diff --git a/appinfo.json b/appinfo.json
index a50d11f..3b54a44 100644
--- a/appinfo.json
+++ b/appinfo.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "uuid": "55f7744b-f586-45b8-854c-554f34489f20",
   "shortName": "Timely",
-  "longName": "Timely 2.5",
+  "longName": "Timely 2.5.1",
   "companyName": "Martin Norland (@cynorg)",
   "versionCode": 2,
   "versionLabel": "2.5",
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "idle_stop":            34,
     "weather_fmt":          35,
     "weather_update":       36,
+    "show_splash":          37,
 
     "message_type":         99,
     "send_batt_percent":   100,
diff --git a/src/Timely.c b/src/Timely.c
index 94a9095..2e0d278 100644
--- a/src/Timely.c
+++ b/src/Timely.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ weather_data weather = {
 persist settings = {
   .version    = 12,
   .inverted   = 0, // no, dark
+  .show_splash = 0, // show splash screen on start
   .day_invert = 1, // yes
   .grid       = 1, // yes
   .vibe_hour  = 0, // no
@@ -1447,14 +1448,17 @@ static void window_load(Window *window) {
   calendar_layer = layer_create(slot_bot_bounds);
   layer_set_update_proc(calendar_layer, calendar_layer_update_callback);
   layer_add_child(slot_bot, calendar_layer);
-  layer_set_hidden(calendar_layer, true);
-
   splash_layer = layer_create(slot_bot_bounds);
-  layer_set_update_proc(splash_layer, splash_layer_update_callback);
-  layer_add_child(slot_bot, splash_layer);
 
-  toggle_slot_bottom((void*)splash_layer);  // show @ start...
-  bottom_toggle = app_timer_register(2000, &toggle_slot_bottom, (void*)calendar_layer); // queue calendar to reappear in 2 seconds
+  if (settings.show_splash) {
+    layer_set_hidden(calendar_layer, true);
+
+    layer_set_update_proc(splash_layer, splash_layer_update_callback);
+    layer_add_child(slot_bot, splash_layer);
+
+    toggle_slot_bottom((void*)splash_layer);  // show @ start...
+    bottom_toggle = app_timer_register(2000, &toggle_slot_bottom, (void*)calendar_layer); // queue calendar to reappear in 2 seconds
+  }
 
   date_layer = text_layer_create( GRect(REL_CLOCK_DATE_LEFT, REL_CLOCK_DATE_TOP, REL_CLOCK_DATE_WIDTH, REL_CLOCK_DATE_HEIGHT) ); // see position_date_layer()
   set_layer_attr_sfont(date_layer, FONT_KEY_GOTHIC_24, GTextAlignmentCenter);
diff --git a/src/Timely.h b/src/Timely.h
index 3f42169..2eff71b 100644
--- a/src/Timely.h
+++ b/src/Timely.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ typedef struct persist { // 18 bytes
   uint8_t version;                // version key
   uint8_t inverted;               // Invert display
   uint8_t day_invert;             // Invert colors on today's date
+  uint8_t show_splash;            // Show the splash screen
   uint8_t grid;                   // Show the grid
   uint8_t vibe_hour;              // vibrate at the top of the hour?
   uint8_t dayOfWeekOffset;        // first day of our week
diff --git a/src/js/configuration.html b/src/js/configuration.html
index 19dfc18..c2182be 100644
--- a/src/js/configuration.html
+++ b/src/js/configuration.html
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ <h3>General</h3>
         <label for="key12-7">Ow</label>
 </fieldset>
 
+<fieldset data-role="controlgroup" data-type="horizontal" data-mini="true">
+    <legend>Show splash screen:</legend>
+        <input name="key37" id="key37-1" value="1" checked="checked" type="radio">
+        <label for="key37-1">Yes</label>
+        <input name="key37" id="key37-0" value="0" type="radio">
+        <label for="key37-0">No</label>
+</fieldset>
+
     </div>
     <div data-role="collapsible">
         <h3>Translations</h3>
@@ -335,6 +343,7 @@ <h3>Calendar</h3>
       function saveOptions() {
         var options = {
           'style_inv':     Number( $("input[name=key0]:checked").val() ),
+          'show_splash':   Number( $("input[name=key37]:checked").val() ),
           'style_day_inv': Number( $("input[name=key1]:checked").val() ),
           'style_grid':    Number( $("input[name=key2]:checked").val() ),
           'vibe_hour':     Number( $("input[name=key3]:checked").val() ),
@@ -385,6 +394,8 @@ <h3>Calendar</h3>
           // the Pebble webview dies on the next line...
           $("input[name=key0][id=key0-"+ls_pto["style_inv"]+"]").prop('checked',true);
           $("input[name=key0]").checkboxradio('refresh');
+          $("input[name=key37][id=key37-"+ls_pto["show_splash"]+"]").prop('checked',true);
+          $("input[name=key37]").checkboxradio('refresh');
           $("input[name=key1][id=key1-"+ls_pto["style_day_inv"]+"]").prop('checked',true);
           $("input[name=key1]").checkboxradio('refresh');
           $("input[name=key2][id=key2-"+ls_pto["style_grid"]+"]").prop('checked',true);