--- a/src/hbcore/gui/hbsplashscreen.cpp	Fri Sep 17 08:32:10 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbcore/gui/hbsplashscreen.cpp	Mon Oct 04 00:38:12 2010 +0300
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "hbsplashscreen_generic_p.h"
 #include "hbsplash_p.h"
 #include "hbsplashdefs_p.h"
+#include "hbapplication.h"
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QApplication>
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN) && defined(HB_EFFECTS_OPENVG)
 // When Symbian/EGL/OpenVG is available we can use the more efficient
-// implementation which is not just faster but is able to operate
+// implementation which is not only faster but is able to operate
 // without having Qt or any other framework initialized. This means
 // having truly 'instant' splash screens.
 #define HB_SPLASH_DIRECT_WS
@@ -162,13 +163,23 @@
   the application, this becomes important because the application startup
   experience can be greatly improved by making sure the splash is shown as early
   as possible.
+
+  On Symbian the splash will be automatically suppressed (i.e. not shown) if the
+  application was started to background, that is,
+  HbApplication::startedToBackground() returns true. To override this default
+  behavior, pass HbSplashScreen::ShowWhenStartingToBackground.
  */
 void HbSplashScreen::start(Flags flags)
 {
     Flags realFlags = flags | requestProps()->mSplashFlags;
+    if (!realFlags.testFlag(ShowWhenStartingToBackground)
+        && HbApplication::startedToBackground()) {
+        splDebug("[hbsplash] app started to background, suppressing splash");
+        return;
+    }
     if (!splashScreen) {
 #ifdef HB_SPLASH_DIRECT_WS
-        if (realFlags.testFlag(HbSplashScreen::ForceQt)) {
+        if (realFlags.testFlag(ForceQt)) {
             splashScreen = new HbSplashScreenGeneric;
         } else {
             splashScreen = new HbSplashScreenSymbianVg;