diff --git a/public/images/background.jpg b/public/images/background.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9be978cea9
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/background.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/vikunja.scss b/src/vikunja.scss
index bfe968d9f2..715f6a81ca 100644
--- a/src/vikunja.scss
+++ b/src/vikunja.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 }
 
 body {
-  background: #f5f5f5;
+  background: url('../public/images/background.jpg') fixed repeat #f5f5f5;
   min-height: 100vh;
 }