diff --git a/app/src/electron.js b/app/src/electron.js
index 58d6fce4..f1eb3a58 100644
--- a/app/src/electron.js
+++ b/app/src/electron.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ const store = new Store();
 // Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
 // be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
 let mainWindow;
-let splashWindow;
 let mainMenu;
 
 log.transports.file.level = 'debug';
@@ -29,14 +28,6 @@ autoUpdater.logger = log;
 
 let commands = {};
 
-function hideSplash() {
-  if (splashWindow) {
-    splashWindow.destroy();
-    splashWindow = null;
-  }
-  mainWindow.show();
-}
-
 function commandItem(id) {
   const command = commands[id];
   return {
@@ -156,7 +147,6 @@ function createWindow() {
     title: 'DbGate',
     ...bounds,
     icon: os.platform() == 'win32' ? 'icon.ico' : path.resolve(__dirname, '../icon.png'),
-    show: false,
     webPreferences: {
       nodeIntegration: true,
       enableRemoteModule: true,
@@ -175,7 +165,7 @@ function createWindow() {
         slashes: true,
       });
     mainWindow.webContents.on('did-finish-load', function () {
-      hideSplash();
+      // hideSplash();
     });
     mainWindow.on('close', () => {
       store.set('winBounds', mainWindow.getBounds());
@@ -186,20 +176,6 @@ function createWindow() {
     }
   }
 
-  splashWindow = new BrowserWindow({
-    width: 300,
-    height: 120,
-    transparent: true,
-    frame: false,
-  });
-  splashWindow.loadURL(
-    url.format({
-      pathname: path.join(__dirname, '../packages/web/build/splash.html'),
-      protocol: 'file:',
-      slashes: true,
-    })
-  );
-
   if (process.env.ELECTRON_START_URL) {
     loadMainWindow();
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/App.svelte b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
index 84b22ee5..3954cd81 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/App.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
   import PluginsProvider from './plugins/PluginsProvider.svelte';
   import Screen from './Screen.svelte';
+  import { loadingPluginStore } from './stores';
   import { setAppLoaded } from './utility/appLoadManager';
   import axiosInstance from './utility/axiosInstance';
   import ErrorHandler from './utility/ErrorHandler.svelte';
@@ -42,9 +43,12 @@
 
 {#if loaded}
   <PluginsProvider />
-  <OpenTabsOnStartup />
-
-  <Screen />
+  {#if $loadingPluginStore?.loaded}
+    <OpenTabsOnStartup />
+    <Screen />
+  {:else}
+    <LoadingInfo message={`Loading plugin ${$loadingPluginStore.loadingPackageName}`} wrapper />
+  {/if}
 {:else}
-  <LoadingInfo message="Starting DbGate API..." wrapper />
+  <LoadingInfo message="Starting DbGate ..." wrapper />
 {/if}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/plugins/PluginsProvider.svelte b/packages/web/src/plugins/PluginsProvider.svelte
index bf90c5c0..e8b12e1c 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/plugins/PluginsProvider.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/plugins/PluginsProvider.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
     for (const installed of installedPlugins || []) {
       if (!_.keys(pluginsDict).includes(installed.name)) {
         console.log('Loading module', installed.name);
+        loadingPluginStore.set({
+          loaded: false,
+          loadingPackageName: installed.name,
+        });
         const resp = await axiosInstance.request({
           method: 'get',
           url: 'plugins/script',
@@ -22,6 +26,12 @@
         newPlugins[installed.name] = moduleContent;
       }
     }
+    if (installedPlugins) {
+      loadingPluginStore.set({
+        loaded: true,
+        loadingPackageName: null,
+      });
+    }
     return newPlugins;
   }
 
@@ -43,11 +53,12 @@
     };
     return extensions;
   }
+
 </script>
 
 <script lang="ts">
   import _ from 'lodash';
-  import { extensions } from '../stores';
+  import { extensions, loadingPluginStore } from '../stores';
   import axiosInstance from '../utility/axiosInstance';
   import { useInstalledPlugins } from '../utility/metadataLoaders';
   import { buildFileFormats } from './fileformats';
@@ -73,4 +84,5 @@
     .filter(x => x.content);
 
   $: $extensions = buildExtensions(plugins);
+
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/stores.ts b/packages/web/src/stores.ts
index 1cb61f78..ad676cfd 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/stores.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/stores.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ export const nullStore = readable(null, () => {});
 export const currentArchive = writable('default');
 export const isFileDragActive = writable(false);
 export const selectedCellsCallback = writable(null);
+export const loadingPluginStore = writable({
+  loaded: false,
+  loadingPackageName: null,
+});
 
 export const currentThemeDefinition = derived([currentTheme, extensions], ([$currentTheme, $extensions]) =>
   $extensions.themes.find(x => x.className == $currentTheme)