diff --git a/src/client/plymouth.c b/src/client/plymouth.c
index 82f7d920..9b3fbd90 100644
--- a/src/client/plymouth.c
+++ b/src/client/plymouth.c
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ on_change_mode_request (state_t    *state,
         bool system_upgrade = false;
         bool firmware_upgrade = false;
         bool system_reset = false;
+        bool presentation = false;
         const char *mode = NULL;
 
         ply_command_parser_get_command_options (state->command_parser,
@@ -823,6 +824,7 @@ on_change_mode_request (state_t    *state,
                                                 "system-upgrade", &system_upgrade,
                                                 "firmware-upgrade", &firmware_upgrade,
                                                 "system-reset", &system_reset,
+                                                "presentation", &presentation,
                                                 NULL);
 
         if (boot_up)
@@ -839,6 +841,8 @@ on_change_mode_request (state_t    *state,
                 mode = "firmware-upgrade";
         else if (system_reset)
                 mode = "system-reset";
+        else if (presentation)
+                mode = "presentation";
 
         if (mode) {
                 ply_boot_client_change_mode (state->client, mode,
@@ -936,6 +940,8 @@ main (int    argc,
                                         PLY_COMMAND_OPTION_TYPE_FLAG,
                                         "system-reset", "Resetting the OS and erasing all user data",
                                         PLY_COMMAND_OPTION_TYPE_FLAG,
+                                        "presentation", "Display static banner without progress indication",
+                                        PLY_COMMAND_OPTION_TYPE_FLAG,
                                         NULL);
 
         ply_command_parser_add_command (state.command_parser,
diff --git a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-boot-splash-plugin.h b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-boot-splash-plugin.h
index d5cd05a7..733480e3 100644
--- a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-boot-splash-plugin.h
+++ b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-boot-splash-plugin.h
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ typedef enum
         PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_UPGRADE,
         PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE,
         PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_RESET,
+        PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_PRESENTATION,
         PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_INVALID,
-        PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_COUNT = PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_RESET + 1,
+        PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_COUNT = PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_INVALID,
 } ply_boot_splash_mode_t;
 
 typedef struct _ply_boot_splash_plugin ply_boot_splash_plugin_t;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 320fa965..d4de62ef 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ on_change_mode (state_t    *state,
                 state->mode = PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE;
         else if (strcmp (mode, "system-reset") == 0)
                 state->mode = PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_RESET;
+        else if (strcmp (mode, "presentation") == 0)
+                state->mode = PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_PRESENTATION;
         else
                 return;
 
@@ -234,6 +236,9 @@ on_change_mode (state_t    *state,
                 ply_trace ("failed to update splash");
                 return;
         }
+
+        if (state->mode == PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_PRESENTATION)
+                become_idle (state);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -724,6 +729,7 @@ get_cache_file_for_mode (ply_boot_splash_mode_t mode)
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_UPGRADE:
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE:
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_RESET:
+        case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_PRESENTATION:
                 filename = NULL;
                 break;
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_INVALID:
@@ -759,6 +765,7 @@ get_log_file_for_state (state_t *state)
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_UPGRADE:
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE:
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_RESET:
+        case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_PRESENTATION:
                 filename = _PATH_DEVNULL;
                 break;
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_INVALID:
@@ -787,6 +794,7 @@ get_log_spool_file_for_mode (ply_boot_splash_mode_t mode)
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_UPGRADE:
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE:
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_RESET:
+        case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_PRESENTATION:
                 filename = NULL;
                 break;
         case PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_INVALID:
@@ -1378,6 +1386,21 @@ on_boot_splash_idle (state_t *state)
         state->splash_is_becoming_idle = false;
 }
 
+static void
+become_idle (state_t *state)
+{
+        if (state->splash_is_becoming_idle)
+                return;
+
+        ply_trace ("becoming idle");
+
+        ply_boot_splash_become_idle (state->boot_splash,
+                                     (ply_boot_splash_on_idle_handler_t)
+                                     on_boot_splash_idle,
+                                     state);
+        state->splash_is_becoming_idle = true;
+}
+
 static void
 on_deactivate (state_t       *state,
                ply_trigger_t *deactivate_trigger)
@@ -1405,13 +1428,7 @@ on_deactivate (state_t       *state,
         ply_device_manager_deactivate_keyboards (state->device_manager);
 
         if (state->boot_splash != NULL) {
-                if (!state->splash_is_becoming_idle) {
-                        ply_boot_splash_become_idle (state->boot_splash,
-                                                     (ply_boot_splash_on_idle_handler_t)
-                                                     on_boot_splash_idle,
-                                                     state);
-                        state->splash_is_becoming_idle = true;
-                }
+                become_idle (state);
         } else {
                 ply_trace ("deactivating splash");
                 deactivate_splash (state);
@@ -1487,13 +1504,7 @@ on_quit (state_t       *state,
                 dump_details_and_quit_splash (state);
                 quit_program (state);
         } else if (state->boot_splash != NULL) {
-                if (!state->splash_is_becoming_idle) {
-                        ply_boot_splash_become_idle (state->boot_splash,
-                                                     (ply_boot_splash_on_idle_handler_t)
-                                                     on_boot_splash_idle,
-                                                     state);
-                        state->splash_is_becoming_idle = true;
-                }
+                become_idle (state);
         } else {
                 if (!state->should_retain_splash) {
                         hide_splash (state);
@@ -2459,6 +2470,8 @@ main (int    argc,
                         state.mode = PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE;
                 else if (strcmp (mode_string, "system-reset") == 0)
                         state.mode = PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SYSTEM_RESET;
+                else if (strcmp (mode_string, "presentation") == 0)
+                        state.mode = PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_PRESENTATION;
                 else
                         state.mode = PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_BOOT_UP;