diff --git a/build/shared/lib/splash.bmp b/build/shared/lib/splash.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08390cb41
Binary files /dev/null and b/build/shared/lib/splash.bmp differ
diff --git a/build/windows/launcher/config.xml b/build/windows/launcher/config.xml
index 718ca5583..5f78c2c53 100644
--- a/build/windows/launcher/config.xml
+++ b/build/windows/launcher/config.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
     <opt>-Dsun.java2d.d3d=false</opt>
     <opt>-DAPP_DIR="%EXEDIR%"</opt>
   </jre>
+  <splash>
+    <file>lib/splash.bmp</file>
+  </splash>
   <versionInfo>
     <fileDescription>Arduino IDE</fileDescription>
     <copyright>Arduino LLC</copyright>