diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj
index 97bd0eac86..20ca0576d4 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj
@@ -71,21 +71,23 @@
     <Compile Include="MainActivity.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Resources\Resource.Designer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="SplashActivity.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Resources\AboutResources.txt" />
     <None Include="Assets\AboutAssets.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <AndroidResource Include="Resources\layout\Main.axml">
-      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
-    </AndroidResource>
+    <AndroidResource Include="Resources\drawable\splash_screen.xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <AndroidResource Include="Resources\values\Strings.xml" />
+    <AndroidResource Include="Resources\values\colors.xml" />
+    <AndroidResource Include="Resources\values\styles.xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <AndroidResource Include="Resources\drawable\Icon.png" />
+    <AndroidResource Include="..\..\build\Assets\Icon.png">
+      <Link>Resources\drawable\Icon.png</Link>
+    </AndroidResource>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Properties\AndroidManifest.xml" />
@@ -156,4 +158,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\build\AndroidWorkarounds.props" />
   <Import Project="..\..\build\LegacyProject.targets" />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/MainActivity.cs b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/MainActivity.cs
index 40d001a195..2ab03551b6 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/MainActivity.cs
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/MainActivity.cs
@@ -1,31 +1,18 @@
-using System;
-using Android.App;
+using Android.App;
 using Android.OS;
 using Android.Content.PM;
 using Avalonia.Android;
-using Avalonia.Controls;
-using Avalonia.Controls.Templates;
-using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
-using Avalonia.Media;
-using Avalonia.Styling;
-using Avalonia.Themes.Default;
-using Avalonia;
 
 namespace ControlCatalog.Android
 {
-    [Activity(Label = "ControlCatalog.Android", MainLauncher = true, Icon = "@drawable/icon", LaunchMode = LaunchMode.SingleInstance)]
+    [Activity(Label = "ControlCatalog.Android", Theme = "@style/MyTheme.NoActionBar", Icon = "@drawable/icon", LaunchMode = LaunchMode.SingleInstance)]
     public class MainActivity : AvaloniaActivity
     {
         protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
         {
-            if (Avalonia.Application.Current == null)           
-            {
-                AppBuilder.Configure<App>()
-                    .UseAndroid()
-                    .SetupWithoutStarting();
-                Content = new MainView();
-            }
             base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+            Content = new MainView();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/Resource.Designer.cs b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/Resource.Designer.cs
index 4d0a6eff58..b1ca548e2c 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/Resource.Designer.cs
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/Resource.Designer.cs
@@ -40,69 +40,59 @@ namespace ControlCatalog.Android
 			}
 		}
 		
-		public partial class Drawable
+		public partial class Color
 		{
 			
 			// aapt resource value: 0x7F010000
-			public const int Icon = 2130771968;
+			public const int splash_background = 2130771968;
 			
-			static Drawable()
+			static Color()
 			{
 				global::Android.Runtime.ResourceIdManager.UpdateIdValues();
 			}
 			
-			private Drawable()
+			private Color()
 			{
 			}
 		}
 		
-		public partial class Id
+		public partial class Drawable
 		{
 			
 			// aapt resource value: 0x7F020000
-			public const int MyButton = 2130837504;
+			public const int Icon = 2130837504;
+			
+			// aapt resource value: 0x7F020001
+			public const int splash_screen = 2130837505;
 			
-			static Id()
+			static Drawable()
 			{
 				global::Android.Runtime.ResourceIdManager.UpdateIdValues();
 			}
 			
-			private Id()
+			private Drawable()
 			{
 			}
 		}
 		
-		public partial class Layout
+		public partial class Style
 		{
 			
 			// aapt resource value: 0x7F030000
-			public const int Main = 2130903040;
-			
-			static Layout()
-			{
-				global::Android.Runtime.ResourceIdManager.UpdateIdValues();
-			}
-			
-			private Layout()
-			{
-			}
-		}
-		
-		public partial class String
-		{
+			public const int MyTheme = 2130903040;
 			
-			// aapt resource value: 0x7F040000
-			public const int ApplicationName = 2130968576;
+			// aapt resource value: 0x7F030001
+			public const int MyTheme_NoActionBar = 2130903041;
 			
-			// aapt resource value: 0x7F040001
-			public const int Hello = 2130968577;
+			// aapt resource value: 0x7F030002
+			public const int MyTheme_Splash = 2130903042;
 			
-			static String()
+			static Style()
 			{
 				global::Android.Runtime.ResourceIdManager.UpdateIdValues();
 			}
 			
-			private String()
+			private Style()
 			{
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/drawable/Icon.png b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/drawable/Icon.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 8074c4c571..0000000000
Binary files a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/drawable/Icon.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/drawable/splash_screen.xml b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/drawable/splash_screen.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e920b4b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/drawable/splash_screen.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+  <item>
+    <color android:color="@color/splash_background"/>
+  </item>
+
+  <item android:drawable="@drawable/icon"
+        android:width="120dp"
+        android:height="120dp"
+        android:gravity="center" />
+
+</layer-list>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/layout/Main.axml b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/layout/Main.axml
deleted file mode 100644
index 570c96ad72..0000000000
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/layout/Main.axml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    >
-<Button  
-    android:id="@+id/MyButton"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent" 
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
-    android:text="@string/Hello"
-    />
-</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/values/Strings.xml b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/values/Strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 95221a08a9..0000000000
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/values/Strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <string name="Hello">Hello World, Click Me!</string>
-    <string name="ApplicationName">ControlCatalog.Android</string>
-</resources>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/values/colors.xml b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/values/colors.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59279d5d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/values/colors.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+  <color name="splash_background">#FFFFFF</color>
+</resources>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/values/styles.xml b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/values/styles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e017b6facf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Resources/values/styles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<resources>
+
+  <style name="MyTheme">
+  </style>
+
+  <style name="MyTheme.NoActionBar">
+    <item name="android:windowActionBar">false</item>
+    <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
+  </style>
+
+  <style name="MyTheme.Splash" parent ="MyTheme.NoActionBar">
+    <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/splash_screen</item>
+    <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
+  </style>
+
+</resources>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/SplashActivity.cs b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/SplashActivity.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d7c6bc116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/SplashActivity.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using Android.App;
+using Android.Content;
+using Android.OS;
+using Application = Android.App.Application;
+
+using Avalonia;
+
+namespace ControlCatalog.Android
+{
+    [Activity(Theme = "@style/MyTheme.Splash", MainLauncher = true, NoHistory = true)]
+    public class SplashActivity : Activity
+    {
+        protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
+        {
+            base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnResume()
+        {
+            base.OnResume();
+
+            if (Avalonia.Application.Current == null)
+            {
+                AppBuilder.Configure<App>()
+                    .UseAndroid()
+                    .SetupWithoutStarting();
+            }
+
+            StartActivity(new Intent(Application.Context, typeof(MainActivity)));
+        }
+    }
+}