diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 9c8fa53..8751039 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -907,6 +907,11 @@ plymouth_should_show_default_splash (state_t *state)
                 return true;
         }
 
+        if (ply_kernel_command_line_has_argument ("splash=shutdown") && state->mode == PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SHUTDOWN) {
+                ply_trace ("using default splash because kernel command line has option \"splash=shutdown\"");
+                return true;
+        }
+
         if (ply_kernel_command_line_has_argument ("splash=silent")) {
                 ply_trace ("using default splash because kernel command line has option \"splash=silent\"");
                 return true;