diff --git a/src/Icons/splash.jpg b/src/Icons/splash.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b0b8dcd8..000000000
Binary files a/src/Icons/splash.jpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/Icons/splash.png b/src/Icons/splash.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cfea5b3c
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/Icons/splash.png differ
diff --git a/src/icons.qrc b/src/icons.qrc
index 5591b68bf..765631cd0 100644
--- a/src/icons.qrc
+++ b/src/icons.qrc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <file>Icons/systemtray.png</file>
   <file>Icons/unhappy.png</file>
   <file>Icons/filter.png</file>
-  <file>Icons/splash.jpg</file>
+  <file>Icons/splash.png</file>
   <file>Icons/home.png</file>
   <file>Icons/uparrow.png</file>
   <file>Icons/rss.png</file>
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@
   <file>Icons/skin/delete_all.png</file>
   <file>Icons/skin/info.png</file>
 </qresource>
-</RCC>
\ No newline at end of file
+</RCC>
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5db3c3fee..95712510a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
   #endif
 #endif
   useStyle(&app, style);
-  QSplashScreen *splash = new QSplashScreen(QPixmap(":/Icons/splash.jpg"));
+  QSplashScreen *splash = new QSplashScreen(QPixmap(":/Icons/splash.png"));
   splash->show();
   // Open options file to read locale
   locale = settings.value("Options/Language/Locale", QString()).toString();