diff --git a/Subsurface/Barotrauma.csproj b/Subsurface/Barotrauma.csproj
index 2f9819604..221dfe0c6 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Barotrauma.csproj
+++ b/Subsurface/Barotrauma.csproj
@@ -1031,6 +1031,9 @@
     <Content Include="Content\UI\uiIcons.png">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="Content\utg_4.mp4">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <Content Include="Content\waterbump.png">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
@@ -1645,6 +1648,9 @@
     <None Include="Content\Sounds\Water\WaterAmbience1.ogg">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
+    <None Include="Content\utg_4.xnb">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
     <None Include="Content\watershader.xnb">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
diff --git a/Subsurface/Content/Content.mgcb b/Subsurface/Content/Content.mgcb
index 3b1a5e869..48c1e7111 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Content/Content.mgcb
+++ b/Subsurface/Content/Content.mgcb
@@ -49,3 +49,8 @@
 /processorParam:DebugMode=Auto
 /build:damageshader.fx
 
+#begin utg_4.mp4
+/importer:H264Importer
+/processor:VideoProcessor
+/build:utg_4.mp4
+
diff --git a/Subsurface/Content/utg_4.mp4 b/Subsurface/Content/utg_4.mp4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f606677d
Binary files /dev/null and b/Subsurface/Content/utg_4.mp4 differ
diff --git a/Subsurface/Content/utg_4.xnb b/Subsurface/Content/utg_4.xnb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9e458b1b
Binary files /dev/null and b/Subsurface/Content/utg_4.xnb differ
diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/GUI/LoadingScreen.cs b/Subsurface/Source/GUI/LoadingScreen.cs
index 77ac5faec..f635b71f2 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/GUI/LoadingScreen.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/GUI/LoadingScreen.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         
         private float? loadState;
 
+        Video splashScreenVideo;
+        VideoPlayer videoPlayer;
+        
         public Vector2 TitleSize
         {
             get { return new Vector2(titleTexture.Width, titleTexture.Height); }
@@ -49,10 +53,23 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             get;
             set;
         }
-        
 
         public LoadingScreen(GraphicsDevice graphics)
         {
+            if (GameMain.Config.EnableSplashScreen)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    splashScreenVideo = GameMain.Instance.Content.Load<Video>("utg_4"); 
+                } 
+              
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    DebugConsole.ThrowError("Failed to load splashscreen", e);
+                    GameMain.Config.EnableSplashScreen = false;
+                }
+            }
+
             backgroundTexture = TextureLoader.FromFile("Content/UI/titleBackground.png");
             monsterTexture = TextureLoader.FromFile("Content/UI/titleMonster.png");
             titleTexture = TextureLoader.FromFile("Content/UI/titleText.png");
@@ -65,6 +82,21 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         
         public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch, GraphicsDevice graphics, float deltaTime)
         {
+            if (GameMain.Config.EnableSplashScreen && splashScreenVideo != null)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    DrawSplashScreen(spriteBatch);
+                    if (videoPlayer != null && videoPlayer.State == MediaState.Playing)
+                        return;
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    DebugConsole.ThrowError("Playing splash screen video failed", e);
+                    GameMain.Config.EnableSplashScreen = false;
+                }
+            }
+                        
             drawn = true;
 
             graphics.SetRenderTarget(renderTarget);
@@ -139,6 +171,42 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
         }
 
+        private void DrawSplashScreen(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)
+        {
+            if (videoPlayer == null)
+            {
+                videoPlayer = new VideoPlayer();
+                videoPlayer.Play(splashScreenVideo);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Texture2D videoTexture = null;
+
+                if (videoPlayer.State == MediaState.Stopped)
+                {
+                    videoPlayer.Dispose();
+                    videoPlayer = null;
+
+                    splashScreenVideo.Dispose();
+                    splashScreenVideo = null;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    videoTexture = videoPlayer.GetTexture();
+
+                    spriteBatch.Begin();
+                    spriteBatch.Draw(videoTexture, new Rectangle(0, 0, GameMain.GraphicsWidth, GameMain.GraphicsHeight), Color.White);
+                    spriteBatch.End();
+
+                    if (PlayerInput.KeyHit(Keys.Space) || PlayerInput.KeyHit(Keys.Enter) || PlayerInput.LeftButtonDown())
+                    {
+                        videoPlayer.Stop();
+                    }
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
+ 
         bool drawn;
         public IEnumerable<object> DoLoading(IEnumerable<object> loader)
         {
diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/GameSettings.cs b/Subsurface/Source/GameSettings.cs
index 9c4b5a751..a59014aa4 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/GameSettings.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/GameSettings.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
         public static bool VerboseLogging { get; set; }
 
+        public bool EnableSplashScreen { get; set; }
+
         public bool UnsavedSettings
         {
             get
@@ -154,6 +156,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
             VerboseLogging = ToolBox.GetAttributeBool(doc.Root, "verboselogging", false);
 
+            EnableSplashScreen = ToolBox.GetAttributeBool(doc.Root, "enablesplashscreen", true);
+
             keyMapping = new KeyOrMouse[Enum.GetNames(typeof(InputType)).Length];
             keyMapping[(int)InputType.Up]       = new KeyOrMouse(Keys.W);
             keyMapping[(int)InputType.Down]     = new KeyOrMouse(Keys.S);
@@ -236,7 +240,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 new XAttribute("autocheckupdates", AutoCheckUpdates),
                 new XAttribute("musicvolume", musicVolume),
                 new XAttribute("soundvolume", soundVolume),
-                new XAttribute("verboselogging", VerboseLogging));
+                new XAttribute("verboselogging", VerboseLogging),
+                new XAttribute("enablesplashscreen", EnableSplashScreen));
 
             if (WasGameUpdated)
             {