diff --git a/src/components/home/contentAuth.vue b/src/components/home/contentAuth.vue
index 6583b55ea..ec45aff7b 100644
--- a/src/components/home/contentAuth.vue
+++ b/src/components/home/contentAuth.vue
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 		</BaseButton>
 		<div
 			class="app-container"
-			:class="{'has-background': background || blurHash}"
-			:style="{'background-image': blurHash && `url(${blurHash})`}"
+			:class="{'has-background': backgroundUrl || blurHashUrl}"
+			:style="{'background-image': blurHashUrl ? `url(${blurHashUrl})` : undefined}"
 		>
 			<div
-				:class="{'is-visible': background}"
+				:class="{'is-visible': backgroundUrl}"
 				class="app-container-background background-fade-in d-print-none"
-				:style="{'background-image': background && `url(${background})`}">
+				:style="{'background-image': backgroundUrl ? `url(${backgroundUrl})` : undefined}">
 			</div>
 			<navigation class="d-print-none"/>
 			<main
@@ -73,13 +73,15 @@ import {useLabelStore} from '@/stores/labels'
 
 import {useRouteWithModal} from '@/composables/useRouteWithModal'
 import {useRenewTokenOnFocus} from '@/composables/useRenewTokenOnFocus'
+import {useListBackground} from '@/stores/lists'
 
 const {routeWithModal, currentModal, closeModal} = useRouteWithModal()
 
 const baseStore = useBaseStore()
-const background = computed(() => baseStore.background)
-const blurHash = computed(() => baseStore.blurHash)
 const menuActive = computed(() => baseStore.menuActive)
+const currentList = computed(() => baseStore.currentList)
+
+const {backgroundUrl, blurHashUrl} = useListBackground(currentList)
 
 function showKeyboardShortcuts() {
 	baseStore.setKeyboardShortcutsActive(true)
diff --git a/src/components/home/contentLinkShare.vue b/src/components/home/contentLinkShare.vue
index bfcf8821b..a3213a6d1 100644
--- a/src/components/home/contentLinkShare.vue
+++ b/src/components/home/contentLinkShare.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 	<div
-		:class="[background ? 'has-background' : '', $route.name as string +'-view']"
-		:style="{'background-image': `url(${background})`}"
+		:class="[backgroundUrl ? 'has-background' : '', $route.name as string +'-view']"
+		:style="{'background-image': backgroundUrl ? `url(${backgroundUrl})`: undefined}"
 		class="link-share-container"
 	>
 		<div class="container has-text-centered link-share-view">
@@ -26,14 +26,18 @@
 import {computed} from 'vue'
 
 import {useBaseStore} from '@/stores/base'
+import {useListBackground} from '@/stores/lists'
 
 import Logo from '@/components/home/Logo.vue'
 import PoweredByLink from './PoweredByLink.vue'
 
 const baseStore = useBaseStore()
-const currentList = computed(() => baseStore.currentList)
-const background = computed(() => baseStore.background)
 const logoVisible = computed(() => baseStore.logoVisible)
+
+const currentList = computed(() => baseStore.currentList)
+
+// TODO: use blurhash here aswell
+const{backgroundUrl} = useListBackground(currentList) 
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
diff --git a/src/components/list/ListWrapper.vue b/src/components/list/ListWrapper.vue
index b769c13cc..12e0ee8a5 100644
--- a/src/components/list/ListWrapper.vue
+++ b/src/components/list/ListWrapper.vue
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ watch(
 		loadedListId.value = 0
 		const listFromStore = listStore.getListById(listData.id)
 		if (listFromStore !== null) {
-			baseStore.setBackground(null)
-			baseStore.setBlurHash(null)
 			baseStore.handleSetCurrentList({list: listFromStore})
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/components/list/partials/ListCard.vue b/src/components/list/partials/ListCard.vue
index ca7484b3d..e2e04543b 100644
--- a/src/components/list/partials/ListCard.vue
+++ b/src/components/list/partials/ListCard.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 	<div
 		class="list-card"
 		:class="{
-			'has-light-text': background !== null,
-			'has-background': blurHashUrl !== '' || background !== null
+			'has-light-text': backgroundUrl !== null,
+			'has-background': blurHashUrl !== '' || backgroundUrl !== null
 		}"
 		:style="{
 			'border-left': list.hexColor ? `0.25rem solid ${list.hexColor}` : undefined,
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 	>
 		<div
 			class="list-background background-fade-in"
-			:class="{'is-visible': background}"
-			:style="{'background-image': background !== null ? `url(${background})` : undefined}"
+			:class="{'is-visible': backgroundUrl}"
+			:style="{'background-image': backgroundUrl !== null ? `url(${backgroundUrl})` : undefined}"
 		/>
 		<span v-if="list.isArchived" class="is-archived" >{{ $t('namespace.archived') }}</span>
 
