diff --git a/services_app/build.gradle b/services_app/build.gradle
index 95cd52a2b..b8cacd448 100644
--- a/services_app/build.gradle
+++ b/services_app/build.gradle
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "androidx.navigation:navigation-fragment:2.5.3"
     implementation "androidx.navigation:navigation-ui:2.5.3"
     implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions:2.2.0'
+    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.15.1'
 
     implementation group: 'com.google.zxing', name: 'core', version: '3.3.0'
     implementation group: 'com.journeyapps', name: 'zxing-android-embedded', version: '3.5.0'
diff --git a/services_app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/services_app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index fa7ae6c00..5e7e2b418 100644
--- a/services_app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/services_app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             android:syncable="false" />
 
         <activity
-            android:name=".MainActivity"
+            android:name=".SplashScreenActivity"
             android:label="@string/app_name"
             android:theme="@style/ODKX">
             <intent-filter>
diff --git a/services_app/src/main/java/org/opendatakit/services/SplashScreenActivity.java b/services_app/src/main/java/org/opendatakit/services/SplashScreenActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..800cea8cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services_app/src/main/java/org/opendatakit/services/SplashScreenActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package org.opendatakit.services;
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.widget.ImageView;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+
+import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
+
+public class SplashScreenActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+
+    private static final int LOGO_DISPLAY_TIME  = 500;
+    private static final int GIF_DISPLAY_TIME  = 10000;
+    private Handler handler = new Handler();
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.splash_screen);
+
+        ImageView iv = findViewById(R.id.splash);
+        LinearLayout ll = findViewById(R.id.splash_layout);
+        ImageView gif = findViewById(R.id.gif);
+
+
+        handler.postDelayed(() -> {
+            iv.setVisibility(ImageView.GONE); // Hide the logo
+            ll.setVisibility(LinearLayout.VISIBLE);
+
+            gif.setVisibility(ImageView.VISIBLE);
+            Glide.with(SplashScreenActivity.this)
+                    .asGif()
+                    .load(R.drawable.settings_gif) // Replace with your actual GIF resource
+                    .into(gif);
+        }, LOGO_DISPLAY_TIME);
+
+
+        handler.postDelayed(() -> {
+            Intent intent = new Intent(SplashScreenActivity.this, MainActivity.class);
+            startActivity(intent);
+            finish();
+        }, LOGO_DISPLAY_TIME + GIF_DISPLAY_TIME); // Add the display time of the logo
+    }
+}
diff --git a/services_app/src/main/res/drawable/logo_services.png b/services_app/src/main/res/drawable/logo_services.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd4bcffd6
Binary files /dev/null and b/services_app/src/main/res/drawable/logo_services.png differ
diff --git a/services_app/src/main/res/drawable/settings_gif.png b/services_app/src/main/res/drawable/settings_gif.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cff7b6867
Binary files /dev/null and b/services_app/src/main/res/drawable/settings_gif.png differ
diff --git a/services_app/src/main/res/layout/splash_screen.xml b/services_app/src/main/res/layout/splash_screen.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7eea01d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services_app/src/main/res/layout/splash_screen.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:id="@+id/splash_layout"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:background="@android:color/white"
+    android:gravity="center"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:padding="16dp">
+
+
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/splash"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:background="@android:color/transparent"
+        android:contentDescription="@string/app_name"
+        android:gravity="center"
+        android:padding="0dip"
+        android:scaleType="fitCenter"
+        android:src="@drawable/logo_services"
+        android:visibility="visible" />
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/gif"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:contentDescription="@string/services_gif"
+        android:src="@drawable/settings_gif"
+        android:visibility="gone" />
+
+
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services_app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/services_app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 458002761..9c1fd7497 100644
--- a/services_app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/services_app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -450,5 +450,6 @@
     <string name="sign_in_using_credentials">Sign in using Credentials</string>
     <string name="set_credentials">Set Credentials</string>
     <string name="sign_in_as_anonymous">Sign in as Anonymous User</string>
+    <string name="services_gif">Service GIF</string>
 
 </resources>