diff --git a/lib/prepare.js b/lib/prepare.js
index 37550071ea..1efc8dfaf9 100644
--- a/lib/prepare.js
+++ b/lib/prepare.js
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ function updateProjectSplashScreen (platformConfig, locations) {
             break;
 
         case 'windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon':
-        case 'windowSplashScreenBrandingImage':
             // handle here the cases of "png" vs "xml" (drawable)
             // If "png":
             //  - Clear out default or previous set "drawable/ic_cdv_splashscreen.xml" if exisiting.
@@ -398,22 +397,26 @@ function updateProjectSplashScreen (platformConfig, locations) {
             // value should change depending on case:
             // If "png": "@mipmap/ic_cdv_splashscreen"
             // If "xml": "@drawable/ic_cdv_splashscreen"
+            updateProjectSplashScreenImage(locations, themeKey, cdvConfigPrefKey, cdvConfigPrefValue);
+            break;
+
+        case 'windowSplashScreenBrandingImage':
+            events.emit('warn', `"${themeKey}" is currently not supported by the splash screen compatibility library. https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/194301890`);
+
             updateProjectSplashScreenImage(locations, themeKey, cdvConfigPrefKey, cdvConfigPrefValue);
 
-            if (themeKey === 'windowSplashScreenBrandingImage') {
-                // force the themes value to `@color/cdv_splashscreen_icon_background`
-                if (!cdvConfigPrefValue && themeTargetNode) {
-                    splashScreenTheme.remove(themeTargetNode);
-                } else if (cdvConfigPrefValue) {
-                    // if there is no current node, create a new node.
-                    if (!themeTargetNode) {
-                        themeTargetNode = themes.getroot().makeelement('item', { name: themeKey });
-                        splashScreenTheme.append(themeTargetNode);
-                    }
-
-                    // set the user defined color.
-                    themeTargetNode.text = '@drawable/ic_cdv_splashscreen_branding';
+            // force the themes value to `@color/cdv_splashscreen_icon_background`
+            if (!cdvConfigPrefValue && themeTargetNode) {
+                splashScreenTheme.remove(themeTargetNode);
+            } else if (cdvConfigPrefValue) {
+                // if there is no current node, create a new node.
+                if (!themeTargetNode) {
+                    themeTargetNode = themes.getroot().makeelement('item', { name: themeKey });
+                    splashScreenTheme.append(themeTargetNode);
                 }
+
+                // set the user defined color.
+                themeTargetNode.text = '@drawable/ic_cdv_splashscreen_branding';
             }
             break;