diff --git a/packages/other/wayland/conf.d/wayland b/packages/other/wayland/conf.d/wayland
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdea77bf79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/other/wayland/conf.d/wayland
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+################################################################################
+# Wayland environment variables.
+#
+# This file contains non-OpenELEC evironment variables as well as OpenELEC
+# evironment variables that are not user defined.
+################################################################################
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Wayland background image
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+OE_WAYLAND_BACKGROUND=/usr/share/wayland/background.png
diff --git a/packages/other/wayland/install b/packages/other/wayland/install
index b2497c2a3a..ad573f8a26 100755
--- a/packages/other/wayland/install
+++ b/packages/other/wayland/install
@@ -20,5 +20,11 @@ cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/screenshot $INSTALL/usr/bin
 cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/terminal $INSTALL/usr/bin
 cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/wayland-system-compositor $INSTALL/usr/bin
 
+if [ -f $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/background/background.png ]; then
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/wayland/
+  cp -PR $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/background/background.png \
+    $INSTALL/usr/share/wayland/
+fi
+
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
 cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/70-wayland.rules $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
diff --git a/projects/wayland/background/background.png b/projects/wayland/background/background.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a826d30b2
Binary files /dev/null and b/projects/wayland/background/background.png differ