diff --git a/miscutils/fbsplash.c b/miscutils/fbsplash.c
index 7b695b2..e3a55ca 100644
--- a/miscutils/fbsplash.c
+++ b/miscutils/fbsplash.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * - put somewhere fbsplash.cfg file and an image in .ppm format.
  * - run applet: $ setsid fbsplash [params] &
  *      -c: hide cursor
+ *      -x: center image (if smaller than screen)
  *      -d /dev/fbN: framebuffer device (if not /dev/fb0)
  *      -s path_to_image_file (can be "-" for stdin)
  *      -i path_to_cfg_file
@@ -22,10 +23,11 @@
  */
 
 //usage:#define fbsplash_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "-s IMGFILE [-c] [-d DEV] [-i INIFILE] [-f CMD]"
+//usage:       "-s IMGFILE [-c] [-x] [-d DEV] [-i INIFILE] [-f CMD]"
 //usage:#define fbsplash_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "	-s	Image"
 //usage:     "\n	-c	Hide cursor"
+//usage:     "\n	-x	Center image (if smaller than screen)"
 //usage:     "\n	-d	Framebuffer device (default /dev/fb0)"
 //usage:     "\n	-i	Config file (var=value):"
 //usage:     "\n			BAR_LEFT,BAR_TOP,BAR_WIDTH,BAR_HEIGHT"
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ struct globals {
 	unsigned red_shift;
 	unsigned green_shift;
 	unsigned blue_shift;
+	bool bcenter_image;
 };
 #define G (*ptr_to_globals)
 #define INIT_G() do { \
@@ -349,6 +352,8 @@ static void fb_drawimage(void)
 	char *read_ptr;
 	unsigned char *pixline;
 	unsigned i, j, width, height, line_size;
+	int xoffset = 0;
+	int yoffset = 0;
 
 	if (LONE_DASH(G.image_filename)) {
 		theme_file = stdin;
@@ -396,6 +401,13 @@ static void fb_drawimage(void)
 	line_size = width*3;
 	pixline = xmalloc(line_size);
 
+	if (G.bcenter_image) {
+		if (width < G.scr_var.xres)
+			xoffset = ((G.scr_var.xres - width) / 2) * G.bytes_per_pixel;
+		if (height < G.scr_var.yres)
+			yoffset = (G.scr_var.yres - height) / 2;
+	}
+
 	if (width > G.scr_var.xres)
 		width = G.scr_var.xres;
 	if (height > G.scr_var.yres)
@@ -407,7 +419,7 @@ static void fb_drawimage(void)
 		if (fread(pixline, 1, line_size, theme_file) != line_size)
 			bb_error_msg_and_die("bad PPM file '%s'", G.image_filename);
 		pixel = pixline;
-		src = G.addr + j * G.scr_fix.line_length;
+		src = G.addr + (j + yoffset) * G.scr_fix.line_length + xoffset;
 		for (i = 0; i < width; i++) {
 			unsigned thispix = fb_pixel_value(pixel[0], pixel[1], pixel[2]);
 			fb_write_pixel(src, thispix);
@@ -463,6 +475,7 @@ int fbsplash_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	FILE *fp = fp; // for compiler
 	char *num_buf;
 	unsigned num;
+	unsigned optret;
 	bool bCursorOff;
 
 	INIT_G();
@@ -471,8 +484,10 @@ int fbsplash_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	fb_device = "/dev/fb0";
 	cfg_filename = NULL;
 	fifo_filename = NULL;
-	bCursorOff = 1 & getopt32(argv, "cs:d:i:f:",
+	optret = getopt32(argv, "cxs:d:i:f:",
 			&G.image_filename, &fb_device, &cfg_filename, &fifo_filename);
+	bCursorOff = 1 & optret;
+	G.bcenter_image = 2 & optret;
 
 	// parse configuration file
 	if (cfg_filename)