diff --git a/packages/linux/config/initramfs b/packages/linux/config/initramfs
index ce59ce650b..ce5f143dd6 100644
--- a/packages/linux/config/initramfs
+++ b/packages/linux/config/initramfs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dir /dev 755 0 0
 dir /bin 755 1000 1000
 slink /bin/sh busybox 777 0 0
 file /bin/busybox initramfs/bin/busybox 4755 0 0
+file /bin/ply-image initramfs/bin/ply-image 755 0 0
 
 # dir /lib 755 1000 1000
 # file /lib/ld-uClibc.so.0 initramfs/lib/ld-uClibc.so.0 755 0 0
@@ -17,4 +18,4 @@ dir /sysroot 755 0 0
 dir /storage 755 0 0
 
 file /init initramfs/init 755 0 0
-# file /splash.png initramfs/splash.png 644 0 0
+file /splash.png initramfs/splash.png 644 0 0
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/install b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/install
index 1187d18278..6288033538 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/install
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 . config/options
 $SCRIPTS/unpack linux
+$SCRIPTS/install plymouth-lite initramfs
 
 PKG_DIR=`find $PACKAGES -type d -name $1`
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
index ecfcd49d05..a106e1bbfe 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ REBOOT=0
     fi
   }
 
+  show_splash() {
+    if [ "$SPLASH" = yes ]; then
+      if [ -f "/bin/ply-image" -a -f "/splash.png" ]; then
+        /bin/ply-image /splash.png
+      fi
+    fi
+  }
+
   error() {
     echo "Error Code: $1 that means: $2"
   }
@@ -69,6 +77,8 @@ REBOOT=0
     fi
   }
 
+  show_splash
+
   mount_part "$boot" "/flash" "ro,noatime"
   mount_part "$disk" "/storage" "rw,noatime"