diff --git a/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi b/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi
index 69ed768..c06358d 100644
--- a/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <type primary="true" bootprofile="default" kernelcmdline="splash=silent quiet" flags="overlay" hybrid="true" hybridpersistent="true" hybridpersistent_filesystem="ext4" image="iso" firmware="uefi" volid="openSUSE_Leap_%OS_VERSION_ID%_GNOME_Live" mediacheck="true"/>
     <version>2.8.0</version>
     <bootloader-theme>openSUSE</bootloader-theme>
-    <bootsplash-theme>openSUSE</bootsplash-theme>
+    <bootsplash-theme>bgrt</bootsplash-theme>
     <packagemanager>zypper</packagemanager>
     <rpm-check-signatures>false</rpm-check-signatures>
     <locale>en_US</locale>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <type primary="true" bootprofile="default" kernelcmdline="splash=silent quiet" flags="overlay" hybrid="true" hybridpersistent="true" hybridpersistent_filesystem="ext4" image="iso" firmware="bios" volid="openSUSE_Leap_%OS_VERSION_ID%_GNOME_Live" mediacheck="true"/>
     <version>2.8.0</version>
     <bootloader-theme>openSUSE</bootloader-theme>
-    <bootsplash-theme>openSUSE</bootsplash-theme>
+    <bootsplash-theme>bgrt</bootsplash-theme>
     <packagemanager>zypper</packagemanager>
     <rpm-check-signatures>false</rpm-check-signatures>
     <locale>en_US</locale>
diff --git a/livecd-leap-kde.kiwi b/livecd-leap-kde.kiwi
index fca0eaa..f1e99a6 100644
--- a/livecd-leap-kde.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-leap-kde.kiwi
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <type primary="true" bootprofile="default" kernelcmdline="splash=silent quiet" flags="overlay" hybrid="true" hybridpersistent="true" hybridpersistent_filesystem="ext4" image="iso" firmware="uefi" volid="openSUSE_Leap_%OS_VERSION_ID%_KDE_Live" mediacheck="true"/>
     <version>2.8.0</version>
     <bootloader-theme>openSUSE</bootloader-theme>
-    <bootsplash-theme>openSUSE</bootsplash-theme>
+    <bootsplash-theme>bgrt</bootsplash-theme>
     <packagemanager>zypper</packagemanager>
     <rpm-check-signatures>false</rpm-check-signatures>
     <locale>en_US</locale>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <type primary="true" bootprofile="default" kernelcmdline="splash=silent quiet" flags="overlay" hybrid="true" hybridpersistent="true" hybridpersistent_filesystem="ext4" image="iso" firmware="bios" volid="openSUSE_Leap_%OS_VERSION_ID%_KDE_Live" mediacheck="true"/>
     <version>2.8.0</version>
     <bootloader-theme>openSUSE</bootloader-theme>
-    <bootsplash-theme>openSUSE</bootsplash-theme>
+    <bootsplash-theme>bgrt</bootsplash-theme>
     <packagemanager>zypper</packagemanager>
     <rpm-check-signatures>false</rpm-check-signatures>
     <locale>en_US</locale>
diff --git a/livecd-leap-x11.kiwi b/livecd-leap-x11.kiwi
index bdde922..b7436a8 100644
--- a/livecd-leap-x11.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-leap-x11.kiwi
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <type primary="true" bootprofile="default" kernelcmdline="splash=silent quiet" flags="overlay" hybrid="true" hybridpersistent="true" hybridpersistent_filesystem="ext4" image="iso" firmware="uefi" volid="openSUSE_Leap_%OS_VERSION_ID%_Rescue_CD" mediacheck="true"/>
     <version>2.8.0</version>
     <bootloader-theme>openSUSE</bootloader-theme>
-    <bootsplash-theme>openSUSE</bootsplash-theme>
+    <bootsplash-theme>bgrt</bootsplash-theme>
     <packagemanager>zypper</packagemanager>
     <rpm-check-signatures>false</rpm-check-signatures>
     <locale>en_US</locale>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <type primary="true" bootprofile="default" kernelcmdline="splash=silent quiet" flags="overlay" hybrid="true" hybridpersistent="true" hybridpersistent_filesystem="ext4" image="iso" firmware="bios" volid="openSUSE_Leap_%OS_VERSION_ID%_Rescue_CD" mediacheck="true"/>
     <version>2.8.0</version>
     <bootloader-theme>openSUSE</bootloader-theme>
-    <bootsplash-theme>openSUSE</bootsplash-theme>
+    <bootsplash-theme>bgrt</bootsplash-theme>
     <packagemanager>zypper</packagemanager>
     <rpm-check-signatures>false</rpm-check-signatures>
     <locale>en_US</locale>
diff --git a/livecd-openSUSE.changes b/livecd-openSUSE.changes
index ca1e8ae..ec08c2d 100644
--- a/livecd-openSUSE.changes
+++ b/livecd-openSUSE.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 12 14:13:07 UTC 2020 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
+
+- Use bgrt as plymouth theme for Leap (boo#1162535)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 27 11:19:31 UTC 2020 - Dominique Leuenberger <dleuenberger@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/pre-checkin.sh b/pre-checkin.sh
index 6c3c5aa..aade54a 100644
--- a/pre-checkin.sh
+++ b/pre-checkin.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ for distro in leap tumbleweed; do
 	releaseprefix="openSUSE"
 	if [ "${distro}" = "leap" ]; then
 		distroname="openSUSE Leap %OS_VERSION_ID%"
-		bootsplash="openSUSE"
 		# This changes every few weeks, apparently.
 		#releaseprefix="Leap"
 	fi