diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/gui/SplashFrame.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/gui/SplashFrame.java
index 37d20ec5..967377d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/gui/SplashFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/gui/SplashFrame.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class SplashFrame {
 
 	private static SplashFrame instance;
 	private JFrame splashDialog;
+	private SplashPanel splashPanel;
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	public static class SplashPanel extends JPanel {
@@ -23,22 +24,39 @@ public class SplashFrame {
 
 		private String defaultSplash = "Qlogo_512.png";
 
+		private JLabel statusLabel;
+
 		public SplashPanel() {
 			image = Gui.loadImage(defaultSplash);
 
 			setOpaque(false);
-			setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
-		}
+			setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
+			setBorder(null);
 
-		@Override
-		protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
-			super.paintComponent(g);
-			g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), this);
+			// Add logo
+			JLabel imageLabel = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(image));
+			imageLabel.setSize(new Dimension(300, 300));
+			add(imageLabel);
+
+			// Add status label
+			statusLabel = new JLabel("Starting Qortal Core...", JLabel.CENTER);
+			statusLabel.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(500, 50));
+			statusLabel.setFont(new Font("Verdana", Font.PLAIN, 22));
+			statusLabel.setBackground(new Color(255, 255, 255));
+			statusLabel.setOpaque(true);
+			statusLabel.setBorder(null);
+			add(statusLabel);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
-			return new Dimension(500, 500);
+			return new Dimension(500, 550);
+		}
+
+		public void updateStatus(String text) {
+			if (statusLabel != null) {
+				statusLabel.setText(text);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -55,7 +73,8 @@ public class SplashFrame {
 		icons.add(Gui.loadImage("icons/Qlogo_128.png"));
 		this.splashDialog.setIconImages(icons);
 
-		this.splashDialog.getContentPane().add(new SplashPanel());
+		this.splashPanel = new SplashPanel();
+		this.splashDialog.getContentPane().add(this.splashPanel);
 		this.splashDialog.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
 		this.splashDialog.setUndecorated(true);
 		this.splashDialog.pack();
@@ -79,4 +98,8 @@ public class SplashFrame {
 		this.splashDialog.dispose();
 	}
 
+	public void updateStatus(String text) {
+		this.splashPanel.updateStatus(text);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/Bootstrap.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/Bootstrap.java
index 0a822d5f..0becf107 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/Bootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/Bootstrap.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.qortal.controller.Controller;
 import org.qortal.data.account.MintingAccountData;
 import org.qortal.data.block.BlockData;
 import org.qortal.data.crosschain.TradeBotData;
+import org.qortal.gui.SplashFrame;
 import org.qortal.repository.hsqldb.HSQLDBImportExport;
 import org.qortal.repository.hsqldb.HSQLDBRepositoryFactory;
 import org.qortal.settings.Settings;
@@ -302,14 +303,14 @@ public class Bootstrap {
             try (final Repository repository = RepositoryManager.getRepository()) {
                 this.repository = repository;
 
-                LOGGER.info("Starting import of bootstrap...");
+                this.updateStatus("Starting import of bootstrap...");
 
                 this.doImport();
                 break;
 
             } catch (DataException e) {
                 LOGGER.info("Bootstrap import failed: {}", e.getMessage());
-                LOGGER.info("Retrying in 5 minutes");
+                this.updateStatus("Bootstrapping failed. Retrying in 5 minutes");
                 Thread.sleep(5 * 60 * 1000L);
             }
         }
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ public class Bootstrap {
         String bootstrapFilename = this.getFilename();
 
         try {
-            LOGGER.info("Downloading bootstrap...");
+            this.updateStatus("Downloading bootstrap...");
             String bootstrapUrl = String.format("%s/%s", bootstrapHost, bootstrapFilename);
             InputStream in = new URL(bootstrapUrl).openStream();
             Files.copy(in, path, REPLACE_EXISTING);
@@ -379,12 +380,12 @@ public class Bootstrap {
         blockchainLock.lockInterruptibly();
 
         try {
-            LOGGER.info("Extracting bootstrap...");
+            this.updateStatus("Extracting bootstrap...");
             Path input = path.toAbsolutePath();
             Path output = path.toAbsolutePath().getParent().toAbsolutePath();
             SevenZ.decompress(input.toString(), output.toFile());
 
-            LOGGER.info("Stopping repository...");
+            this.updateStatus("Stopping repository...");
             // Close the repository while we are still able to
             // Otherwise, the caller will run into difficulties when it tries to close it
             repository.discardChanges();
@@ -399,11 +400,11 @@ public class Bootstrap {
             }
 
             // Move the "bootstrap" folder in place of the "db" folder
-            LOGGER.info("Moving files to output directory...");
+            this.updateStatus("Moving files to output directory...");
             FileUtils.deleteDirectory(outputPath.toFile());
             Files.move(inputPath, outputPath);
 
-            LOGGER.info("Starting repository from bootstrap...");
+            this.updateStatus("Starting repository from bootstrap...");
             RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory = new HSQLDBRepositoryFactory(Controller.getRepositoryUrl());
             RepositoryManager.setRepositoryFactory(repositoryFactory);
 
@@ -413,4 +414,9 @@ public class Bootstrap {
         }
     }
 
+    private void updateStatus(String text) {
+        LOGGER.info(text);
+        SplashFrame.getInstance().updateStatus(text);
+    }
+
 }