diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
index 07e99348bb..4c4bdfd62c 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,20 @@ public:
 #endif // !__APPLE__
         )
     {
+		// Some desktop environments ignore splash screen typed window properties
+		// when running the app through Wayland,resulting in the titlebar being shown 
+		// on the splash screen. The code below creates a client-side window decoration
+		// when running on Wayland and then removes that decoration. This ensures every 
+		// environment correctly targets and removes the titlebar for this screen.
+		#if defined(__WXGTK__)
+	        if (Slic3r::GUI::is_running_on_wayland()) {
+	            GtkWidget *empty = gtk_fixed_new();
+	            gtk_widget_set_size_request(empty, 0, 0);
+	            gtk_window_set_titlebar(GTK_WINDOW(GetHandle()), empty);
+	            gtk_window_set_decorated(GTK_WINDOW(GetHandle()), false);
+	        }
+		#endif
+		
         this->SetPosition(pos);
         this->CenterOnScreen();