diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/BackgroundMode.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/BackgroundMode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21554891ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/BackgroundMode.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 BackgroundMode
+    {
+        Default,
+        Seasonal,
+        Beatmap
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 64b1f2d7bc..9b964e8893 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             Set(OsuSetting.UIHoldActivationDelay, 200, 0, 500);
 
             Set(OsuSetting.IntroSequence, IntroSequence.Triangles);
+
+            Set(OsuSetting.BackgroundMode, BackgroundMode.Default);
         }
 
         public OsuConfigManager(Storage storage)
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         UIScale,
         IntroSequence,
         UIHoldActivationDelay,
-        HitLighting
+        HitLighting,
+        BackgroundMode
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Backgrounds/BeatmapBackground.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Backgrounds/BeatmapBackground.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40c6dae43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Backgrounds/BeatmapBackground.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// 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.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds
+{
+    public class BeatmapBackground : Background
+    {
+        public readonly WorkingBeatmap Beatmap;
+
+        private readonly string fallbackTextureName;
+
+        public BeatmapBackground(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, string fallbackTextureName = @"Backgrounds/bg1")
+        {
+            Beatmap = beatmap;
+            this.fallbackTextureName = fallbackTextureName;
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(TextureStore textures)
+        {
+            Sprite.Texture = Beatmap?.Background ?? textures.Get(fallbackTextureName);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/MainMenuSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/MainMenuSettings.cs
index 5ccdc952ba..76a6aafe45 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/MainMenuSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/MainMenuSettings.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Audio
                     Bindable = config.GetBindable<IntroSequence>(OsuSetting.IntroSequence),
                     Items = Enum.GetValues(typeof(IntroSequence)).Cast<IntroSequence>()
                 },
+                new SettingsDropdown<BackgroundMode>
+                {
+                    LabelText = "Background",
+                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<BackgroundMode>(OsuSetting.BackgroundMode),
+                    Items = Enum.GetValues(typeof(BackgroundMode)).Cast<BackgroundMode>()
+                }
             };
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
index 2730b0b90d..3de0ab191c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Threading;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
@@ -107,22 +106,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
             return base.Equals(other) && beatmap == otherBeatmapBackground.Beatmap;
         }
 
-        protected class BeatmapBackground : Background
-        {
-            public readonly WorkingBeatmap Beatmap;
-
-            public BeatmapBackground(WorkingBeatmap beatmap)
-            {
-                Beatmap = beatmap;
-            }
-
-            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-            private void load(TextureStore textures)
-            {
-                Sprite.Texture = Beatmap?.Background ?? textures.Get(@"Backgrounds/bg1");
-            }
-        }
-
         public class DimmableBackground : UserDimContainer
         {
             /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs
index 2d7fe6a6a3..a8ba17ef49 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
 
         private Bindable<User> user;
         private Bindable<Skin> skin;
+        private Bindable<BackgroundMode> mode;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private IBindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap { get; set; }
 
         public BackgroundScreenDefault(bool animateOnEnter = true)
             : base(animateOnEnter)
@@ -31,13 +37,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(IAPIProvider api, SkinManager skinManager)
+        private void load(IAPIProvider api, SkinManager skinManager, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
             user = api.LocalUser.GetBoundCopy();
             skin = skinManager.CurrentSkin.GetBoundCopy();
+            mode = config.GetBindable<BackgroundMode>(OsuSetting.BackgroundMode);
 
             user.ValueChanged += _ => Next();
             skin.ValueChanged += _ => Next();
+            mode.ValueChanged += _ => Next();
 
             currentDisplay = RNG.Next(0, background_count);
 
@@ -66,9 +74,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
             Background newBackground;
 
             if (user.Value?.IsSupporter ?? false)
-                newBackground = new SkinnedBackground(skin.Value, backgroundName);
+            {
+                switch (mode.Value)
+                {
+                    case BackgroundMode.Beatmap:
+                        newBackground = new BeatmapBackground(beatmap.Value, backgroundName);
+                        break;
+
+                    default:
+                        newBackground = new SkinnedBackground(skin.Value, backgroundName);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
             else
-                newBackground = new Background(backgroundName);
+            {
+                switch (mode.Value)
+                {
+                    case BackgroundMode.Seasonal:
+                    default:
+                        newBackground = new Background(backgroundName);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
 
             newBackground.Depth = currentDisplay;