diff --git a/UI/MainScreen.cpp b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
index 6ff03dd5e..a8fbe806e 100644
--- a/UI/MainScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
@@ -985,8 +985,6 @@ UI::EventReturn MainScreen::OnLoadFile(UI::EventParams &e) {
 	return UI::EVENT_DONE;
 }
 
-extern void DrawBackground(UIContext &dc, float alpha);
-
 void MainScreen::DrawBackground(UIContext &dc) {
 	UIScreenWithBackground::DrawBackground(dc);
 	if (highlightedGamePath_.empty() && prevHighlightedGamePath_.empty()) {
diff --git a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
index 4d49057e7..d7b31db86 100644
--- a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
+++ b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,23 @@ static const uint32_t colors[4] = {
 	0xC0FFFFFF,
 };
 
-void DrawBackground(UIContext &dc, float alpha = 1.0f) {
+static ManagedTexture *bgTexture = nullptr;
+
+void UIBackgroundInit(UIContext &dc) {
+	const std::string bgPng = GetSysDirectory(DIRECTORY_SYSTEM) + "background.png";
+	const std::string bgJpg = GetSysDirectory(DIRECTORY_SYSTEM) + "background.jpg";
+	if (File::Exists(bgPng) || File::Exists(bgJpg)) {
+		const std::string &bgFile = File::Exists(bgPng) ? bgPng : bgJpg;
+		bgTexture = CreateTextureFromFile(dc.GetDrawContext(), bgFile.c_str(), DETECT, true);
+	}
+}
+
+void UIBackgroundShutdown() {
+	delete bgTexture;
+	bgTexture = nullptr;
+}
+
+void DrawBackground(UIContext &dc, float alpha) {
 	static float xbase[100] = {0};
 	static float ybase[100] = {0};
 	float xres = dc.GetBounds().w;
@@ -87,10 +103,20 @@ void DrawBackground(UIContext &dc, float alpha = 1.0f) {
 		last_yres = yres;
 	}
 	
-	int img = I_BG;
-
 	uint32_t bgColor = whiteAlpha(alpha);
-	ui_draw2d.DrawImageStretch(img, dc.GetBounds(), bgColor);
+
+	if (bgTexture != nullptr) {
+		dc.Flush();
+		dc.GetDrawContext()->BindTexture(0, bgTexture->GetTexture());
+		dc.Draw()->DrawTexRect(dc.GetBounds(), 0, 0, 1, 1, bgColor);
+
+		dc.Flush();
+		dc.RebindTexture();
+	} else {
+		ImageID img = I_BG;
+		ui_draw2d.DrawImageStretch(img, dc.GetBounds(), bgColor);
+	}
+
 	float t = time_now();
 	for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
 		float x = xbase[i] + dc.GetBounds().x;
@@ -216,7 +242,7 @@ UI::EventReturn UIDialogScreenWithBackground::OnLanguageChange(UI::EventParams &
 }
 
 void UIDialogScreenWithBackground::DrawBackground(UIContext &dc) {
-	::DrawBackground(dc);
+	::DrawBackground(dc, 1.0f);
 	dc.Flush();
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/MiscScreens.h b/UI/MiscScreens.h
index f1508cdf0..d189121d7 100644
--- a/UI/MiscScreens.h
+++ b/UI/MiscScreens.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 struct ShaderInfo;
 
 extern std::string boot_filename;
+void UIBackgroundInit(UIContext &dc);
+void UIBackgroundShutdown();
 
 inline void NoOpVoidBool(bool) {}
 
@@ -147,7 +149,3 @@ private:
 
 	int frames_;
 };
-
-
-// Utility functions that create various popup screens
-ListPopupScreen *CreateLanguageScreen();
diff --git a/UI/NativeApp.cpp b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
index 3f8059380..be721b9e3 100644
--- a/UI/NativeApp.cpp
+++ b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
@@ -633,6 +633,8 @@ void NativeInitGraphics(GraphicsContext *graphicsContext) {
 	screenManager->setUIContext(uiContext);
 	screenManager->setDrawContext(g_draw);
 
+	UIBackgroundInit(*uiContext);
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	winAudioBackend = CreateAudioBackend((AudioBackendType)g_Config.iAudioBackend);
 #if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(UWP)
@@ -651,17 +653,19 @@ void NativeShutdownGraphics() {
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	delete winAudioBackend;
-	winAudioBackend = NULL;
+	winAudioBackend = nullptr;
 #endif
 
 	delete g_gameInfoCache;
 	g_gameInfoCache = nullptr;
 
+	UIBackgroundShutdown();
+
 	delete uiTexture;
 	uiTexture = nullptr;
 
 	delete uiContext;
-	uiContext = NULL;
+	uiContext = nullptr;
 
 	ui_draw2d.Shutdown();
 	ui_draw2d_front.Shutdown();
diff --git a/ext/native/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.h b/ext/native/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.h
index 9232bf15e..ba0efc548 100644
--- a/ext/native/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.h
+++ b/ext/native/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
 	void MeasureImage(ImageID atlas_image, float *w, float *h);
 	void DrawImage(ImageID atlas_image, float x, float y, float scale, Color color = COLOR(0xFFFFFF), int align = ALIGN_TOPLEFT);
 	void DrawImageStretch(ImageID atlas_image, float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2, Color color = COLOR(0xFFFFFF));
-	void DrawImageStretch(int atlas_image, const Bounds &bounds, Color color = COLOR(0xFFFFFF)) {
+	void DrawImageStretch(ImageID atlas_image, const Bounds &bounds, Color color = COLOR(0xFFFFFF)) {
 		DrawImageStretch(atlas_image, bounds.x, bounds.y, bounds.x2(), bounds.y2(), color);
 	}
 	void DrawImageRotated(ImageID atlas_image, float x, float y, float scale, float angle, Color color = COLOR(0xFFFFFF), bool mirror_h = false);	// Always centers