diff --git a/apps/expo/app.json b/apps/expo/app.json
index 852153f17..d00a79699 100644
--- a/apps/expo/app.json
+++ b/apps/expo/app.json
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
             }
           }
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      ["./translucent-default-splash-screen-config"]
     ],
     "extra": {
       "eas": {
diff --git a/apps/expo/translucent-default-splash-screen-config.js b/apps/expo/translucent-default-splash-screen-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adb0ec923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/expo/translucent-default-splash-screen-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * @module withSplashWindowIsTranslucent
+ * @description Custom expo plugin that makes the {@link https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/launch/splash-screen/migrate|default splash screen (android 12+)} transparent.
+ * This is a temporary work around for the {@link https://github.com/zoontek/react-native-bootsplash/issues/496|double splash screen issue}.
+ *
+ *
+ * Credits: {@link https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/16084#issuecomment-1261330440}
+ */
+
+const { AndroidConfig, withAndroidStyles } = require('@expo/config-plugins');
+
+const withSplashWindowIsTranslucent = (config) => {
+  return withAndroidStyles(config, async (config) => {
+    config.modResults = await configureFullScreenDialog(config.modResults);
+    return config;
+  });
+};
+
+async function configureFullScreenDialog(styles) {
+  const splashScreen = styles.resources.style.find(
+    (style) => style.$.name === 'Theme.App.SplashScreen',
+  );
+
+  if (splashScreen) {
+    splashScreen.item = splashScreen.item.filter(
+      (item) => item.$.name !== 'android:windowIsTranslucent',
+    );
+    splashScreen.item.push(
+      AndroidConfig.Resources.buildResourceItem({
+        name: 'android:windowIsTranslucent',
+        value: true,
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  return styles;
+}
+
+module.exports = withSplashWindowIsTranslucent;