diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 7d601c0cb9..9f7280eef4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             Set(OsuSetting.IntroSequence, IntroSequence.Triangles);
 
             Set(OsuSetting.MenuBackgroundSource, BackgroundSource.Skin);
+            Set(OsuSetting.SeasonalBackgrounds, SeasonalBackgrounds.Sometimes);
         }
 
         public OsuConfigManager(Storage storage)
@@ -239,5 +240,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         HitLighting,
         MenuBackgroundSource,
         GameplayDisableWinKey,
+        SeasonalBackgrounds
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/SeasonalBackgrounds.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/SeasonalBackgrounds.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7708ae584f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/SeasonalBackgrounds.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+namespace osu.Game.Configuration
+{
+    public enum SeasonalBackgrounds
+    {
+        Always,
+        Sometimes,
+        Never
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/MainMenuSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/MainMenuSettings.cs
index d5de32ed05..ee57c0cfa6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/MainMenuSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/MainMenuSettings.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Audio
                     LabelText = "Background source",
                     Current = config.GetBindable<BackgroundSource>(OsuSetting.MenuBackgroundSource),
                     Items = Enum.GetValues(typeof(BackgroundSource)).Cast<BackgroundSource>()
+                },
+                new SettingsDropdown<SeasonalBackgrounds>
+                {
+                    LabelText = "Seasonal backgrounds",
+                    Current = config.GetBindable<SeasonalBackgrounds>(OsuSetting.SeasonalBackgrounds),
+                    Items = Enum.GetValues(typeof(SeasonalBackgrounds)).Cast<SeasonalBackgrounds>()
                 }
             };
         }