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ import type {IList} from '@/modelTypes/IList'
 
 import BaseButton from '@/components/base/BaseButton.vue'
 
-import {useListBackground} from './useListBackground'
-import {useListStore} from '@/stores/lists'
+import {useListBackground, useListStore} from '@/stores/lists'
 
 const props = defineProps({
 	list: {
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
 	},
 })
 
-const {background, blurHashUrl} = useListBackground(toRef(props, 'list'))
+const {backgroundUrl, blurHashUrl} = useListBackground(toRef(props, 'list'))
 
 const listStore = useListStore()
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/list/partials/useListBackground.ts b/src/components/list/partials/useListBackground.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 24375d628..000000000
--- a/src/components/list/partials/useListBackground.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import {ref, watch, type Ref} from 'vue'
-import ListService from '@/services/list'
-import type {IList} from '@/modelTypes/IList'
-import {getBlobFromBlurHash} from '@/helpers/getBlobFromBlurHash'
-
-export function useListBackground(list: Ref<IList>) {
-	const background = ref<string | null>(null)
-	const backgroundLoading = ref(false)
-	const blurHashUrl = ref('')
-
-	watch(
-		() => [list.value.id, list.value.backgroundBlurHash] as [IList['id'], IList['backgroundBlurHash']],
-		async ([listId, blurHash], oldValue) => {
-			if (
-				list.value === null ||
-				!list.value.backgroundInformation ||
-				backgroundLoading.value
-			) {
-				return
-			}
-
-			const [oldListId, oldBlurHash] = oldValue || []
-			if (
-				oldValue !== undefined && 
-				listId === oldListId && blurHash === oldBlurHash
-			) {
-				// list hasn't changed
-				return
-			}
-
-			backgroundLoading.value = true
-
-			try {
-				const blurHashPromise = getBlobFromBlurHash(blurHash).then((blurHash) => {
-					blurHashUrl.value = blurHash ? window.URL.createObjectURL(blurHash) : ''
-				})
-
-				const listService = new ListService()
-				const backgroundPromise = listService.background(list.value).then((result) => {
-					background.value = result
-				})
-				await Promise.all([blurHashPromise, backgroundPromise])
-			} finally {
-				backgroundLoading.value = false
-			}
-		},
-		{ immediate: true },
-	)
-
-	return {
-		background,
-		blurHashUrl,
-		backgroundLoading,
-	}
-}
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diff --git a/src/helpers/getBlobFromBlurHash.ts b/src/helpers/blurhash.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from src/helpers/getBlobFromBlurHash.ts
rename to src/helpers/blurhash.ts
index d8134730f..01c9d179c 100644
--- a/src/helpers/getBlobFromBlurHash.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/blurhash.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,14 @@ export async function getBlobFromBlurHash(blurHash: string): Promise<Blob | null
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+export async function getBlurHash(blurHashString: string) {
+	if (!blurHashString) {
+		return
+	}
+	const blurHashBlob = await getBlobFromBlurHash(blurHashString)
+	if (!blurHashBlob) {
+		return
+	}
+	return URL.createObjectURL(blurHashBlob)
+}
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diff --git a/src/services/list.ts b/src/services/list.ts
index f3167f0fe..20e399f1c 100644
--- a/src/services/list.ts
+++ b/src/services/list.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import TaskService from '@/services/task'
 import ListModel from '@/models/list'
 
 import {colorFromHex} from '@/helpers/color/colorFromHex'
-import {getBlobFromBlurHash} from '@/helpers/getBlobFromBlurHash'
 
 export default class ListService extends AbstractService<IList> {
 	constructor() {
@@ -43,18 +42,6 @@ export default class ListService extends AbstractService<IList> {
 		return list
 	}
 
