diff --git a/QvitterPlugin.php b/QvitterPlugin.php
index 46fae04..a61ee6f 100644
--- a/QvitterPlugin.php
+++ b/QvitterPlugin.php
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class QvitterPlugin extends Plugin {
 		// DEFAULT BACKGROUND COLOR
 		$settings['defaultbackgroundcolor'] = '#f4f4f4';
 
+        // DEFAULT BACKGROUND IMAGE
+        $settings['sitebackground'] = 'img/vagnsmossen.jpg';
+
+
 		// DEFAULT LINK COLOR
 		$settings['defaultlinkcolor'] = '#0084B4';
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddb751d..06e532b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ $config['site']['qvitter']['defaultlinkcolor'] = '#0084B4';
 $config['site']['qvitter']['timebetweenpolling'] = 5000;
 $config['site']['qvitter']['urlshortenerapiurl'] = 'http://qttr.at/yourls-api.php';	
 $config['site']['qvitter']['urlshortenersignature'] = 'b6afeec983';	
+$config['site']['qvitter']['sitebackground'] = 'img/vagnsmossen.jpg';	
 ````
 
 Note: Qvitter is tested with GNU Social version 1.1.1-alpha2 (7e47026085fa4f2071e694d9c3e3fe2aa5142135).
@@ -88,4 +89,4 @@ TODO
 
 1. New "expand queet" api for getting conversation, retweets, favs and attachment in the same request
 
-1. Node.js long polling server and an new api that serve aggregate of all polling users requests in one go
\ No newline at end of file
+1. Node.js long polling server and an new api that serve aggregate of all polling users requests in one go
diff --git a/actions/qvitter.php b/actions/qvitter.php
index 76081d5..d1d82a7 100644
--- a/actions/qvitter.php
+++ b/actions/qvitter.php
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class QvitterAction extends ApiAction
 					window.siteInstanceURL = '<?php print $instanceurl; ?>';			
 					window.defaultLinkColor = '<?php print QvitterPlugin::settings("defaultlinkcolor"); ?>';
 					window.defaultBackgroundColor = '<?php print QvitterPlugin::settings("defaultbackgroundcolor"); ?>';
+					window.siteBackground = '<?php print QvitterPlugin::settings("sitebackground"); ?>';
 					window.urlShortenerAPIURL = '<?php print QvitterPlugin::settings("urlshortenerapiurl"); ?>';					
 					window.urlShortenerSignature = '<?php print QvitterPlugin::settings("urlshortenersignature"); ?>';
 					window.commonSessionToken = '<?php print common_session_token(); ?>';										
diff --git a/js/qvitter.js b/js/qvitter.js
index c1dd749..a5c0974 100644
--- a/js/qvitter.js
+++ b/js/qvitter.js
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ $('#classic-link').click(function(){
 function logoutWithoutReload(doShake) {
 
 	if(window.currentStream == 'statuses/public_timeline.json') {
-		$('body').css('background-image', 'url(' + window.fullUrlToThisQvitterApp + 'img/vagnsmossen.jpg)');
+		$('body').css('background-image', 'url(' + window.fullUrlToThisQvitterApp + window.siteBackground)');
 		}
 											
 	$('input#nickname').focus();