diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp
index 1fdae2ce..4b02b2e1 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,37 @@ void GridComicsView::setModel(ComicModel *model)
         ctxt->setContextProperty("dragManager", this);
         ctxt->setContextProperty("dropManager", this);
 
+
+        //backgroun image configuration
+        bool useBackgroundImage = settings->value(USE_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW, true).toBool();
+
+        if(useBackgroundImage)
+        {
+            float opacity = settings->value(OPACITY_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW, 0.2).toFloat();
+            float blurRadius = settings->value(BLUR_RADIUS_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW, 75).toFloat();
+
+            ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundImage", this->model->data(this->model->index(0, 0), ComicModel::CoverPathRole));
+            ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundBlurOpacity", opacity);
+            ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundBlurRadius", blurRadius);
+            ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundBlurVisible", true);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundImage", QVariant());
+            ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundBlurOpacity", 0);
+            ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundBlurRadius", 0);
+            ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundBlurVisible", false);
+        }
+
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    ctxt->setContextProperty("cellColor", useBackgroundImage?"#99FFFFFF":"#FFFFFF");
+    ctxt->setContextProperty("selectedColor", "#FFFFFF");
+#else
+    ctxt->setContextProperty("cellColor", useBackgroundImage?"#99212121":"#212121");
+    ctxt->setContextProperty("selectedColor", "#121212");
+#endif
+
         if(model->rowCount()>0)
             setCurrentIndex(model->index(0,0));
     }
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView.qml b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView.qml
index 49d41405..7c877b89 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView.qml
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView.qml
@@ -2,9 +2,33 @@ import QtQuick 2.3
 
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.2
 import comicModel 1.0
+import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
 
 Rectangle {
     id: main
+    clip: true
+
+    Image {
+        id: backgroundImg
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        source: backgroundImage
+        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+        smooth: true
+        mipmap: true
+        asynchronous : true
+        cache: false //TODO clear cache only when it is needed
+        opacity: 0
+        visible: false
+    }
+
+    FastBlur {
+        anchors.fill: backgroundImg
+        source: backgroundImg
+        radius: backgroundBlurRadius
+        opacity: backgroundBlurOpacity
+        visible: backgroundBlurVisible
+    }
+
     color: backgroundColor
     width: parent.width
     height: parent.height
@@ -25,7 +49,7 @@ Rectangle {
             id: cell
             width: grid.cellWidth
             height: grid.cellHeight
-            color: backgroundColor
+            color: "#00000000"
 
 
             Rectangle {
@@ -54,7 +78,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 color: ((dummyValue || !dummyValue) && comicsSelectionHelper.isSelectedIndex(index))?selectedColor:cellColor;
                 border.color: ((dummyValue || !dummyValue) && comicsSelectionHelper.isSelectedIndex(index))?selectedBorderColor:borderColor;
                 border.width: (Qt.platform.os === "osx")?1:0;
-
                 anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 
                 MouseArea  {
@@ -367,7 +390,7 @@ Rectangle {
             footer: Rectangle { //fix for the scroll issue, TODO find what causes the issue (some times the bottoms cells are hidden for the toolbar, no full scroll)
                 height : 25
                 width : parent.width
-                color : backgroundColor
+                color : "#00000000"
             }
 
             move: Transition {
diff --git a/common/yacreader_global.h b/common/yacreader_global.h
index 8b97656a..caf4086a 100644
--- a/common/yacreader_global.h
+++ b/common/yacreader_global.h
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 #define SIDEBAR_SPLITTER_STATUS "SIDEBAR_SPLITTER_STATUS"
 #define COMICS_GRID_COVER_SIZES "COMICS_GRID_COVER_SIZES"
 
+#define USE_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW "USE_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW"
+#define OPACITY_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW "OPACITY_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW"
+#define BLUR_RADIUS_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW "BLUR_RADIUS_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW"
+
 #define NUM_DAYS_BETWEEN_VERSION_CHECKS "NUM_DAYS_BETWEEN_VERSION_CHECKS"
 #define LAST_VERSION_CHECK "LAST_VERSION_CHECK"