diff --git a/agents/meshcore.js b/agents/meshcore.js
index 7d3eea05..4f27cdcd 100644
--- a/agents/meshcore.js
+++ b/agents/meshcore.js
@@ -1356,11 +1356,13 @@ function handleServerCommand(data) {
                                     child.stdout.str = ''; child.stdout.on('data', function (c) { this.str += c.toString(); });
                                     child.stderr.on('data', function () { });
                                     child.waitExit();
+                                    mesh.SendCommand({ action: 'msg', type: 'deskBackground', sessionid: data.sessionid, data: (current != '' ? "" : require('MeshAgent')._wallpaper), });
                                 } else {
                                     var id = require('user-sessions').consoleUid();
                                     var current = require('linux-gnome-helpers').getDesktopWallpaper(id);
                                     if (current != '/dev/null') { require('MeshAgent')._wallpaper = current; }
                                     require('linux-gnome-helpers').setDesktopWallpaper(id, current != '/dev/null' ? undefined : require('MeshAgent')._wallpaper);
+                                    mesh.SendCommand({ action: 'msg', type: 'deskBackground', sessionid: data.sessionid, data: (current != '/dev/null' ? "" : require('MeshAgent')._wallpaper), });
                                 }
                             } catch (ex) {
                                 sendConsoleText(ex);
diff --git a/public/images/icon-background-red.png b/public/images/icon-background-red.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18337406
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/icon-background-red.png differ
diff --git a/views/default.handlebars b/views/default.handlebars
index 5bb9ae2c..8551e7f0 100644
--- a/views/default.handlebars
+++ b/views/default.handlebars
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@
                             <span id=DeskNotifyButton title="Display a notification on the remote computer"><img class="desktopButtons" src='images/icon-notify.png' onclick=deviceToastFunction() height=16 width=16 style=padding-top:2px /></span>
                             <span id=DeskLockButton title="Lock the remote computer"><img src='images/icon-lock.png' class="desktopButtons" onclick=deviceLockFunction() height=16 width=16 /></span>
                             <span id=DeskOpenWebButton title="Open a web address on the remote computer"><img class="desktopButtons" src='images/icon-url2.png' onclick=deviceUrlFunction() height=16 width=16 /></span>
-                            <span id=DeskBackgroundButton title="Toggle remote desktop background"><img class="desktopButtons" src='images/icon-background.png' onclick=deviceToggleBackground(event) height=16 width=16 /></span>
+                            <span id=DeskBackgroundButton title="Toggle remote desktop background"><img class="desktopButtons" id=DeskBackgroundButtonImage src='images/icon-background.png' onclick=deviceToggleBackground(event) height=16 width=16 /></span>
                             <span id=DeskSaveImageButton title="Save a screenshot of the remote desktop"><img class="desktopButtons" src='images/icon-camera.png' onclick=deskSaveImage() height=16 width=16 /></span>
                             <span id=DeskRecordButton cmenu=deskPlayerContextMenu title="Record remote desktop session to file" style="display:none"><img class="desktopButtons" id=DeskRecordButtonImage src='images/icon-film.png' onclick=deskRecordSession() height=16 width=16 /></span>
                             <span id=DeskClipboardInButton title="Download remote clipboard to local clipboard" style="display:none"><img class="desktopButtons" id=DeskClipboardInButtonImage src='images/icon-clipboard-in.png' onclick=deskClipboardInFunction() height=16 width=16 /></span>
@@ -2660,6 +2660,12 @@
                                     x += '</div>';
                                     QH('id_dialogOptions', x);
                                 }
+                            } else if (message.type === 'deskBackground') {
+                                if(message.data != "") {
+                                    Q('DeskBackgroundButtonImage').src = 'images/icon-background.png';
+                                }else{
+                                    Q('DeskBackgroundButtonImage').src = 'images/icon-background-red.png';
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     } else {