diff --git a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 425624d46..8760caf09 100644
--- a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -72,16 +72,18 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
 
-        <activity android:name=".activity.NavigationActivity">
+        <activity android:name=".activity.SplashActivity"
+            android:theme="@style/SplashTheme">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
             </intent-filter>
-
             <meta-data
                 android:name="android.max_aspect"
                 android:value="2.1" />
         </activity>
+
+        <activity android:name=".activity.NavigationActivity"/>
         <activity android:name=".activity.ServerAppActivity"/>
         <activity android:name=".activity.ServerFilesActivity">
             <meta-data
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/activity/SplashActivity.java b/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/activity/SplashActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ce256805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/activity/SplashActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Amahi
+ *
+ * This file is part of Amahi.
+ *
+ * Amahi is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Amahi is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Amahi. If not, see <http ://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package org.amahi.anywhere.activity;
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
+
+public class SplashActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        startActivity(new Intent(this, NavigationActivity.class));
+        finish();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/tv/fragment/MainTVFragment.java b/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/tv/fragment/MainTVFragment.java
index ba624e893..b14d5e626 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/tv/fragment/MainTVFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/tv/fragment/MainTVFragment.java
@@ -136,12 +136,11 @@ private OnItemViewSelectedListener getDefaultSelectedListener() {
         return new OnItemViewSelectedListener() {
             @Override
             public void onItemSelected(Presenter.ViewHolder itemViewHolder, Object item, RowPresenter.ViewHolder rowViewHolder, Row row) {
+                mBackgroundManager.clearDrawable();
                 if (item instanceof ServerFile) {
                     ServerFile serverFile = (ServerFile) item;
                     if (isImage(serverFile)) {
                         updateBackground(getImageUri(serverFile).toString());
-                    } else {
-                        mBackgroundManager.clearDrawable();
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/tv/presenter/MainTVPresenter.java b/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/tv/presenter/MainTVPresenter.java
index 68e811a16..bae67265e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/tv/presenter/MainTVPresenter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/amahi/anywhere/tv/presenter/MainTVPresenter.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public MainTVPresenter(Context context, ServerClient serverClient, List<ServerFi
     @Override
     public Presenter.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent) {
         mDefaultBackgroundColor =
-                ContextCompat.getColor(parent.getContext(), R.color.background_primary);
+                ContextCompat.getColor(parent.getContext(), R.color.background_secondary);
         mSelectedBackgroundColor =
                 ContextCompat.getColor(parent.getContext(), R.color.primary);
         ImageCardView cardView = new ImageCardView(parent.getContext()) {
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public void onBindViewHolder(Presenter.ViewHolder viewHolderArgs, Object item) {
         final ServerFile serverFile = (ServerFile) item;
         ViewHolder viewHolder = (ViewHolder) viewHolderArgs;
         viewHolder.mCardView.setTitleText(serverFile.getName());
+        viewHolder.mCardView.setInfoAreaBackgroundColor(mDefaultBackgroundColor);
         if (isMetadataAvailable(serverFile)) {
             View fileView = viewHolder.view;
             fileView.setTag(ServerFilesMetadataAdapter.Tags.SHARE, serverFile.getParentShare());
diff --git a/src/main/res/drawable/splash_page.xml b/src/main/res/drawable/splash_page.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..406b2292f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/res/drawable/splash_page.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <item
+        android:drawable="@color/background_secondary"/>
+
+    <item>
+        <bitmap
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:src="@drawable/ic_banner"/>
+    </item>
+
+</layer-list>
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index a8d3297f2..bde9b1517 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -63,4 +63,8 @@
         <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/background_primary</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimaryInverse">@color/primary_text_material_light</item>
     </style>
+
+    <style name="SplashTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/splash_page</item>
+    </style>
 </resources>