
+        <shape android:shape="rectangle" >
+            <solid android:color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
+        </shape>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+         <bitmap android:src="@drawable/marblelogo" android:gravity="center" />
+    </item>
+</layer-list>
diff --git a/data/android/values/apptheme.xml b/data/android/values/apptheme.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/android/values/apptheme.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <style name="AppTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.Light.NoActionBar">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/splash</item>
+    </style>
+</resources>
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-maps/package/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/apps/marble-maps/package/AndroidManifest.xml
--- a/src/apps/marble-maps/package/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/apps/marble-maps/package/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
         <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
         <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
         <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>
-        <application android:label="Marble Maps" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:icon="@drawable/marblelogo" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
-                <activity android:label="Marble Maps" android:name="org.kde.marble.maps.TextToSpeechClient" android:screenOrientation="unspecified" android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation">
+        <application android:label="Marble Maps" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:icon="@drawable/marblelogo" android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
+                <activity android:label="Marble Maps" android:name="org.kde.marble.maps.TextToSpeechClient" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" android:screenOrientation="unspecified" android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation">
                         <intent-filter>
                                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
                         <meta-data android:name="android.app.ministro_not_found_msg" android:value="@string/ministro_not_found_msg"/>
                         <meta-data android:name="android.app.ministro_needed_msg" android:value="@string/ministro_needed_msg"/>
                         <meta-data android:name="android.app.fatal_error_msg" android:value="@string/fatal_error_msg"/>
+                        <!-- Splash screen -->
+                        <meta-data android:name="android.app.splash_screen_drawable" android:resource="@drawable/marblelogo"/>
                 </activity>
         </application>
         <supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:smallScreens="true" android:largeScreens="true"/>