-	// FIXME: move out of service
-	async getBlurHash(blurHashString: IList['backgroundBlurHash']) {
-		if (!blurHashString) {
-			return
-		}
-		const blurHashBlob = await getBlobFromBlurHash(blurHashString)
-		if (!blurHashBlob) {
-			return
-		}
-		return URL.createObjectURL(blurHashBlob)
-	}
-
 	async loadBackground(list: Pick<IList, 'id' | 'backgroundInformation'>) {
 		if (list === null || !list.backgroundInformation) {
 			return
diff --git a/src/stores/base.ts b/src/stores/base.ts
index c816a5c9b..e6aa9d585 100644
--- a/src/stores/base.ts
+++ b/src/stores/base.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { readonly, ref} from 'vue'
 import {defineStore, acceptHMRUpdate} from 'pinia'
 
 import ListModel from '@/models/list'
-import ListService from '@/services/list'
 import {checkAndSetApiUrl} from '@/helpers/checkAndSetApiUrl'
 
 import {useMenuActive} from '@/composables/useMenuActive'
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ export const useBaseStore = defineStore('base', () => {
 		id: 0,
 		isArchived: false,
 	}))
-	const background = ref('')
-	const blurHash = ref('')
 
 	const hasTasks = ref(false)
 	const keyboardShortcutsActive = ref(false)
@@ -60,14 +57,6 @@ export const useBaseStore = defineStore('base', () => {
 		quickActionsActive.value = value
 	}
 
-	function setBackground(newBackground: string) {
-		background.value = newBackground
-	}
-
-	function setBlurHash(newBlurHash: string) {
-		blurHash.value = newBlurHash
-	}
-
 	function setLogoVisible(visible: boolean) {
 		logoVisible.value = visible
 	}
@@ -76,53 +65,14 @@ export const useBaseStore = defineStore('base', () => {
 		ready.value = value
 	}
 
-	async function handleSetCurrentList(
-		{list, forceUpdate = false}: {list: IList | null, forceUpdate?: boolean},
+	function handleSetCurrentList(
+		{list}: {list: IList | null},
 	) {
 		if (list === null) {
 			setCurrentList({})
-			setBackground('')
-			setBlurHash('')
 			return
 		}
 
-		// The forceUpdate parameter is used only when updating a list background directly because in that case 
-		// the current list stays the same, but we want to show the new background right away.
-		if (
-			(list.id !== currentList.value?.id || forceUpdate) &&
-			list.backgroundInformation
-		) {
-			try {
-				const listService = new ListService()
-				const blurHashPromise = listService.getBlurHash(list.backgroundBlurHash).then(blurHash => {
-					if (blurHash) {
-						setBlurHash(blurHash)
-					}
-				})
-				const backgroundPromise = listService.loadBackground(list).then(background => {
-					if (background === undefined) {
-						throw new Error()
-					}
-					setBackground(background)
-				})
-
-				await Promise.all([
-					blurHashPromise,
-					backgroundPromise,
-				])
-			} catch (e) {
-				console.error('Error getting background image for list', list.id, e)
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (
-			typeof list.backgroundInformation === 'undefined' ||
-			list.backgroundInformation === null
-		) {
-			setBackground('')
-			setBlurHash('')
-		}
-
 		setCurrentList(list)
 	}
 
@@ -137,8 +87,6 @@ export const useBaseStore = defineStore('base', () => {
 		loading: readonly(loading),
 		ready: readonly(ready),
 		currentList: readonly(currentList),
-		background: readonly(background),
-		blurHash: readonly(blurHash),
 		hasTasks: readonly(hasTasks),
 		keyboardShortcutsActive: readonly(keyboardShortcutsActive),
 		quickActionsActive: readonly(quickActionsActive),
@@ -150,8 +98,6 @@ export const useBaseStore = defineStore('base', () => {
 		setHasTasks,
 		setKeyboardShortcutsActive,
 		setQuickActionsActive,
-		setBackground,
-		setBlurHash,
 		setLogoVisible,
 
 		handleSetCurrentList,
diff --git a/src/stores/lists.ts b/src/stores/lists.ts
index c73612871..525611340 100644
--- a/src/stores/lists.ts
+++ b/src/stores/lists.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import {useNamespaceStore} from './namespaces'
 
 import {createNewIndexer} from '@/indexes'
 import {success} from '@/message'
-import { i18n } from '@/i18n'
+import {i18n} from '@/i18n'
 import BackgroundUploadService from '@/services/backgroundUpload'
+import {getBlurHash} from '@/helpers/blurhash'
 
 const {add, remove, search, update} = createNewIndexer('lists', ['title', 'description'])
 
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ export const useListStore = defineStore('list', () => {
 			id: backgroundId,
 			listId,
 		})
-		await baseStore.handleSetCurrentList({list, forceUpdate: true})
+		baseStore.handleSetCurrentList({list})
 		namespaceStore.setListInNamespaceById(list)
 		setList(list)
 		success({message: i18n.global.t('list.background.success')})
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ export const useListStore = defineStore('list', () => {
 	
 		const list = await backgroundUploadService.create(listId, file)
 	
