diff --git a/objects/LuaScriptState.luascriptstate b/objects/LuaScriptState.luascriptstate
index 277d64b4..080f8272 100644
--- a/objects/LuaScriptState.luascriptstate
+++ b/objects/LuaScriptState.luascriptstate
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"optionPanel":{"showChaosBagManager":false,"showCleanUpHelper":false,"showDrawButton":false,"showHandHelper":[],"showNavigationOverlay":false,"showTokenArranger":false,"useClueClickers":false,"useSnapTags":true}}
+{"optionPanel":{"showChaosBagManager":false,"showCleanUpHelper":false,"showDrawButton":false,"showHandHelper":[],"showNavigationOverlay":false,"showTokenArranger":false,"useClueClickers":false,"useSnapTags":true,"showTitleSplash":true}}
diff --git a/src/core/Global.ttslua b/src/core/Global.ttslua
index 01c0729a..c6e3321c 100644
--- a/src/core/Global.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/Global.ttslua
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ local chaosTokens = {}
 local chaosTokensLastMat = nil
 local IS_RESHUFFLING = false
 local bagSearchers = {}
+local hideTitleSplashWaitFunctionId = nil
 local playmatAPI = require("playermat/PlaymatApi")
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -818,6 +819,10 @@ function applyOptionPanelChange(id, state)
     -- update master clue counter
     getObjectFromGUID("4a3aa4").setVar("useClickableCounters", state)
 
+  -- option: Show Title on placing scenarios
+  elseif id == "showTitleSplash" then
+    optionPanel[id] = state
+
   -- option: Show token arranger
   elseif id == "showTokenArranger" then
     -- delete previously pulled out tokens
@@ -931,7 +936,7 @@ function onClick_defaultSettings()
   for id, _ in pairs(optionPanel) do
     local state = false
     -- override for settings that are enabled by default
-    if id == "useSnapTags" then
+    if id == "useSnapTags" or id == "showTitleSplash" then
       state = true
     end
     applyOptionPanelChange(id, state)
@@ -942,6 +947,7 @@ function onClick_defaultSettings()
     useSnapTags = true,
     showDrawButton = false,
     useClueClickers = false,
+    showTitleSplash = true,
     showTokenArranger = false,
     showCleanUpHelper = false,
     showHandHelper = {},
@@ -952,3 +958,25 @@ function onClick_defaultSettings()
   -- update UI
   updateOptionPanelState()
 end
+
+-- splash scenario title on setup
+function titleSplash(scenarioName)
+  if optionPanel['showTitleSplash'] then
+
+    -- if there's any ongoing title being displayed, hide it and cancel the waiting function
+    if hideTitleSplashWaitFunctionId then
+      Wait.stop(hideTitleSplashWaitFunctionId)
+      hideTitleSplashWaitFunctionId = nil
+      UI.setAttribute('title_splash', 'active', false)
+    end
+
+    -- display scenario name and set a 4 seconds (2 seconds animation and 2 seconds on screen)
+    -- wait timer to hide the scenario name
+    UI.setValue('title_splash', scenarioName)
+    UI.show('title_splash')
+    hideTitleSplashWaitFunctionId = Wait.time(function()
+      UI.hide('title_splash')
+      hideTitleSplashWaitFunctionId = nil
+    end, 4)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua b/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
index 84f962ab..94933d64 100644
--- a/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ function resetTokensIfInDeckZone(container, object)
 end
 
 function fireScenarioChangedEvent()
+  Global.call('titleSplash', currentScenario)
   playArea.onScenarioChanged(currentScenario)
 end
 
diff --git a/xml/Global.xml b/xml/Global.xml
index 6ba20511..dc15bced 100644
--- a/xml/Global.xml
+++ b/xml/Global.xml
@@ -104,4 +104,17 @@
   </Panel>
 </VerticalLayout>
 
+<!-- Title Splash when starting a scenario -->
+<Text id="title_splash"
+  fontSize="150"
+  font="font_teutonic-arkham"
+  outline="black"
+  outlineSize="3 -3"
+  showAnimation="FadeIn"
+  hideAnimation="FadeOut"
+  active="false"
+  animationDuration="2"
+  horizontalOverflow="Wrap">
+</Text>
+
 <Include src="OptionPanel.xml"/>
diff --git a/xml/OptionPanel.xml b/xml/OptionPanel.xml
index afb322b1..c63c85d9 100644
--- a/xml/OptionPanel.xml
+++ b/xml/OptionPanel.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,20 @@
             </Cell>
           </Row>
 
+          <!-- Option: splash scenario name on setup -->
+          <Row class="option-text">
+            <Cell class="option-text">
+              <VerticalLayout class="text-column">
+                <Text class="option-header">Show Scenario Title on Setup</Text>
+                <Text class="description">Fade in the name of the scenario for 2 seconds when placing down a scenario.</Text>
+              </VerticalLayout>
+            </Cell>
+            <Cell class="option-button">
+              <Toggle id="showTitleSplash"
+                onValueChanged="onClick_toggleOption(showTitleSplash)"/>
+            </Cell>
+          </Row>
+
           <!-- Group: fan-made accessories -->
           <Row class="group-header">
             <Cell class="group-header">