diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index b443b1edce6e..bba1b6b3c9d8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // Android KTX
     implementation AndroidX.core.ktx
+    implementation AndroidX.core.splashscreen
     implementation AndroidX.fragment.ktx
 
     // ViewModel and LiveData
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/launch/LaunchBridgeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/launch/LaunchBridgeActivity.kt
index 6d621d25b639..6796c4339c29 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/launch/LaunchBridgeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/launch/LaunchBridgeActivity.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.duckduckgo.app.launch
 
 import android.os.Bundle
+import androidx.core.splashscreen.SplashScreen.Companion.installSplashScreen
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import com.duckduckgo.anvil.annotations.InjectWith
 import com.duckduckgo.app.browser.BrowserActivity
@@ -32,7 +33,10 @@ class LaunchBridgeActivity : DuckDuckGoActivity() {
     private val viewModel: LaunchViewModel by bindViewModel()
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        val splashScreen = installSplashScreen()
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+        splashScreen.setKeepOnScreenCondition { true }
+
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_launch)
 
         configureObservers()
diff --git a/common/common-ui/build.gradle b/common/common-ui/build.gradle
index 9e9c93a111a4..bf36030e672c 100644
--- a/common/common-ui/build.gradle
+++ b/common/common-ui/build.gradle
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation AndroidX.appCompat
     implementation Google.android.material
     implementation AndroidX.constraintLayout
+    implementation AndroidX.core.splashscreen
     implementation AndroidX.recyclerView
     implementation AndroidX.lifecycle.viewModelKtx
     // just to get the dagger annotations
diff --git a/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-night-v31/design-system-theming.xml b/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-night-v31/design-system-theming.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ccb65956918b..000000000000
--- a/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-night-v31/design-system-theming.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2021 DuckDuckGo
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-
-<resources>
-    <style name="Theme.DuckDuckGo.SplashScreen" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar">
-        <item name="android:windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/black</item>
-        <item name="android:windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">@drawable/ic_dax_splash_screen_icon</item>
-        <item name="android:windowSplashScreenAnimationDuration">800</item>
-    </style>
-</resources>
diff --git a/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-night/design-system-theming.xml b/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-night/design-system-theming.xml
index 5be4428aeddb..4350821f20d8 100644
--- a/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-night/design-system-theming.xml
+++ b/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-night/design-system-theming.xml
@@ -15,5 +15,12 @@
   -->
 
 <resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
-    <style name="Theme.DuckDuckGo.SplashScreen" parent="Theme.DuckDuckGo.Dark" />
+    <style name="Theme.DuckDuckGo.SplashScreen" parent="Theme.DuckDuckGo.Splash">
+        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/black</item>
+        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">false</item>
+        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/black</item>
+
+        <item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/black</item>
+        <item name="postSplashScreenTheme">@style/Theme.DuckDuckGo.Dark</item>
+    </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-v31/design-system-theming.xml b/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-v31/design-system-theming.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 09fbc2b87231..000000000000
--- a/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values-v31/design-system-theming.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2021 DuckDuckGo
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-
-<resources>
-    <style name="Theme.DuckDuckGo.SplashScreen" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar">
-        <item name="android:statusBarColor">?attr/colorSurface</item>
-        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">?android:attr/colorBackground</item>
-        <item name="android:windowLightNavigationBar">true</item>
-        <item name="android:navigationBarDividerColor">?attr/colorControlHighlight</item>
-
-        <item name="android:windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/whiteFive</item>
-        <item name="android:windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">@drawable/ic_dax_splash_screen_icon</item>
-        <item name="android:windowSplashScreenAnimationDuration">800</item>
-    </style>
-</resources>
diff --git a/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values/design-system-theming.xml b/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values/design-system-theming.xml
index de8a74c80137..766b83126357 100644
--- a/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values/design-system-theming.xml
+++ b/common/common-ui/src/main/res/values/design-system-theming.xml
@@ -296,7 +296,18 @@
         <item name="daxColorPrimaryIcon">@color/white</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="Theme.DuckDuckGo.SplashScreen" parent="Theme.DuckDuckGo.Light"/>
+    <style name="Theme.DuckDuckGo.SplashScreen" parent="Theme.DuckDuckGo.Splash">
+        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/whiteFive</item>
+        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>
+        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/whiteFive</item>
+
+        <item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/whiteFive</item>
+        <item name="postSplashScreenTheme">@style/Theme.DuckDuckGo.Light</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="Theme.DuckDuckGo.Splash" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
+        <item name="windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">@drawable/ic_dax_splash_screen_icon</item>
+    </style>
 
     <style name="Theme.AppCompat.Transparent.NoActionBar" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
         <item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
diff --git a/versions.properties b/versions.properties
index a14655bf0d7b..e92796a4e0d6 100644
--- a/versions.properties
+++ b/versions.properties
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ version.androidx.constraintlayout=2.1.4
 
 version.androidx.biometric=1.1.0
 
+version.androidx.core-splashscreen=1.0.1
+
 version.androidx.datastore=1.1.1
 
 version.androidx.localbroadcastmanager=1.1.0