diff --git a/Game/data/sprites/sample_alt_gfx.sprite b/Game/data/sprites/sample_alt_gfx.sprite
index 23eb1ad..4d9aaef 100644
--- a/Game/data/sprites/sample_alt_gfx.sprite
+++ b/Game/data/sprites/sample_alt_gfx.sprite
@@ -10,5 +10,14 @@
 	"number_of_frames" : 1,
 	"frame_time" : 1
 }
+,"background_sample" :  {
+        "texture" : "alt_gfx/background",
+        "topx" : 0,
+        "topy" : 0,
+        "height" : 150,
+        "width" : 150,
+        "number_of_frames" : 1,
+        "frame_time" : 1
+}
 
 }
diff --git a/Game/data/textures/alt_gfx/background.png b/Game/data/textures/alt_gfx/background.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4040de3
Binary files /dev/null and b/Game/data/textures/alt_gfx/background.png differ
diff --git a/source/code/main.cpp b/source/code/main.cpp
index 2cbd294..8ec9eb0 100644
--- a/source/code/main.cpp
+++ b/source/code/main.cpp
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ static int InitImages(sago::SagoSpriteHolder& holder) {
 	bricks[5] = holder.GetSprite("block_yellow");
 	bricks[6] = holder.GetSprite("block_grey");
 	bomb = holder.GetSprite("block_bomb");
-	backgroundImage = holder.GetSprite("background");
-	backgroundSixteenNineImage = holder.GetSprite("background_sixteen_nine");
+	//backgroundImage = holder.GetSprite("background");
+	//backgroundSixteenNineImage = holder.GetSprite("background_sixteen_nine");
 	globalData.bHighScore = holder.GetSprite("b_highscore");
 	globalData.bBack = holder.GetSprite("b_blank");
 	bForward = holder.GetSprite("b_forward");
@@ -271,12 +271,23 @@ static bool logicalRenderer = false;
 
 void DrawBackground(SDL_Renderer* target) {
 	SDL_RenderClear(target);
-	if ( (double)globalData.xsize/globalData.ysize > 1.5) {
-		backgroundSixteenNineImage.DrawScaled(target, SDL_GetTicks(), 0, 0, globalData.xsize, globalData.ysize);
+	sago::SagoSprite background = globalData.spriteHolder->GetSprite(globalData.theme.background.background_sprite);
+	if ( (double)globalData.xsize/globalData.ysize > 1.5 && globalData.theme.background.background_sprite_16x9.length()) {
+		background = globalData.spriteHolder->GetSprite(globalData.theme.background.background_sprite_16x9);
 	}
-	else {
-		backgroundImage.DrawScaled(target, SDL_GetTicks(), 0, 0, globalData.xsize, globalData.ysize);
+	if (globalData.theme.background.background_scale == ImgScale::Tile) {
+		int nextX = 0;
+		while (nextX < globalData.xsize) {
+			int nextY = 0;
+			while (nextY < globalData.ysize) {
+				background.Draw(target, SDL_GetTicks(), nextX, nextY);
+				nextY += background.GetHeight();
+			}
+			nextX += background.GetWidth();
+		}
+		return;
 	}
+	background.DrawScaled(target, SDL_GetTicks(), 0, 0, globalData.xsize, globalData.ysize);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1182,6 +1193,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 			std::cout << "Renderer: " << info.name << "\n";
 		}
 		globalData.screen = renderer;
+		globalData.theme = getTheme(0);
 		ResetFullscreen();
 		SetSDLIcon(sdlWindow);
 
diff --git a/source/code/themes.cpp b/source/code/themes.cpp
index 999da72..0b50be8 100644
--- a/source/code/themes.cpp
+++ b/source/code/themes.cpp
@@ -25,19 +25,47 @@ Source information and contacts persons can be found at
 #include "themes.hpp"
 
 #include <vector>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
 static std::vector<Theme> themes(1);
+static std::unordered_map<std::string, BackGroundData> background_data;
 static bool initialized = false;
 static size_t current_theme = 0;
 
+static void InitBackGroundData() {
+	BackGroundData standard;
+	standard.background_name = "standard";
+	standard.background_sprite = "background";
+	standard.background_sprite_16x9 = "background_sixteen_nine";
+	standard.background_scale = ImgScale::Stretch;
+	background_data["standard"] = standard;
+	BackGroundData alt_background;
+	alt_background.background_name = "alt_background";
+	alt_background.background_sprite = "background_sample";
+	alt_background.background_sprite_16x9 = "";
+	alt_background.background_scale = ImgScale::Tile;
+	background_data["alt_background"] = alt_background;
+}
+
+static void FillMissingFields(Theme &theme) {
+	if (theme.background.background_name.empty()) {
+		//If the theme does not define a background then use the standard.
+		theme.background = background_data["standard"];
+	}
+}
+
 void InitThemes() {
 	if (initialized) {
 		return;
 	}
+	InitBackGroundData();
 	themes.resize(1);  //Add the default theme
+	FillMissingFields(themes[0]);
 	Theme snow;
 	snow.theme_name = "snow";
 	snow.back_board = "back_board_sample_snow";
+	snow.background = background_data["alt_background"];
+	FillMissingFields(snow);
 	themes.push_back(snow);
 }
 
@@ -47,3 +75,8 @@ Theme getNextTheme() {
 	current_theme = current_theme % themes.size();
 	return themes.at(current_theme);
 }
+
+Theme getTheme(size_t theme_number) {
+	InitThemes();
+	return themes.at(theme_number % themes.size());
+}
diff --git a/source/code/themes.hpp b/source/code/themes.hpp
index 7a5db3c..34fe300 100644
--- a/source/code/themes.hpp
+++ b/source/code/themes.hpp
@@ -25,9 +25,22 @@ Source information and contacts persons can be found at
 
 #include <string>
 
+enum class ImgScale { Stretch,
+	                   Tile,
+	                   Resize,
+	                   Cut };
+
+struct BackGroundData {
+	std::string background_name = "";
+	std::string background_sprite = "";
+	std::string background_sprite_16x9 = "";
+	ImgScale background_scale = ImgScale::Stretch;
+};
+
 struct Theme {
 	std::string theme_name = "standard";
 	std::string back_board = "back_board";  // Can also be "back_board_sample_snow" or "trans_cover"
+	BackGroundData background;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -35,3 +48,10 @@ struct Theme {
  * @return A copy of a theme
  */
 Theme getNextTheme();
+
+/**
+ * @brief getTheme returns a specific theme
+ * @param theme_number
+ * @return
+ */
+Theme getTheme(size_t theme_number);