diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b26b5289..bfc0d03d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project somewhat adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/sp
 ### Added
 - Add option to sort Locations and Layouts lists by value, rather than alphabetically.
 - Add color space settings for exported images.
+- Add setting to disable the project loading screen.
 
 ### Changed
 - Separate `File > Duplicate Current Map/Layout` into two options to allow duplicating the current layout when a map is open.
diff --git a/forms/preferenceeditor.ui b/forms/preferenceeditor.ui
index 15584ae4..8b36a441 100644
--- a/forms/preferenceeditor.ui
+++ b/forms/preferenceeditor.ui
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6">
             <item>
              <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
-              <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
+              <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_CheckForUpdates">
                 <property name="toolTip">
                  <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;If checked, Porymap will automatically alert you on startup if a new release is available&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
@@ -84,28 +84,28 @@
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
-              <item row="3" column="0">
+              <item row="4" column="0">
                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_ApplicationTheme">
                 <property name="text">
                  <string>Application Theme</string>
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
-              <item row="3" column="1">
+              <item row="4" column="1">
                <widget class="NoScrollComboBox" name="comboBox_ApplicationTheme">
                 <property name="editable">
                  <bool>false</bool>
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
-              <item row="4" column="0">
+              <item row="5" column="0">
                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_ColorSpace">
                 <property name="text">
                  <string>Image Export Color Space</string>
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
-              <item row="4" column="1">
+              <item row="5" column="1">
                <widget class="NoScrollComboBox" name="comboBox_ColorSpace">
                 <property name="toolTip">
                  <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;The color space to use for exported images. If &amp;quot;---&amp;quot; is set, no color space will be used for the exported image. For details on each color space, see Qt's manual page for QColorSpace.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
+              <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
+               <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_ShowProjectLoadingScreen">
+                <property name="toolTip">
+                 <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;If checked, a loading screen with progress information will appear when a project is opened.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+                </property>
+                <property name="text">
+                 <string>Show project loading screen</string>
+                </property>
+               </widget>
+              </item>
              </layout>
             </item>
             <item>
diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index ae1d1d2c..8e363914 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ public:
     bool eventDeleteWarningDisabled;
     bool eventOverlayEnabled;
     bool checkForUpdates;
+    bool showProjectLoadingScreen;
     QDateTime lastUpdateCheckTime;
     QVersionNumber lastUpdateCheckVersion;
     QMap<QUrl, QDateTime> rateLimitTimes;
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index b2c2d9dc..9b5677ab 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ void PorymapConfig::reset() {
     this->eventDeleteWarningDisabled = false;
     this->eventOverlayEnabled = false;
     this->checkForUpdates = true;
+    this->showProjectLoadingScreen = true;
     this->lastUpdateCheckTime = QDateTime();
     this->lastUpdateCheckVersion = porymapVersion;
     this->rateLimitTimes.clear();
@@ -528,6 +529,8 @@ void PorymapConfig::parseConfigKeyValue(QString key, QString value) {
         this->eventOverlayEnabled = getConfigBool(key, value);
     } else if (key == "check_for_updates") {
         this->checkForUpdates = getConfigBool(key, value);
+    } else if (key == "show_project_loading_screen") {
+        this->showProjectLoadingScreen = getConfigBool(key, value);
     } else if (key == "last_update_check_time") {
         this->lastUpdateCheckTime = QDateTime::fromString(value).toLocalTime();
     } else if (key == "last_update_check_version") {
@@ -652,6 +655,7 @@ QMap<QString, QString> PorymapConfig::getKeyValueMap() {
     map.insert("event_delete_warning_disabled", QString::number(this->eventDeleteWarningDisabled));
     map.insert("event_overlay_enabled", QString::number(this->eventOverlayEnabled));
     map.insert("check_for_updates", QString::number(this->checkForUpdates));
+    map.insert("show_project_loading_screen", QString::number(this->showProjectLoadingScreen));
     map.insert("last_update_check_time", this->lastUpdateCheckTime.toUTC().toString());
     map.insert("last_update_check_version", this->lastUpdateCheckVersion.toString());
     for (auto i = this->rateLimitTimes.cbegin(), end = this->rateLimitTimes.cend(); i != end; i++){
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index ea7ef706..318601a8 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ bool MainWindow::openProject(QString dir, bool initial) {
     const QString openMessage = QString("Opening %1").arg(projectString);
     logInfo(openMessage);
 
-    porysplash->start();
+    if (porymapConfig.showProjectLoadingScreen) porysplash->start();
 
     porysplash->showLoadingMessage("config");
     if (!projectConfig.load(dir) || !userConfig.load(dir)) {
diff --git a/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp b/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp
index 326197e8..7fd85ff9 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void PreferenceEditor::updateFields() {
     ui->checkBox_OpenRecentProject->setChecked(porymapConfig.reopenOnLaunch);
     ui->checkBox_CheckForUpdates->setChecked(porymapConfig.checkForUpdates);
     ui->checkBox_DisableEventWarning->setChecked(porymapConfig.eventDeleteWarningDisabled);
+    ui->checkBox_ShowProjectLoadingScreen->setChecked(porymapConfig.showProjectLoadingScreen);
 
     if (porymapConfig.scriptAutocompleteMode == ScriptAutocompleteMode::MapOnly) {
         ui->radioButton_AutocompleteMapScripts->setChecked(true);
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ void PreferenceEditor::saveFields() {
     porymapConfig.reopenOnLaunch = ui->checkBox_OpenRecentProject->isChecked();
     porymapConfig.checkForUpdates = ui->checkBox_CheckForUpdates->isChecked();
     porymapConfig.eventDeleteWarningDisabled = ui->checkBox_DisableEventWarning->isChecked();
+    porymapConfig.showProjectLoadingScreen = ui->checkBox_ShowProjectLoadingScreen->isChecked();
 
     porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.clear();
     if (ui->checkBox_StatusErrors->isChecked()) porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.insert(LogType::LOG_ERROR);