diff --git a/es-app/src/main.cpp b/es-app/src/main.cpp
index 2cc928146..57c100fa6 100644
--- a/es-app/src/main.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/main.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	MameNames::init();
 	window.pushGui(ViewController::get());
 
+	bool splashScreen = Settings::getInstance()->getBool("SplashScreen");
+	bool splashScreenProgress = Settings::getInstance()->getBool("SplashScreenProgress");
+
 	if(!scrape_cmdline)
 	{
 		if(!window.init())
@@ -303,8 +306,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		std::string glExts = (const char*)glGetString(GL_EXTENSIONS);
 		LOG(LogInfo) << "Checking available OpenGL extensions...";
 		LOG(LogInfo) << " ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: " << (glExts.find("ARB_texture_non_power_of_two") != std::string::npos ? "ok" : "MISSING");
-		if(Settings::getInstance()->getBool("SplashScreen"))
-			window.renderLoadingScreen();
+		if(splashScreen)
+		{
+			std::string progressText = "Loading...";
+			if (splashScreenProgress)
+				progressText = "Loading system config...";
+			window.renderLoadingScreen(progressText);
+		}
 	}
 
 	const char* errorMsg = NULL;
@@ -342,6 +350,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	// this makes for no delays when accessing content, but a longer startup time
 	ViewController::get()->preload();
 
+	if(splashScreen && splashScreenProgress)
+		window.renderLoadingScreen("Done.");
+
 	//choose which GUI to open depending on if an input configuration already exists
 	if(errorMsg == NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
index 0d81471ea..38fe2dff6 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void ViewController::goToStart()
 
 void ViewController::ReloadAndGoToStart()
 {
-	mWindow->renderLoadingScreen();
+	mWindow->renderLoadingScreen("Loading...");
 	ViewController::get()->reloadAll();
 	ViewController::get()->goToStart();
 }
@@ -429,8 +429,19 @@ void ViewController::render(const Transform4x4f& parentTrans)
 
 void ViewController::preload()
 {
+	uint32_t i = 0;
 	for(auto it = SystemData::sSystemVector.cbegin(); it != SystemData::sSystemVector.cend(); it++)
 	{
+		if(Settings::getInstance()->getBool("SplashScreen") &&
+		   Settings::getInstance()->getBool("SplashScreenProgress"))
+		{
+			i++;
+			char buffer[100];
+			sprintf (buffer, "Loading '%s' (%d/%d)",
+			         (*it)->getFullName().c_str(), i, SystemData::sSystemVector.size());
+			mWindow->renderLoadingScreen(std::string(buffer));
+		}
+
 		(*it)->getIndex()->resetFilters();
 		getGameListView(*it);
 	}
diff --git a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
index 0be5a6f24..6e808d127 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ std::vector<const char*> settings_dont_save {
 	{ "HideConsole" },
 	{ "ShowExit" },
 	{ "SplashScreen" },
+	{ "SplashScreenProgress" },
 	{ "VSync" },
 	{ "Windowed" },
 	{ "WindowWidth" },
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ void Settings::setDefaults()
 	mBoolMap["ShowExit"] = true;
 	mBoolMap["Windowed"] = false;
 	mBoolMap["SplashScreen"] = true;
+	mBoolMap["SplashScreenProgress"] = true;
 	mStringMap["StartupSystem"] = "";
 
 	mBoolMap["VSync"] = true;
diff --git a/es-core/src/Window.cpp b/es-core/src/Window.cpp
index 3c0aa1d06..d7d0af708 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/Window.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void Window::setAllowSleep(bool sleep)
 	mAllowSleep = sleep;
 }
 
-void Window::renderLoadingScreen()
+void Window::renderLoadingScreen(std::string text)
 {
 	Transform4x4f trans = Transform4x4f::Identity();
 	Renderer::setMatrix(trans);
@@ -311,9 +311,11 @@ void Window::renderLoadingScreen()
 	splash.render(trans);
 
 	auto& font = mDefaultFonts.at(1);
-	TextCache* cache = font->buildTextCache("LOADING...", 0, 0, 0x656565FF);
-	trans = trans.translate(Vector3f(Math::round((Renderer::getScreenWidth() - cache->metrics.size.x()) / 2.0f),
-		Math::round(Renderer::getScreenHeight() * 0.835f), 0.0f));
+	TextCache* cache = font->buildTextCache(text, 0, 0, 0x656565FF);
+
+	float x = Math::round((Renderer::getScreenWidth() - cache->metrics.size.x()) / 2.0f);
+	float y = Math::round(Renderer::getScreenHeight() * 0.835f);
+	trans = trans.translate(Vector3f(x, y, 0.0f));
 	Renderer::setMatrix(trans);
 	font->renderTextCache(cache);
 	delete cache;
diff --git a/es-core/src/Window.h b/es-core/src/Window.h
index 0cc6009d0..143a36cc2 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Window.h
+++ b/es-core/src/Window.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
 	bool getAllowSleep();
 	void setAllowSleep(bool sleep);
 
-	void renderLoadingScreen();
+	void renderLoadingScreen(std::string text);
 
 	void renderHelpPromptsEarly(); // used to render HelpPrompts before a fade
 	void setHelpPrompts(const std::vector<HelpPrompt>& prompts, const HelpStyle& style);