diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 64ea16800a2..22479f62151 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ dependencies {
       'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.1',
       'androidx.test:runner:1.2.0',
       'com.google.truth:truth:0.43',
+      'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-intents:3.1.0',
   )
   androidTestUtil(
       'androidx.test:orchestrator:1.2.0',
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e6248d90d9f..d7c9ef442f5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
       </intent-filter>
     </activity>
+    <activity android:name=".splash.SplashActivity"
+              android:theme="@style/SplashScreenTheme">
+    </activity>
   </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/splash/SplashActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/splash/SplashActivity.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cdd6be10f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/app/splash/SplashActivity.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package org.oppia.app.splash
+
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.view.WindowManager
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import org.oppia.app.R
+import org.oppia.app.home.HomeActivity
+
+/** An activity that shows a temporary loading page until the app is fully loaded then navigates to [HomeActivity]. */
+class SplashActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+
+  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+    setContentView(R.layout.splash_activity)
+
+    getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
+    val intent = Intent(this@SplashActivity, HomeActivity::class.java)
+    startActivity(intent)
+    finish()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_in.xml b/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_in.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37b4726f315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_in.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<alpha xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+       android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
+       android:fromAlpha="0.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+       android:duration="@integer/fade_in_duration_ms" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_out.xml b/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_out.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9dd0951cc63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_out.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<alpha xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+       android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
+       android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0.0"
+       android:fillAfter="true"
+       android:duration="@integer/fade_out_duration_ms" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/splash_page.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/splash_page.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96790799d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/splash_page.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="360dp"
+    android:height="640dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="360"
+    android:viewportHeight="640">
+  <group>
+    <clip-path android:pathData="M0,0h360v640h-360z M 0,0"/>
+    <path
+        android:pathData="M0,0h360v640h-360z"
+        android:fillColor="#019489"/>
+  </group>
+  <path
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+      android:fillColor="#fff"/>
+  <path
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+      android:fillColor="#fff"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/splash_activity.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/splash_activity.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6df0fd332b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/splash_activity.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<FrameLayout
+  android:id="@+id/fragment_container"
+  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+  android:layout_width="match_parent"
+  android:layout_height="match_parent"
+  tools:context=".splash.SplashActivity">
+</FrameLayout>
+
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
index 83e6f4fa98a..d9c61be15b7 100755
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+  <integer name="fade_in_duration_ms">1000</integer>
+  <integer name="fade_out_duration_ms">1000</integer>
+
   <dimen name="audio_fragment_corner_radius">8dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="audio_fragment_margin">32dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="cellular_data_dialog_padding">24dp</dimen>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 56954dc831d..f5695ca647d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,26 @@
     <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorPrimary</item>
   </style>
 
+  <style name="OppiaThemeWithoutActionBar" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
+    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
+    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
+    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
+  </style>
+
+  <style name="SplashScreenTheme" parent="OppiaThemeWithoutActionBar">
+    <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/splash_page</item>
+    <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@style/FadeTransitionAnimation.Activity</item>
+  </style>
+
+  <!-- Base style for animations.  This style specifies no animations. -->
+  <style name="FadeTransitionAnimation" />
+
+  <!-- Standard animations for a full-screen window or activity. -->
+  <style name="FadeTransitionAnimation.Activity">
+    <item name="android:activityOpenEnterAnimation">@anim/fade_in</item>
+    <item name="android:activityOpenExitAnimation">@anim/fade_out</item>
+  </style>
+
   <style name="FullScreenDialogStyle" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Dialog">
     <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
     <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorConceptToolbarHeading</item>
diff --git a/app/src/sharedTest/java/org/oppia/app/splash/SplashActivityTest.kt b/app/src/sharedTest/java/org/oppia/app/splash/SplashActivityTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b7c721d5b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/sharedTest/java/org/oppia/app/splash/SplashActivityTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package org.oppia.app.splash
+
+import androidx.test.espresso.intent.Intents
+import androidx.test.espresso.intent.Intents.intended
+import androidx.test.espresso.intent.matcher.IntentMatchers.hasComponent
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import androidx.test.rule.ActivityTestRule
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.oppia.app.home.HomeActivity
+
+/**
+ * Tests for [SplashActivity]. For context on the activity test rule setup see:
+ * https://jabknowsnothing.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/activitytestrule-espressos-test-lifecycle/.
+ */
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+class SplashActivityTest {
+
+  // The initialTouchMode enables the activity to be launched in touch mode. The launchActivity is
+  // disabled to launch Activity explicitly within each test case.
+  @get:Rule
+  var activityTestRule: ActivityTestRule<SplashActivity> = ActivityTestRule(
+    SplashActivity::class.java, /* initialTouchMode= */ true, /* launchActivity= */ false)
+
+  @Before
+  fun setUp() {
+    Intents.init()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testSplashActivity_initialOpen_routesToHomeActivity() {
+    activityTestRule.launchActivity(null)
+    intended(hasComponent(HomeActivity::class.java.getName()))
+  }
+
+  @After
+  fun tearDown() {
+    Intents.release()
+  }
+}