diff --git a/build_sdcard.sh b/build_sdcard.sh
index a39b14e3b..671a6376e 100644
--- a/build_sdcard.sh
+++ b/build_sdcard.sh
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ sudo apt-get install -y htop git curl bash-completion jq dphys-swapfile
 # installs bandwidth monitoring for future statistics
 sudo apt-get install -y vnstat
 
+# preprae for display graphics mode 
+sudo apt-get install -y fbi
+
 echo ""
 echo "*** ADDING MAIN USER admin ***"
 # based on https://github.com/Stadicus/guides/blob/master/raspibolt/raspibolt_20_pi.md#adding-main-user-admin
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
index e3dec01a3..25aa80f71 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ echo "Running RaspiBlitz Bootstrap ${codeVersion}" >> $logFile
 date >> $logFile
 echo "***********************************************" >> $logFile
 
+# display 3 secs logo - try to kickstart LCD
+# see https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/195#issuecomment-469918692
+sudo fbi -a -T 1 -d /dev/fb5 --noverbose /home/admin/raspiblitz/pictures/logoraspiblitz.png
+sleep 3
+sudo killall -3 fbi
+
 # set default values for raspiblitz.info
 network=""
 chain=""
diff --git a/pictures/logoraspiblitz.png b/pictures/logoraspiblitz.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b139cfbb3
Binary files /dev/null and b/pictures/logoraspiblitz.png differ