diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
index d8ba5db5e..b4752ee3b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.Data
 import android.view.MenuItem
 import android.widget.Toast
-import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.BuildConfig
+import androidx.multidex.BuildConfig
+
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.adapters.EventListAdapter
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.adapters.QuickFilterEventTypeAdapter
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SplashActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SplashActivity.kt
index 873d9fba3..155bb64b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SplashActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SplashActivity.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 package com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.activities
 
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
+import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.extensions.getNewEventTimestampFromCode
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.activities.BaseSplashActivity
 import org.joda.time.DateTime
 
 class SplashActivity : BaseSplashActivity() {
+
+    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_splash)
+
+        Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed({
+            initActivity()
+        }, 1500)
+    }
+
     override fun initActivity() {
         when {
             intent.extras?.containsKey(DAY_CODE) == true -> Intent(this, MainActivity::class.java).apply {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/bg_splash_gradient.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/bg_splash_gradient.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f416ba55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/bg_splash_gradient.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<gradient xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:angle="135"
+    android:startColor="#FF9800"   <!-- Orange -->
+    android:endColor="#000000"     <!-- Black -->
+    android:type="linear" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/img.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable/img.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54d53b9c4
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/src/main/res/drawable/img.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_splash.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_splash.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a279fc9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_splash.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:background="@drawable/bg_splash_gradient">
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/splash_logo"
+        android:layout_width="150dp"
+        android:layout_height="150dp"
+        android:src="@drawable/ic_calendar_vector"
+        android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>
+
+</RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fade_in_scale.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fade_in_scale.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0aa7f5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fade_in_scale.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:interpolator="@android:anim/overshoot_interpolator">
+
+    <!-- Fade in -->
+    <alpha
+        android:fromAlpha="0.0"
+        android:toAlpha="1.0"
+        android:duration="1000" />
+
+    <!-- Scale bounce -->
+    <scale
+        android:fromXScale="0.7"
+        android:fromYScale="0.7"
+        android:toXScale="1.0"
+        android:toYScale="1.0"
+        android:duration="1000"
+        android:pivotX="50%"
+        android:pivotY="50%" />
+</set>