diff --git a/MyConfig.h b/MyConfig.h
index 4260682..852472a 100644
--- a/MyConfig.h
+++ b/MyConfig.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*
+/*
  * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol
  * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice.
  * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@
  */
 //#define MY_CORE_ONLY
 
+/**
+* @def MY_SPLASH_SCREEN_DISABLED
+* @brief Set MY_SPLASH_SCREEN_DISABLED to disable MySensors splash screen. (This saves 120 bytes of flash)
+*/
+//#define MY_DISABLED_SERIAL
+
 // Turn off debug if serial pins is used for other stuff
 #ifdef MY_DISABLED_SERIAL
 #undef MY_DEBUG
@@ -1341,6 +1347,7 @@
 #define MY_WITH_LEDS_BLINKING_INVERSE
 #define MY_INDICATION_HANDLER
 #define MY_DISABLE_REMOTE_RESET
+#define MY_SPLASH_SCREEN_DISABLED
 // signing
 #define MY_SIGNING_SIMPLE_PASSWD
 #define MY_SIGNING_ATSHA204
diff --git a/MySensors.h b/MySensors.h
index 8678022..53737f8 100644
--- a/MySensors.h
+++ b/MySensors.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*
+/*
  * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol
  * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice.
  * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "MyConfig.h"
+#include "core/MySplashScreen.h"
 #include "core/MySensorsCore.h"
 
 // Detect node type
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ MY_DEFAULT_RX_LED_PIN in your sketch instead to enable LEDs
 
 #include "core/MyCapabilities.h"
 #include "core/MyMessage.cpp"
+#include "core/MySplashScreen.cpp"
 #include "core/MySensorsCore.cpp"
 
 // HW mains
diff --git a/core/MySensorsCore.cpp b/core/MySensorsCore.cpp
index a126c4a..dbfe85a 100644
--- a/core/MySensorsCore.cpp
+++ b/core/MySensorsCore.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*
+/*
  * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol
  * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice.
  * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each
@@ -96,15 +96,20 @@ void _begin(void)
 		preHwInit();
 	}
 
-	if (!hwInit()) {
+	const bool hwInitResult = hwInit();
+
+#if !defined(MY_SPLASH_SCREEN_DISABLED)
+	displaySplashScreen();
+#endif
+
+	CORE_DEBUG(PSTR("MCO:BGN:INIT CP=" MY_CAPABILITIES "\n"));
+
+	if (!hwInitResult) {
 		CORE_DEBUG(PSTR("!MCO:BGN:HW ERR\n"));
 		setIndication(INDICATION_ERR_HW_INIT);
 		_infiniteLoop();
 	}
 
-	CORE_DEBUG(PSTR("MCO:BGN:INIT " MY_NODE_TYPE ",CP=" MY_CAPABILITIES ",VER="
-	                MYSENSORS_LIBRARY_VERSION "\n"));
-
 	// set defaults
 	_coreConfig.presentationSent = false;
 
diff --git a/core/MySplashScreen.cpp b/core/MySplashScreen.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..031daa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/MySplashScreen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+* The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol
+* between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice.
+* The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each
+* repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the
+* network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes.
+*
+* Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@mysensors.org>
+* Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Sensnology AB
+* Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/graphs/contributors
+*
+* Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org
+* Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org
+*
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+* version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*/
+
+#include "MySensorsCore.h"
+
+void displaySplashScreen(void)
+{
+#if !defined(MY_DISABLED_SERIAL)
+	static const uint8_t splashScreen[] PROGMEM = {
+		0x20, 0x7C, 0x5F, 0x5c, 0x2F, 0x60, 0x2C, 0x0A, // substitution matrix
+		0x02, 0x20, 0x02, 0x20, 0xB2, 0x87, 0x10, 0x03, 0x40, 0x01, 0x20, 0x00, 0x24, 0x02, 0x22, 0x10,
+		0x02, 0x22, 0x02, 0x02, 0x20, 0x02, 0x22, 0x00, 0x22, 0x20, 0x02, 0x02, 0x20, 0x22, 0x27, 0x10,
+		0x13, 0x41, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x03, 0x22, 0x20, 0x30, 0x40, 0x20, 0x30, 0x52, 0x03, 0x40, 0x22,
+		0x14, 0x02, 0x03, 0x10, 0x52, 0x24, 0x02, 0x21, 0x71, 0x01, 0x00, 0x10, 0x10, 0x12, 0x10, 0x12,
+		0x22, 0x10, 0x10, 0x02, 0x24, 0x01, 0x01, 0x03, 0x22, 0x03, 0x00, 0x20, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x32,
+		0x20, 0x37, 0x12, 0x10, 0x01, 0x21, 0x32, 0x26, 0x01, 0x28, 0x40, 0x32, 0x22, 0x12, 0x10, 0x12,
+		0x12, 0x22, 0x43, 0x22, 0x24, 0x12, 0x10, 0x01, 0x22, 0x24, 0x70, 0xC1, 0x22, 0x24, 0x0F, 0x0F
+	};
+	uint8_t pos = 16;
+	char display = 0;
+	while (pos<sizeof(splashScreen)*2) {
+		uint8_t val = pgm_read_byte(&(splashScreen[pos>>1]));
+		val = (pos % 2) ? val & 0xF : val >> 4;
+		pos++;
+		if (val<8) {
+			display = pgm_read_byte(&(splashScreen[val]));
+		}
+		const uint8_t rep = val > 7 ? val - 5 : 1;
+		for (uint8_t c = 0; c<rep; c++) {
+			MY_SERIALDEVICE.print(display);
+		}
+	}
+	MY_SERIALDEVICE.println(F(MYSENSORS_LIBRARY_VERSION));
+	MY_SERIALDEVICE.println();
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/core/MySplashScreen.h b/core/MySplashScreen.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc29dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/MySplashScreen.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+* The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol
+* between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice.
+* The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each
+* repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the
+* network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes.
+*
+* Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@mysensors.org>
+* Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Sensnology AB
+* Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/graphs/contributors
+*
+* Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org
+* Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org
+*
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+* version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*/
+
+#ifndef MySplashScreen_h
+#define MySplashScreen_h
+
+/**
+* Display MySensors splash screen.
+*/
+void displaySplashScreen(void);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file