diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 442f008..3dee060 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -7,5 +7,10 @@
 (customize-set-variable 'package-enable-at-startup nil
                         "Don't initialize packages.")
 
+;; Load minimal theme, to make the startup look nicer.
+(let ((filename (expand-file-name "early-theme.el" user-emacs-directory)))
+  (when (file-exists-p filename)
+    (load filename)))
+
 (provide 'early-init)
 ;;; early-init.el ends here
diff --git a/init.d/basics/appearance.el b/init.d/basics/appearance.el
index 06b6c65..61b8f55 100644
--- a/init.d/basics/appearance.el
+++ b/init.d/basics/appearance.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; appearance.el --- Configure appearance. -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-;; Time-stamp: <2020-04-21T04:15:32+0200>
+;; Time-stamp: <2020-04-25T18:23:05+0200>
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
@@ -67,7 +67,19 @@
               (set-face-background 'scroll-bar (face-background 'default))
               (set-face-foreground 'scroll-bar (face-foreground 'shadow))
               (defun doom-themes-hide-fringes ()
-                "Deactivated.")))
+                "Deactivated.")
+
+              ;; Write a minimal theme to file, to load it in early-init.el.
+              (let ((minimal-theme))
+                (setq minimal-theme (concat "(set-face-background 'default \""
+                                            (face-background 'default) "\")\n"
+                                            "(set-face-foreground 'default \""
+                                            (face-foreground 'default) "\")\n"
+                                            "(tool-bar-mode -1)\n"
+                                            "(menu-bar-mode -1)\n"))
+                (with-temp-file (expand-file-name "early-theme.el"
+                                                  user-emacs-directory)
+                  (insert minimal-theme)))))
   ) ; unless slow-computer.
 
 ;; Neat modeline.