--- gnome-session-2.11.90/gnome-session/manager.c
+++ gnome-session-2.11.90/gnome-session/manager.c
@@ -1381,8 +1381,10 @@
 	      if (pending_list)
 		runlevel = client->priority;
 	    }
-	  if (pending_list)
+	  if (pending_list) {
+	      splash_hide();
 	    goto out;
+	  }
 	}
       save_state = MANAGER_IDLE;
       save_state_changed ();
--- gnome-session-2.11.90/gnome-session/splash-widget.c
+++ gnome-session-2.11.90/gnome-session/splash-widget.c
@@ -604,3 +604,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
+void
+splash_hide (void)
+{
+	if (global_splash) {
+		gtk_widget_hide (GTK_WIDGET (global_splash));
+	}
+}
+
--- gnome-session-2.11.90/gnome-session/splash-widget.h
+++ gnome-session-2.11.90/gnome-session/splash-widget.h
@@ -79,5 +79,6 @@
 void splash_start  (void);
 void splash_update (const gchar *text);
 void splash_stop   (void);
+void splash_hide   (void);
 
 #endif /* SPLASH_WIDGET_H */