-		await baseStore.handleSetCurrentList({list, forceUpdate: true})
+		baseStore.handleSetCurrentList({list})
 		namespaceStore.setListInNamespaceById(list)
 		setList(list)
 		success({message: i18n.global.t('list.background.success')})
@@ -256,32 +257,37 @@ export const useListStore = defineStore('list', () => {
 			return
 		}
 		const list = await listService.removeBackground(listWithBackground)
-		await baseStore.handleSetCurrentList({list, forceUpdate: true})
+		baseStore.handleSetCurrentList({list})
 		namespaceStore.setListInNamespaceById(list)
 		setList(list)
 		success({message: i18n.global.t('list.background.removeSuccess')})
 		router.back()
 	}
 
-
-	async function loadListBackground(list: IList) {
-		const result = {
-			blurHash: '',
-			background: '',
+	async function loadListBackground(
+		list: IList,
+		blurhashSetter: (blurhash: string) => void,
+		backgroundSetter: (background: string) => void,
+	) {
+		if (
+			list === null ||
+			!list.backgroundInformation
+		) {
+			blurhashSetter('')
+			backgroundSetter('')
+			return
 		}
-	
+
 		try {
 			const listService = new ListService()
-			const blurHashPromise = listService.getBlurHash(list.backgroundBlurHash).then(blurHash => {
-				if (blurHash) {
-					result.blurHash = blurHash
-				}
+			const blurHashPromise = getBlurHash(list.backgroundBlurHash).then(blurHash => {
+				blurhashSetter(blurHash || '')
 			})
 			const backgroundPromise = listService.loadBackground(list).then(background => {
 				if (background === undefined) {
 					throw new Error()
 				}
-				result.background = background
+				backgroundSetter(background)
 			})
 	
 			await Promise.all([
@@ -291,8 +297,6 @@ export const useListStore = defineStore('list', () => {
 		} catch (e) {
 			console.error('Error getting background image for list', list.id, e)
 		}
-	
-		return result
 	} 
 
 	return {
@@ -405,7 +409,7 @@ export function useList(listId?: MaybeRef<IList['id']>) {
 	async function saveList() {
 		await listStore.updateList(list.value)
 		success({message: t('list.edit.success')})
-		await baseStore.handleSetCurrentList({list: list.value})
+		baseStore.handleSetCurrentList({list: list.value})
 		router.back()
 	}
 
@@ -421,7 +425,7 @@ export function useList(listId?: MaybeRef<IList['id']>) {
 
 	async function removeListBackground() {
 		list.value = await listService.removeBackground(list.value)
-		await useBaseStore().handleSetCurrentList({list: list.value, forceUpdate: true})
+		useBaseStore().handleSetCurrentList({list: list.value})
 		namespaceStore.setListInNamespaceById(list.value)
 		listStore.setList(list.value)
 		success({message: t('list.background.removeSuccess')})
@@ -440,33 +444,50 @@ export function useList(listId?: MaybeRef<IList['id']>) {
 	}
 }
 
-export function useListBackground(listId?: MaybeRef<IList['id']>) {
-	const {
-		isLoading,
-		list,
-		currentListId,
-	} = useListBase(listId)
-
-	const blurHash = ref<string>()
-	const background = ref<string>()
-
+export function useListBackground(list: MaybeRef<IList>) {
 	const listStore = useListStore()
+	
+	const listVal = computed(() => unref(list))
+	const backgroundUrl = ref<string | null>(null)
+	const backgroundLoading = ref(false)
+	const blurHashUrl = ref('')
 
 	watch(
-		currentListId,
-		async (id) => {
-			if (id === undefined || isLoading) {
+		() => [listVal.value.id, listVal.value.backgroundBlurHash] as [IList['id'], IList['backgroundBlurHash']],
+		async ([listId, blurHash], oldValue) => {
+			if (backgroundLoading.value) {
 				return
 			}
-			const result = await listStore.loadListBackground(list.value)
-			blurHash.value = result.blurHash
-			background.value = result.background
+
+			const [oldListId, oldBlurHash] = oldValue || []
+			if (
+				oldValue !== undefined && 
+				listId === oldListId && blurHash === oldBlurHash
+			) {
+				// list hasn't changed
+				return
+			}
+
+			backgroundLoading.value = true
+
+			await listStore.loadListBackground(
+				listVal.value,
+				(value) => {
+					blurHashUrl.value = value
+				},
+				(value) => {
+					backgroundUrl.value = value
+				},
+			)
+
+			backgroundLoading.value = false
 		},
-		{immediate: true},
+		{ immediate: true },
 	)
 
 	return {
-		blurHash,
-		background,
+		backgroundUrl,
+		blurHashUrl,
+		backgroundLoading,
 	}
 }
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