diff --git a/Package/Environment/Common/layouts/Default 16x9/splash.xml b/Package/Environment/Common/layouts/Default 16x9/splash.xml
index 025e7cc..972bde5 100644
--- a/Package/Environment/Common/layouts/Default 16x9/splash.xml	
+++ b/Package/Environment/Common/layouts/Default 16x9/splash.xml	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<layout width="1920" height="1080" font="LoveloBlack.otf" loadFontSize="32" fontColor="dedede">
+<layout width="1920" height="1080" font="LoveloBlack.otf" loadFontSize="32" fontColor="dedede"  minShowTime="2">
    
 <!--backgroundImage-->
   <image src="bkgnd.png" x="0" y="0" height="stretch" width="stretch" layer="0"/>
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp
index d408e01..ec5dabb 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Page::Page(Configuration &config)
     , SelectSoundChunk(NULL)
     , HasSoundedWhenActive(false)
     , FirstSoundPlayed(false)
+    , MinShowTime(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -286,6 +287,15 @@ void Page::RemoveSelectedItem()
 
 }
 
+void Page::SetMinShowTime(float value)
+{
+    MinShowTime = value;
+}
+
+float Page::GetMinShowTime()
+{
+    return MinShowTime;
+}
 
 void Page::Highlight()
 {
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.h
index 0ff8f21..86282bc 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ public:
     void LaunchEnter();
     void LaunchExit();
     std::string GetCollectionName();
+    void SetMinShowTime(float value);
+    float GetMinShowTime();
 
 private:
     void Highlight();
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ private:
     Sound *SelectSoundChunk;
     bool HasSoundedWhenActive;
     bool FirstSoundPlayed;
+    float MinShowTime;
+    float ElapsedTime;
 
 
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/PageBuilder.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/PageBuilder.cpp
index 77c4713..7a8d175 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/PageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/PageBuilder.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ Page *PageBuilder::BuildPage()
             xml_attribute<> *fontXml = root->first_attribute("font");
             xml_attribute<> *fontColorXml = root->first_attribute("fontColor");
             xml_attribute<> *fontSizeXml = root->first_attribute("loadFontSize");
+            xml_attribute<> *minShowTimeXml = root->first_attribute("minShowTime");
 
             int layoutHeight;
             int layoutWidth;
@@ -165,6 +166,11 @@ Page *PageBuilder::BuildPage()
 
             page = new Page(Config);
 
+            if(minShowTimeXml) 
+            {
+                page->SetMinShowTime(Utils::ConvertFloat(minShowTimeXml->value()));
+            }
+
             // load sounds
             for(xml_node<> *sound = root->first_node("sound"); sound; sound = sound->next_sibling("sound"))
             {
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
index 238f656..48865f1 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void RetroFE::Run()
     if(!SDL::Initialize(Config)) return;
 
     FC.Initialize();
-
+    float preloadTime = 0;
     bool videoEnable = true;
     int videoLoop = 0;
     Config.GetProperty("videoEnable", videoEnable);
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ void RetroFE::Run()
     bool splashMode = true;
 
     Launcher l(*this, Config);
+    preloadTime = static_cast<float>(SDL_GetTicks()) / 1000;
 
     while (running)
     {
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ void RetroFE::Run()
                 (void)SDL_PollEvent(&e);
             }
 
-            if(Initialized && splashMode)
+            if(Initialized && splashMode && CurrentPage->GetMinShowTime() <= (CurrentTime - preloadTime))
             {
                 SDL_WaitThread(InitializeThread, &initializeStatus);
 
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ void RetroFE::Run()
         if(running)
         {
             lastTime = CurrentTime;
-            CurrentTime = (float)SDL_GetTicks() / 1000;
+            CurrentTime = static_cast<float>(SDL_GetTicks()) / 1000;
 
             if (CurrentTime < lastTime)
             {