diff --git a/engines/ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.cpp b/engines/ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.cpp
index 5f8a89b83a9..6deb49b1045 100644
--- a/engines/ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/engines/ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ void Bitmap::load(const Common::String &filename) {
 	}
 }
 
+void Bitmap::flipHorizontally() {
+	Graphics::Surface s = getSubArea(Common::Rect(0, 0, this->w, this->h));
+	
+	for (int y = 0; y < h; ++y) {
+		byte *lineStart = (byte *)s.getBasePtr(0, y);
+		byte *lineEnd = (byte *)s.getBasePtr(this->w - 1, y);
+
+		for (int x = 0; x < (this->w - 1) / 2; ++x, ++lineStart, --lineEnd)
+			SWAP(*lineStart, *lineEnd);
+	}
+}
+
 } // End of namespace Gfx
 } // End of namespace Shared
 } // End of namespace Ultima
diff --git a/engines/ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.h b/engines/ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.h
index 1187fd1afca..af3563f6c02 100644
--- a/engines/ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.h
+++ b/engines/ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.h
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public:
 	 * Loads an Ultima 6 bitmap
 	 */
 	void load(const Common::String &filename);
+
+	/**
+	 * Flips a bitmap horizontally
+	 */
+	void flipHorizontally();
 };
 
 } // End of namespace Gfx
diff --git a/engines/ultima/ultima1/u6gfx/game_view.cpp b/engines/ultima/ultima1/u6gfx/game_view.cpp
index e5895d3b691..294d6d0405a 100644
--- a/engines/ultima/ultima1/u6gfx/game_view.cpp
+++ b/engines/ultima/ultima1/u6gfx/game_view.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "ultima/ultima1/u6gfx/game_view.h"
-#include "ultima/shared/core/map.h"
-#include "ultima/shared/gfx/info.h"
 #include "ultima/ultima1/game.h"
 #include "ultima/ultima1/gfx/drawing_support.h"
 #include "ultima/ultima1/gfx/status.h"
@@ -32,6 +30,9 @@
 #include "ultima/ultima1/actions/climb.h"
 #include "ultima/ultima1/actions/enter.h"
 #include "ultima/ultima1/core/resources.h"
+#include "ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.h"
+#include "ultima/shared/core/map.h"
+#include "ultima/shared/gfx/info.h"
 #include "ultima/shared/engine/messages.h"
 
 namespace Ultima {
@@ -44,10 +45,10 @@ END_MESSAGE_MAP()
 
 GameView::GameView(TreeItem *parent) : Shared::Gfx::VisualContainer("GameView", Rect(0, 0, 320, 200), parent) {
 	_info = nullptr;
-	_background.load("paper.bmp");
 	_actions[0] = new Actions::Move(this);
 	_actions[1] = new Actions::Climb(this);
 	_actions[2] = new Actions::Enter(this);
+	loadBackground();
 }
 
 GameView::~GameView() {
@@ -56,6 +57,32 @@ GameView::~GameView() {
 		delete _actions[idx];
 }
 
+void GameView::loadBackground() {
+	// Load in the Ultima 6 background
+	Shared::Gfx::Bitmap pic;
+	pic.load("paper.bmp");
+	_background.copyFrom(pic);
+
+	// The scroll area in Ultima 6 is too big for the Ultima 1 status area, so we first have to remove it
+	// Erase bottom edge of scroll
+	_background.blitFrom(_background, Common::Rect(8, 190, 160, 200), Common::Point(168, 190));
+
+	// Erase right edge of scroll
+	pic.create(8, 86);
+	pic.blitFrom(_background, Common::Rect(312, 16, 320, 102), Common::Point(0, 0));
+	_background.blitFrom(pic, Common::Point(312, 105));
+
+	// Erase bottom right-corner of scroll
+	pic.create(8, 12);
+	pic.blitFrom(_background, Common::Rect(0, 188, 8, 200), Common::Point(0, 0));
+	pic.flipHorizontally();
+	_background.blitFrom(pic, Common::Point(312, 188));
+
+	// Clear off the rest of the scroll
+	byte bgColor = *(const byte *)_background.getBasePtr(8, 8);
+	_background.fillRect(Common::Rect(8, 8, 312, 192), bgColor);
+}
+
 void GameView::draw() {
 	Shared::Gfx::VisualSurface s = getSurface();
 	s.blitFrom(_background);
diff --git a/engines/ultima/ultima1/u6gfx/game_view.h b/engines/ultima/ultima1/u6gfx/game_view.h
index f5a44e26991..d5d65d31825 100644
--- a/engines/ultima/ultima1/u6gfx/game_view.h
+++ b/engines/ultima/ultima1/u6gfx/game_view.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #define ULTIMA_ULTIMA1_U6GFX_GAME_VIEW_H
 
 #include "ultima/shared/gfx/visual_container.h"
-#include "ultima/shared/gfx/bitmap.h"
 
 namespace Ultima {
 
@@ -53,7 +52,13 @@ private:
 	Shared::Info *_info;
 	Shared::ViewportDungeon *_viewportDungeon;
 	Actions::Action *_actions[3];
-	Shared::Gfx::Bitmap _background;
+	Graphics::ManagedSurface _background;
+private:
+	/**
+	 * Sets up the background for the screen by adapting the Ultima 6 game background to fit the
+	 * asthetics needed for Ultima 1
+	 */
+	void loadBackground();
 public:
 	CLASSDEF;
 	GameView(TreeItem *parent = nullptr);