diff --git a/src/main/mainWindow.ts b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
index 74955d4..578e3cb 100644
--- a/src/main/mainWindow.ts
+++ b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
@@ -486,16 +486,22 @@ export function loadUrl(uri: string | undefined) {
 
 export async function createWindows() {
     const startMinimized = process.argv.includes("--start-minimized");
-    const splash = createSplashWindow(startMinimized);
-    // SteamOS letterboxes and scales it terribly, so just full screen it
-    if (isDeckGameMode) splash.setFullScreen(true);
+
+    let splash: BrowserWindow | undefined;
+    if (Settings.store.enableSplashScreen !== false) {
+        splash = createSplashWindow(startMinimized);
+
+        // SteamOS letterboxes and scales it terribly, so just full screen it
+        if (isDeckGameMode) splash.setFullScreen(true);
+    }
+
     await ensureVencordFiles();
     runVencordMain();
 
     mainWin = createMainWindow();
 
     mainWin.webContents.on("did-finish-load", () => {
-        splash.destroy();
+        splash?.destroy();
 
         if (!startMinimized) {
             mainWin!.show();
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/settings/Settings.tsx b/src/renderer/components/settings/Settings.tsx
index 792f447..0c7817c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -60,11 +60,18 @@ const SettingsOptions: Record<string, Array<BooleanSetting | SettingsComponent>>
             defaultValue: false,
             disabled: () => Settings.store.customTitleBar ?? isWindows
         },
+        {
+            key: "enableSplashScreen",
+            title: "Enable Splash Screen",
+            description: "Shows a small splash screen while Vesktop is loading",
+            defaultValue: true
+        },
         {
             key: "splashTheming",
             title: "Splash theming",
             description: "Adapt the splash window colors to your custom theme",
-            defaultValue: false
+            defaultValue: false,
+            disabled: () => Settings.store.enableSplashScreen === false
         },
         WindowsTransparencyControls
     ],
diff --git a/src/shared/settings.d.ts b/src/shared/settings.d.ts
index a80ad07..659143e 100644
--- a/src/shared/settings.d.ts
+++ b/src/shared/settings.d.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface Settings {
     clickTrayToShowHide?: boolean;
     customTitleBar?: boolean;
 
+    enableSplashScreen?: boolean;
     splashTheming?: boolean;
     splashColor?: string;
     splashBackground?: string;