diff -p -up mkinitrd-6.0.62/mkinitrd.splashy mkinitrd-6.0.62/mkinitrd
--- mkinitrd-6.0.62/mkinitrd.splashy	2008-08-26 16:55:42.000000000 +0200
+++ mkinitrd-6.0.62/mkinitrd	2008-08-26 16:59:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -1371,6 +1371,12 @@ mknod $MNTIMAGE/dev/tty c 5 0
 mknod $MNTIMAGE/dev/console c 5 1
 mknod $MNTIMAGE/dev/ptmx c 5 2
 
+if (source /etc/sysconfig/bootsplash 2>/dev/null; [ "$SPLASH" != "no" ] && [ -x /sbin/splashy ]); then
+    for f in $(/usr/sbin/splashy_find_files); do
+       inst $f "$MNTIMAGE"
+    done
+fi
+
 if [ -n "$raiddevices" ]; then
     inst /sbin/mdadm "$MNTIMAGE"
     if [ -f /etc/mdadm.conf ]; then
@@ -1619,6 +1625,10 @@ if [ -x /usr/libexec/plymouth/plymouth-p
     /usr/libexec/plymouth/plymouth-populate-initrd $(get_verbose) -t "$MNTIMAGE"
 fi
 
+emit "echo Starting splash."
+emit "nash-if-splash splashy_chvt 8"
+emit "nash-if-splash splashy boot"
+
 emit "echo Setting up hotplug."
 emit "hotplug"
 
@@ -1759,8 +1769,11 @@ fi
 emit "loadpolicy"
 emit "plymouth --newroot=/sysroot"
 emit "echo Switching to new root and running init."
+emit "nash-if-splash splashy_update \"chroot /sysroot\""
 emit "switchroot"
 emit "echo Booting has failed."
+emit "nash-if-splash splashy_update exit"
+emit "nash-if-splash splashy_chvt 1"
 emit "sleep -1"
 
 chmod +x $RCFILE
diff -p -up mkinitrd-6.0.62/nash/nash.c.splashy mkinitrd-6.0.62/nash/nash.c
--- mkinitrd-6.0.62/nash/nash.c.splashy	2008-08-26 16:55:42.000000000 +0200
+++ mkinitrd-6.0.62/nash/nash.c	2008-08-26 16:55:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -3062,6 +3062,29 @@ waitdevCommand(char *cmd, char *end)
 }
 
 static int
+ifSplashCommand(char * cmd, char * end)
+{
+    const char * splash_exec = "/sbin/splashy";  
+    char * splash = getKernelArg("splash");
+    if (splash && strcmp(splash, "silent") && !access(splash_exec, R_OK)) {
+        char * chptr;
+        char * fullPath = NULL;
+
+        chptr = cmd;
+        while (chptr < end && !isspace(*chptr))
+            chptr++;
+        *(chptr++) = '\0';
+
+        if (searchPath(cmd, &fullPath) >= 0) {
+            int rc = otherCommand(fullPath, chptr, end, 1, 0);
+            free(fullPath);
+            return rc;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
 setQuietCommand(char * cmd, char * end)
 {
     char *quietcmd;
@@ -3143,6 +3166,7 @@ static const struct commandHandler handl
     { "showelfinterp", showElfInterpCommand },
     { "showlabels", showLabelsCommand },
     { "sleep", sleepCommand },
+    { "if-splash", ifSplashCommand },
     { "stabilized", stabilizedCommand },
     { "status", statusCommand },
     { "switchroot", switchrootCommand },