diff --git a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c
index 2c25b2d9..b44292d3 100644
--- a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c
+++ b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c
@@ -493,9 +493,6 @@ ply_window_open (ply_window_t *window)
   ply_window_look_up_color_palette (window);
   ply_window_save_color_palette (window);
 
-  ply_window_hide_text_cursor (window);
-  ply_window_set_text_cursor_position (window, 0, 0);
-
   ply_event_loop_watch_signal (window->loop,
                                SIGWINCH,
                                (ply_event_handler_t)
diff --git a/src/plugins/splash/fade-in/plugin.c b/src/plugins/splash/fade-in/plugin.c
index 3dda09f8..b0003cfb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/splash/fade-in/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/splash/fade-in/plugin.c
@@ -505,7 +505,10 @@ show_splash_screen (ply_boot_splash_plugin_t *plugin,
                                SIGINT,
                                (ply_event_handler_t) 
                                on_interrupt, plugin);
-  
+
+  ply_window_clear_screen (plugin->window);
+  ply_window_hide_text_cursor (plugin->window);
+
   ply_trace ("starting boot animation");
   start_animation (plugin);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/splash/solar/plugin.c b/src/plugins/splash/solar/plugin.c
index 9dd0522f..3c589ff8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/splash/solar/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/splash/solar/plugin.c
@@ -1186,6 +1186,9 @@ show_splash_screen (ply_boot_splash_plugin_t *plugin,
                                (ply_event_handler_t) 
                                on_interrupt, plugin);
 
+  ply_window_clear_screen (plugin->window);
+  ply_window_hide_text_cursor (plugin->window);
+
   ply_trace ("starting boot animation");
 
   start_animation (plugin);
diff --git a/src/plugins/splash/spinfinity/plugin.c b/src/plugins/splash/spinfinity/plugin.c
index 79b1eda1..a55196f8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/splash/spinfinity/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/splash/spinfinity/plugin.c
@@ -405,7 +405,10 @@ show_splash_screen (ply_boot_splash_plugin_t *plugin,
                                SIGINT,
                                (ply_event_handler_t) 
                                on_interrupt, plugin);
-  
+
+  ply_window_clear_screen (plugin->window);
+  ply_window_hide_text_cursor (plugin->window);
+
   ply_trace ("starting boot animation");
   start_animation (plugin);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/splash/text/plugin.c b/src/plugins/splash/text/plugin.c
index c65224b5..5e93da1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/splash/text/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/splash/text/plugin.c
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ show_splash_screen (ply_boot_splash_plugin_t *plugin,
                                 (ply_window_erase_handler_t)
                                 on_erase, plugin);
 
+  ply_window_hide_text_cursor (plugin->window);
+  ply_window_set_text_cursor_position (plugin->window, 0, 0);
+
   plugin->loop = loop;
   ply_event_loop_watch_for_exit (loop, (ply_event_loop_exit_handler_t)
                                  detach_from_event_loop,