diff --git a/ahrc-laptop/background.png b/ahrc-laptop/background.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51a6097
Binary files /dev/null and b/ahrc-laptop/background.png differ
diff --git a/ahrc-laptop/home.nix b/ahrc-laptop/home.nix
index f69f5e0..4f0cb17 100644
--- a/ahrc-laptop/home.nix
+++ b/ahrc-laptop/home.nix
@@ -37,10 +37,24 @@
       "Mod+Shift+quotedbl".action = move-column-to-workspace 3;
       "Mod+Shift+apostrophe".action = move-column-to-workspace 4;
     };
+    spawn-at-startup = [{
+      command = [
+        "swaybg"
+        "-i"
+        "/home/ahurac/.local/share/backgrounds/default.png"
+        "-m"
+        "fill"
+      ];
+    }];
   };
 
   programs.eww = {
     enable = true;
     configDir = ./eww;
   };
+
+  home.file.".local/share/backgrounds/default.png" = {
+    enable = true;
+    source = ./background.png;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/common/home.nix b/common/home.nix
index 5167758..253d705 100644
--- a/common/home.nix
+++ b/common/home.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   home.stateVersion = "24.05";
 
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    swaybg
     catimg
     virt-manager
     unzip