diff --git a/Adafruit_Video_Looper/video_looper.py b/Adafruit_Video_Looper/video_looper.py
index 2fe07ce..3d6d3a4 100644
--- a/Adafruit_Video_Looper/video_looper.py
+++ b/Adafruit_Video_Looper/video_looper.py
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ class VideoLooper:
         pygame.display.init()
         pygame.font.init()
         pygame.mouse.set_visible(False)
-        size = (pygame.display.Info().current_w, pygame.display.Info().current_h)
+        size = self._size = (pygame.display.Info().current_w, pygame.display.Info().current_h)
         self._screen = pygame.display.set_mode(size, pygame.FULLSCREEN)
+        self._bgimage = self._load_bgimage()
         self._blank_screen()
         # Set other static internal state.
         self._extensions = self._player.supported_extensions()
@@ -98,6 +99,18 @@ class VideoLooper:
         return importlib.import_module('.' + module, 'Adafruit_Video_Looper') \
             .create_file_reader(self._config)
 
+    def _load_bgimage(self):
+        """Load the configured background image and return an instance of it."""
+        image = None
+        if self._config.has_option('video_looper', 'bgimage'):
+            imagepath = self._config.get('video_looper', 'bgimage')
+            if imagepath != "" and os.path.isfile(imagepath):
+                self._print('Using ' + str(imagepath) + ' as a background')
+                image = pygame.image.load(imagepath)
+                image = pygame.transform.scale(image, self._size)
+        return image
+        
+
     def _is_number(iself, s):
         try:
             float(s) 
@@ -138,6 +151,9 @@ class VideoLooper:
     def _blank_screen(self):
         """Render a blank screen filled with the background color."""
         self._screen.fill(self._bgcolor)
+        if self._bgimage is not None:
+            rect = self._bgimage.get_rect()
+            self._screen.blit(self._bgimage, rect)
         pygame.display.update()
 
     def _render_text(self, message, font=None):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e7f64b1..daf4270 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(name              = 'Adafruit_Video_Looper',
-      version           = '1.0.0',
+      version           = '1.0.1',
       author            = 'Tony DiCola',
       author_email      = 'tdicola@adafruit.com',
       description       = 'Application to turn your Raspberry Pi into a dedicated looping video playback device, good for art installations, information displays, or just playing cat videos all day.',
diff --git a/video_looper.ini b/video_looper.ini
index fd87a21..afa510f 100644
--- a/video_looper.ini
+++ b/video_looper.ini
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ is_random = false
 keyboard_control = false
 #keyboard_control = true
 
+# Set the background to a custom image
+# This image is displayed between movies
+# Can potentially look broken if video resolution is smaller than display resolution
+# bgimage = /home/pi/static/bg.png
+bgimage = 
+
 # Change the color of the background that is displayed behind movies (only works
 # with omxplayer).  Provide 3 numeric values from 0 to 255 separated by a commma
 # for the red, green, and blue color value.  Default is 0, 0, 0 or black.