diff --git a/roles/common/handlers/main.yml b/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
index fb91194..94b9541 100644
--- a/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@
     name: cron
     state: restarted
   become: yes
+- name: regen initramfs
+  command: /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -c -k all
+  become: yes
diff --git a/roles/desktop-common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/desktop-common/tasks/main.yml
index 5141c7d..8171acc 100644
--- a/roles/desktop-common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/desktop-common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
       include_tasks: packages.yml
     - name: Configure Mopidy
       include_tasks: mopidy.yml
+    - name: Set up Plymouth bgrt
+      alternatives:
+        name: default.plymouth
+        path: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/bgrt/bgrt.plymouth
+      notify: regen initramfs
     - name: Stop services
       systemd:
         name: "{{ item }}"
diff --git a/roles/desktop-common/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/desktop-common/tasks/packages.yml
index 5dc65fd..e35aa70 100644
--- a/roles/desktop-common/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/roles/desktop-common/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
         - joy2key
         - joystick
         - kcolorchooser
+        - kde-config-plymouth
         - kdenlive
         - kdepim
         - keepassxc
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@
         - mupen64plus-qt
         - nextcloud-desktop
         - obs-studio
+        - plymouth-theme-spinner
         - pulseeffects
         - q4wine
         - qbittorrent