diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
index dff095b98d..bc271dce3a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
             }
 
             // We are done with startup
+            PrintFileToConsole("startuplogo.txt");
             m_log.Info("[STARTUP]: Startup complete, serving " + m_udpServers.Count.ToString() + " region(s)");
         }
 
@@ -647,6 +648,20 @@ namespace OpenSim
             }
         }
 
+        private void PrintFileToConsole(string fileName)
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(fileName))
+            {
+                StreamReader readFile = File.OpenText(fileName);
+                string currentLine = String.Empty;
+                while ((currentLine = readFile.ReadLine()) != null)
+                {
+                    m_log.Info("[!]" + currentLine);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Runs commands issued by the server console from the operator
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/bin/startuplogo.txt b/bin/startuplogo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f6f2b9f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/startuplogo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+
+
+                 .^^;     ^\^^     .    .
+                -5Zgej` ,jxPFhl`  ~&C+tfm+
+               ^GFDFFD[ =QQFFFD)  ipQQDPDc.
+               !QFDFDPT`iFDQPFD7  ^eFFDDD!
+               'VPQFQPi."8DPDPe".."hDFDPQ=............  ......
+                ^18mT|^''_7nTv^'''}FFPQQQs^'''';'';''`.;'';;'.
+               ^=(ijit!^^|v]11(^^~vFQFPPQo!^;';';;;'`.';;;''.
+              .zFPQQDDe\~PFFFPe_iDAaqQFQVmb!``:`,::. :`,,:,.
+              :YDDPPDDg~+QPQDFU?rPQDO4k0bDPt======!,,`,`::
+              ,LFDDPFPAtlQFQDQUtfDPPFDPPDPPt??)|)~`;;;;';.
+              ,0FDQDPFUtlDQPFFd+2QDFPPFDPQFi||||~,';''''.
+             .^TQFFDQPht+FQQDDh+2DDPDDFDDQDi|((~:;';';'
+            .''!rFQQPm}(?3DPDFJ(tuhFPQPPDdJ?|)!:'';'''
+           .';;;!SDFDs|)thDQDQg+)(YDFQFPFh+)(!,;';';:
+          .;';;'!pQDDT()zDDFQQPz(|&FDFFPQxt|!`;';;'`
+         .;;';';!pQDDn|iePDPPFDhi(YFQFQPFxi-:;;;;;,
+        `;'';''"tLFDF2|tGDDQPFFG+?CDFFFPPs/:';'';`
+       :;';'''-)))}7+|?||+v23v+(()|i}7jlt>:;;';':
+      ,;'''''>(||)|?|?()||()||?|(()((?(|"`'';';,
+     .:`,,`,^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~".......
+    ,:,:,:..,;'''''';;';;;';;'''''';;` ,;';;;.
+   ,;';''`.;';''';';';;'''''''''';;;`.';;;''.
+  :;''';,.'';;';;;';;''';''''';;;';:.';'';;.
+
+                Welcome to OpenSimulator
+
+
+