diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4321bce25a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2010 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made 
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see LICENSE.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.Support;
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
+{
+	public class CncLoadScreen : ILoadScreen
+	{	
+		static string[] Comments = new[] {	"Filling Crates...", "Charging Capacitors...", "Reticulating Splines...",
+												"Planting Trees...", "Building Bridges...", "Aging Empires...",
+												"Compiling EVA...", "Constructing Pylons...", "Activating Skynet...",
+												"Splitting Atoms..."
+		};
+		
+		Stopwatch lastLoadScreen = new Stopwatch();
+		Rectangle StripeRect;
+		Sprite Stripe, Logo;
+		float2 LogoPos;
+		
+		Renderer r;
+		SpriteFont Font;
+		public void Init()
+		{
+			// Avoid standard loading mechanisms so we
+			// can display loadscreen as early as possible
+			r = Game.Renderer;
+			if (r == null) return;
+			Font = r.BoldFont;
+			
+			var s = new Sheet("mods/cnc/uibits/loadscreen.png");
+			Logo = new Sprite(s, new Rectangle(0,0,256,256), TextureChannel.Alpha);
+			Stripe = new Sprite(s, new Rectangle(256,0,256,256), TextureChannel.Alpha);
+			StripeRect = new Rectangle(0, Renderer.Resolution.Height/2 - 128, Renderer.Resolution.Width, 256);
+			LogoPos =  new float2(Renderer.Resolution.Width/2 - 128, Renderer.Resolution.Height/2 - 128);
+		}
+
+		
+		public void Display()
+		{
+			if (r == null)
+				return;
+			
+			// Update text at most every 0.5 seconds
+			if (lastLoadScreen.ElapsedTime() < 0.5)
+				return;
+			
+			lastLoadScreen.Reset();
+			var text = Comments.Random(Game.CosmeticRandom);
+			var textSize = Font.Measure(text);
+			
+			r.BeginFrame(float2.Zero);
+			WidgetUtils.FillRectWithSprite(StripeRect, Stripe);			
+			r.RgbaSpriteRenderer.DrawSprite(Logo, LogoPos);
+			Font.DrawText(text, new float2(Renderer.Resolution.Width - textSize.X - 20, Renderer.Resolution.Height - textSize.Y - 20), Color.White);
+			r.RgbaSpriteRenderer.Flush();
+			r.EndFrame();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
index 8004297628..56fd8de34d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Missions\Gdi01Script.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RenderGunboat.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RenderCargo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="CncLoadScreen.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.FileFormats\OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj">
diff --git a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
index ce816c8966..2fc2bdba80 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ TileSets:
 	mods/cnc/tilesets/temperat.yaml
 	mods/cnc/tilesets/snow.yaml
 
-LoadScreen: NullLoadScreen
+LoadScreen: CncLoadScreen
 ShellmapUid:e7b9badb3b7d49ccc773a7aa086c0ff9a1136b77
diff --git a/mods/cnc/uibits/loadscreen.png b/mods/cnc/uibits/loadscreen.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..699b07ac28
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