diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dc24ddd3..d58dab71 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if (CHECK_UPDATES)
     add_subdirectory(openpgp)
 endif()
 
-qt_add_resources(RESOURCES assets.qrc assets_tor.qrc assets_wownerod.qrc assets_docs.qrc mining.qrc)
+qt_add_resources(RESOURCES assets.qrc assets_tor.qrc assets_wownerod.qrc assets_docs.qrc mining.qrc silly.qrc)
 
 # Compile source files (.h/.cpp)
 file(GLOB SOURCE_FILES
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l1.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l1.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32307dcb
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l1.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l11.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l11.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4636ff41
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l11.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l12.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l12.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55f0ea5c
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l12.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l19.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l19.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96f12a14
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l19.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l21.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l21.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35deeb95
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l21.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l22.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l22.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a1d4275
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l22.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l26.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l26.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65b0a224
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l26.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l27.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l27.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b05f2e5b
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l27.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l3.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l3.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a818e4a
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l3.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l5.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l5.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcb906f1
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l5.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l6.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l6.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea19dc1a
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l6.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/l7.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/l7.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..452c248c
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/l7.gif differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/silly/loading.gif b/src/assets/images/silly/loading.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1065b12d
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/silly/loading.gif differ
diff --git a/src/dialog/SplashDialog.cpp b/src/dialog/SplashDialog.cpp
index 5c31237a..bbae92b3 100644
--- a/src/dialog/SplashDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialog/SplashDialog.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #include "SplashDialog.h"
 #include "ui_SplashDialog.h"
 
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QMovie>
+#include <QRandomGenerator>
+
 #include "utils/Icons.h"
 
 SplashDialog::SplashDialog(QWidget *parent)
@@ -14,8 +18,25 @@ SplashDialog::SplashDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
     this->setWindowIcon(icons()->icon("appicon/64x64"));
 
-    QPixmap pixmap = QPixmap(":/assets/images/key.png");
-    ui->icon->setPixmap(pixmap.scaledToWidth(32, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+    // wowlet: a random silly loading GIF (wow-lite-wallet tradition) instead of
+    // a static key icon. Auto-discovers whatever loaders are bundled under
+    // :/silly so the set can grow without touching this code; falls back to the
+    // key pixmap if none are present.
+    const QStringList loaders = QDir(":/silly").entryList(QStringList() << "*.gif", QDir::Files);
+    if (!loaders.isEmpty()) {
+        const QString pick = ":/silly/" + loaders.at(QRandomGenerator::global()->bounded(loaders.size()));
+        auto *movie = new QMovie(pick, QByteArray(), this);
+        movie->jumpToFrame(0);
+        const QSize frame = movie->currentImage().size();
+        const int h = 56;
+        if (frame.height() > 0)
+            movie->setScaledSize(QSize(frame.width() * h / frame.height(), h));
+        ui->icon->setMovie(movie);
+        movie->start();
+    } else {
+        QPixmap pixmap = QPixmap(":/assets/images/key.png");
+        ui->icon->setPixmap(pixmap.scaledToWidth(32, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+    }
 
     this->setWindowFlags(Qt::Dialog | Qt::FramelessWindowHint);
 
diff --git a/src/silly.qrc b/src/silly.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d437c044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/silly.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
+  <qresource prefix="/">
+    <file alias="silly/l11.gif">assets/images/silly/l11.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l12.gif">assets/images/silly/l12.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l19.gif">assets/images/silly/l19.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l1.gif">assets/images/silly/l1.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l21.gif">assets/images/silly/l21.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l22.gif">assets/images/silly/l22.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l26.gif">assets/images/silly/l26.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l27.gif">assets/images/silly/l27.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l3.gif">assets/images/silly/l3.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l5.gif">assets/images/silly/l5.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l6.gif">assets/images/silly/l6.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/l7.gif">assets/images/silly/l7.gif</file>
+    <file alias="silly/loading.gif">assets/images/silly/loading.gif</file>
+  </qresource>
+</RCC>