diff --git a/src/console.c b/src/console.c
index c9df73ed4..fd4afe946 100644
--- a/src/console.c
+++ b/src/console.c
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ I_mutex con_mutex;
 
 static boolean con_started = false; // console has been initialised
        boolean con_startup = false; // true at game startup, screen need refreshing
+
+       UINT8 con_startup_loadprogress = 0; // Progress for startup load bar
+
 static boolean con_forcepic = true; // at startup toggle console translucency when first off
        boolean con_recalc;          // set true when screen size has changed
 
@@ -1517,16 +1520,17 @@ void CONS_Printf(const char *fmt, ...)
 	if (startup && (!setrenderneeded))
 	{
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
-		patch_t *con_backpic = W_CachePatchName("KARTKREW", PU_CACHE);
+		patch_t *con_backpic = W_CachePatchName("STARTUP", PU_CACHE);
 
 		// Jimita: CON_DrawBackpic just called V_DrawScaledPatch
-		V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT/2, 0, con_backpic, NULL);
+		V_DrawScaledPatch(0, 0, 0, con_backpic);
 
 		W_UnlockCachedPatch(con_backpic);
-		I_LoadingScreen(txt);				// Win32/OS2 only
+		I_LoadingScreen(txt); // Win32/OS2 only
 #else
 		// here we display the console text
-		CON_Drawer();
+		//CON_Drawer();
+		CON_DrawLoadBar();
 		I_FinishUpdate(); // page flip or blit buffer
 #endif
 	}
@@ -1902,3 +1906,34 @@ void CON_Drawer(void)
 
 	Unlock_state();
 }
+
+//
+// Draws a simple white fill at the bottom of startup for load progress
+//
+void CON_DrawLoadBar(void)
+{
+	const INT16 barheight = 2;
+	INT16 barwidth = 0;
+
+	Lock_state();
+
+	if (con_startup_loadprogress > CON_STARTUP_LOADSTEPS)
+	{
+		Unlock_state();
+		I_Error("CON_STARTUP_LOADSTEPS has not been updated!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!con_started || !graphics_started)
+	{
+		Unlock_state();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	CON_DrawBackpic();
+
+	barwidth = (BASEVIDWIDTH * con_startup_loadprogress) / CON_STARTUP_LOADSTEPS;
+	V_DrawFill(0, BASEVIDHEIGHT - barheight, barwidth, barheight, 0);
+
+	Unlock_state();
+}
diff --git a/src/console.h b/src/console.h
index 898290c39..d493ab1d8 100644
--- a/src/console.h
+++ b/src/console.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ extern boolean con_recalc;
 
 extern boolean con_startup;
 
+extern UINT8 con_startup_loadprogress;
+#define CON_STARTUP_LOADSTEPS 12
+
 // top clip value for view render: do not draw part of view hidden by console
 extern INT32 con_clipviewtop;
 
@@ -62,3 +65,6 @@ void CON_ToggleOff(void);
 boolean CON_Ready(void);
 
 void CON_LogMessage(const char *msg);
+
+// Startup loading bar
+void CON_DrawLoadBar(void);
diff --git a/src/d_main.c b/src/d_main.c
index 97523966d..b8a30aff3 100644
--- a/src/d_main.c
+++ b/src/d_main.c
@@ -733,7 +733,6 @@ tic_t rendergametic;
 void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 {
 	tic_t oldentertics = 0, entertic = 0, realtics = 0, rendertimeout = INFTICS;
-	static lumpnum_t gstartuplumpnum;
 
 	if (dedicated)
 		server = true;
@@ -770,14 +769,17 @@ void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 	LMFAO this was showing garbage under OpenGL
 	because I_FinishUpdate was called afterward
 	*/
+
+#if 0
 	/* Smells like a hack... Don't fade Sonic's ass into the title screen. */
 	if (gamestate != GS_TITLESCREEN)
 	{
-		gstartuplumpnum = W_CheckNumForName("STARTUP");
+		static lumpnum_t gstartuplumpnum = W_CheckNumForName("STARTUP");
 		if (gstartuplumpnum == LUMPERROR)
 			gstartuplumpnum = W_GetNumForName("MISSING");
 		V_DrawScaledPatch(0, 0, 0, W_CachePatchNum(gstartuplumpnum, PU_PATCH));
 	}
+#endif
 
 	for (;;)
 	{
@@ -1256,7 +1258,6 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		configfile[sizeof configfile - 1] = '\0';
 	}
 
-
 	// Create addons dir
 	snprintf(addonsdir, sizeof addonsdir, "%s%s%s", srb2home, PATHSEP, "addons");
 	I_mkdir(addonsdir, 0755);
@@ -1280,6 +1281,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("Z_Init(): Init zone memory allocation daemon. \n");
 	Z_Init();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	// Do this up here so that WADs loaded through the command line can use ExecCfg
 	COM_Init();
@@ -1363,6 +1365,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("I_StartupTimer()...\n");
 	I_StartupTimer();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	// Make backups of some SOCcable tables.
 	P_BackupTables();
@@ -1426,6 +1429,8 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	con_startup_loadprogress++; // finished IWADs
+
 	CONS_Printf("W_InitMultipleFiles(): Adding external PWADs.\n");
 	W_InitMultipleFiles(startuppwads, true);
 	D_CleanFile(startuppwads);
@@ -1463,6 +1468,8 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	con_startup_loadprogress++; // finished PWADs
+
 	cht_Init();
 
 	//---------------------------------------------------- READY SCREEN
@@ -1470,6 +1477,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("I_StartupGraphics()...\n");
 	I_StartupGraphics();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	// Lactozilla: Add every hardware mode CVAR and CCMD.
@@ -1495,6 +1503,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("HU_LoadGraphics()...\n");
 	HU_LoadGraphics();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------- CONFIG.CFG
 	M_FirstLoadConfig(); // WARNING : this do a "COM_BufExecute()"
@@ -1525,6 +1534,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		// check the renderer's state
 		D_CheckRendererState();
 	}
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	wipegamestate = gamestate;
 
@@ -1554,9 +1564,11 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("M_Init(): Init miscellaneous info.\n");
 	M_Init();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	CONS_Printf("R_Init(): Init SRB2 refresh daemon.\n");
 	R_Init();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	// setting up sound
 	if (dedicated)
@@ -1584,6 +1596,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 				digital_disabled = true; // WARNING: DOS version initmusic in I_StartupSound
 		}
 	}
+
 	if (!( sound_disabled && digital_disabled ))
 	{
 		CONS_Printf("S_InitSfxChannels(): Setting up sound channels.\n");
@@ -1591,11 +1604,13 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		I_InitMusic();
 		S_InitSfxChannels(cv_soundvolume.value);
 	}
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	S_InitMusicDefs();
 
 	CONS_Printf("ST_Init(): Init status bar.\n");
 	ST_Init();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	// Set up splitscreen players before joining!
 	if (!dedicated && (M_CheckParm("-splitscreen") && M_IsNextParm()))
@@ -1613,6 +1628,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 	CONS_Printf("D_CheckNetGame(): Checking network game status.\n");
 	if (D_CheckNetGame())
 		autostart = true;
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	if (splitscreen && !M_CheckParm("-connect")) // Make sure multiplayer & autostart is set if you have splitscreen, even after D_CheckNetGame
 		multiplayer = autostart = true;