diff --git a/pywmtemp.py b/pywmtemp.py
index 7958d22..4482399 100755
--- a/pywmtemp.py
+++ b/pywmtemp.py
@@ -18,6 +18,84 @@ import yaml
 XDG_CONF_DIR = os.getenv('XDG_CONFIG_HOME', os.path.expanduser('~/.config'))
 # expected bitmap contained font should be found in the same location as main
 # program
+BACKGROUND = '''\
+/* XPM */
+static char *mask3[] = {
+/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
+"66 64 6 1 ",
+"  c None",
+". c black",
+"X c #202020",
+"o c #004941",
+"O c #007D71",
+"+ c gray78",
+/* pixels */
+"                                                                  ",
+"                                                                  ",
+"  ............................................................    ",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+    ",
+"  .XXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXX+    ",
+"  .XoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXXXXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoX+    ",
+"  .XoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXXXXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoX+    ",
+"  .XXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXX+    ",
+"  .XoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXXXXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoX+    ",
+"  .XoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXXXXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoX+    ",
+"  .XXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXX+    ",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+    ",
+"  .XXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXX+    ",
+"  .XoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXXXXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoX+    ",
+"  .XoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXXXXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoX+    ",
+"  .XXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXX+    ",
+"  .XoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXXXXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoX+    ",
+"  .XoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXXXXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoXoXXXoX+    ",
+"  .XXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXXXoooXX+    ",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+    ",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+    ",
+"  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++    ",
+"                                                                  ",
+"                                                                  ",
+"  ............................................................    ",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+  XO",
+"  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++    ",
+"                                                                  ",
+"                                                                  "
+};
+'''
 FONT = '''\
 /* XPM */
 static char *_x8_lcd_alt[] = {
@@ -99,6 +177,7 @@ class SensorDockApp(wmdocklib.DockApp):
     def __init__(self, args=None):
         super().__init__(args)
         self.font = FONT
+        self.background = BACKGROUND
         self.max_chars_in_line = None
         self.conf = {}
         self.critical = 0