diff --git a/MiddlePanel.qml b/MiddlePanel.qml
index 0f816704..65982b79 100644
--- a/MiddlePanel.qml
+++ b/MiddlePanel.qml
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ Rectangle {
     signal getProofClicked(string txid, string address, string message);
     signal checkProofClicked(string txid, string address, string message, string signature);
 
-    color: "black"
+    Image {
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+        source: "../images/middlePanelBg.jpg"
+    }
 
     onCurrentViewChanged: {
         if (previousView) {
diff --git a/images/middlePanelBg.jpg b/images/middlePanelBg.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b169616a
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/middlePanelBg.jpg differ
diff --git a/qml.qrc b/qml.qrc
index 84c2f6c3..d17b7dd6 100644
--- a/qml.qrc
+++ b/qml.qrc
@@ -189,5 +189,6 @@
         <file>images/leftPanelBg.jpg</file>
         <file>images/moneroIcon-28x28.png</file>
         <file>images/lightning-white.png</file>
+        <file>images/middlePanelBg.jpg</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>