diff --git a/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs b/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs
index f406f0d..3b0b201 100644
--- a/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs
+++ b/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using SteUp.Shared.Core.Messages.System;
 namespace SteUp.Maui
 {
     [Activity(
-        Theme = "@style/Maui.SplashTheme",
+        Theme = "@style/SteUp.SplashTheme",
         MainLauncher = true,
         WindowSoftInputMode = SoftInput.AdjustResize | SoftInput.StateHidden,
         ConfigurationChanges = ConfigChanges.ScreenSize | ConfigChanges.Orientation | ConfigChanges.UiMode |
diff --git a/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-v27/themes.xml b/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-v27/themes.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..888974d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-v27/themes.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <!-- windowLightNavigationBar esiste solo da API 27 in su. -->
+    <style name="SteUp.SplashTheme" parent="Maui.SplashTheme">
+        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>
+        <item name="android:windowLightNavigationBar">true</item>
+    </style>
+</resources>
diff --git a/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/Resources/values/themes.xml b/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/Resources/values/themes.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fef8cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SteUp.Maui/Platforms/Android/Resources/values/themes.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <!--
+        Tema dello splash. Deriva da quello generato da MAUI e cambia solo
+        l'aspetto delle barre di sistema: senza questo lo splash mostra icone
+        chiare, e all'apparire della UI Blazor - che le vuole scure - si vede
+        un ribaltamento di colore a ogni avvio.
+    -->
+    <style name="SteUp.SplashTheme" parent="Maui.SplashTheme">
+        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>
+    </style>
+</resources>
diff --git a/SteUp.Maui/SteUp.Maui.csproj b/SteUp.Maui/SteUp.Maui.csproj
index 7fb525a..7d737ac 100644
--- a/SteUp.Maui/SteUp.Maui.csproj
+++ b/SteUp.Maui/SteUp.Maui.csproj
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@
         <MauiIcon Include="Resources\AppIcon\appicon.svg" ForegroundFile="Resources\AppIcon\appiconfg.svg" Color="#FDECEA" />
 
         <!-- Splash Screen -->
-        <MauiSplashScreen Include="Resources\Splash\splash.svg" Color="#FDECEA" BaseSize="128,128" />
+        <!-- Lo splash e' la prima superficie dell'app: stesso fondo del workspace,
+             cosi' l'avvio non lampeggia di rosa prima di mostrare la lista. -->
+        <MauiSplashScreen Include="Resources\Splash\splash.svg" Color="#E9EDF2" BaseSize="112,112" />
 
         <!-- Images -->
         <MauiImage Include="Resources\Images\*" />