diff --git a/devShells/default.nix b/devShells/default.nix
index 0798e86..c288f30 100644
--- a/devShells/default.nix
+++ b/devShells/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   muvm,
   sidebus-broker,
   wl-cross-domain-proxy,
+  wl-backdrop,
   pkgs,
 }:
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ mkShell {
       bubblewrap
       sidebus-broker
       wl-cross-domain-proxy
+      wl-backdrop
     ]
     ++ (with pkgs; [
       meson
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 165ec30..234a180 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
         "libkrun-src": "libkrun-src",
         "muvm-src": "muvm-src",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
-        "sidebus": "sidebus"
+        "sidebus": "sidebus",
+        "wl-backdrop": "wl-backdrop"
       }
     },
     "sidebus": {
@@ -103,6 +104,31 @@
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.clan.lol/clan/sidebus"
       }
+    },
+    "wl-backdrop": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": [
+          "flake-parts"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1772781884,
+        "narHash": "sha256-epVLmAHnJi4EoZea5DUmxB3r6SPSMu3Nzki7JzbK0sA=",
+        "ref": "main",
+        "rev": "20e3910ef60aa627933a5d750b60cc3dcd0653cf",
+        "shallow": true,
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "https://git.clan.lol/valpackett/wl-backdrop"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "ref": "main",
+        "shallow": true,
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "https://git.clan.lol/valpackett/wl-backdrop"
+      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index cbc0887..6b9191b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
     sidebus.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     sidebus.inputs.flake-parts.follows = "flake-parts";
 
+    wl-backdrop.url = "git+https://git.clan.lol/valpackett/wl-backdrop?shallow=1&ref=main";
+    wl-backdrop.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    wl-backdrop.inputs.flake-parts.follows = "flake-parts";
+
     # To override with local checkouts during development, use the --override-input CLI flag!
     muvm-src = {
       url = "github:valpackett/muvm/c68742bcedb96deb6f23ed5a83188022d1cdf71d"; # v0.5.0+custom-init+dbus
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@
       nixpkgs,
       flake-parts,
       sidebus,
+      wl-backdrop,
       muvm-src,
       libkrun-src,
       # libkrunfw-src,
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@
               mesa = self'.packages.mesa;
               muvm = self'.packages.muvm;
               wl-cross-domain-proxy = self'.packages.wl-cross-domain-proxy;
+              wl-backdrop = wl-backdrop.packages.${system}.wl-backdrop;
               sidebus-broker = sidebus.packages.${system}.sidebus-broker;
             };
 
@@ -132,6 +138,7 @@
             libkrun = self'.packages.libkrun;
             muvm = self'.packages.muvm;
             wl-cross-domain-proxy = self'.packages.wl-cross-domain-proxy;
+            wl-backdrop = wl-backdrop.packages.${system}.wl-backdrop;
             sidebus-broker = sidebus.packages.${system}.sidebus-broker;
           };
         };
diff --git a/munix b/munix
index 7fbd9b0..619a38f 100755
--- a/munix
+++ b/munix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ SCRIPT_PATH=$(dirname $(realpath -s $0))
 MUVM_PATH=$(dirname $(which muvm))
 PASST_PATH=$(dirname $(which passt))
 WL_PROXY_PATH=$(dirname $(which wl-cross-domain-proxy))
+WL_BACKDROP_PATH=$(dirname $(which wl-backdrop))
 HOST_OPENGL_DRIVER=/run/opengl-driver
 : "${MICROVM_DEFAULT_COMMAND:=bash}"
 : "${MUNIX_SYSTEMD_UNITS:="${SCRIPT_PATH}/systemd"}"
@@ -25,6 +26,22 @@ if [ ! -e "$HOST_OPENGL_DRIVER" ]; then
   HOST_OPENGL_DRIVER="$FALLBACK_OPENGL_DRIVER"
 fi
 
+# A little bit cursed: pre-pass to relaunch with new env var..
+BG_COLOR=
+pargs=()
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --bg-color) BG_COLOR="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --wl-backdrop-bin-dir) WL_BACKDROP_PATH="$2"; shift 2;;
+    *) pargs+=("$1"); shift;;
+  esac
+done
+if [ "$BG_COLOR" = "" ]; then
+  set -- "${pargs[@]}"
+else
+  exec "$WL_BACKDROP_PATH/wl-backdrop" --background "$BG_COLOR" -- "$(readlink -f "$0")" "${pargs[@]}"
+fi
+
 while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
   case "$1" in
     -u|--uid) MICROVM_UID="$2"; shift 2;;
@@ -44,6 +61,7 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
     --muvm-bin-dir) MUVM_PATH="$2"; shift 2;;
     --passt-bin-dir) PASST_PATH="$2"; shift 2;;
     --wl-proxy-bin-dir) WL_PROXY_PATH="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --wl-backdrop-bin-dir) shift 2;;
     --) shift 1; MICROVM_COMMAND+=("$@"); break;;
     -*) echo "munix: unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 1;;
     *)
@@ -76,6 +94,11 @@ if [ "$WL_PROXY_PATH" = "" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ "$WL_BACKDROP_PATH" = "" ]; then
+  echo "munix: wl-backdrop not found, provide a --wl-backdrop-bin-dir or fix \$PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ ! -e "$HOST_OPENGL_DRIVER" ]; then
   echo "munix: host graphics driver not found, provide a --host-opengl-driver" >&2
   exit 1
diff --git a/packages/munix/default.nix b/packages/munix/default.nix
index d7ff431..e0b848e 100644
--- a/packages/munix/default.nix
+++ b/packages/munix/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, writeScriptBin, symlinkJoin, makeWrapper, muvm, passt, bubblewrap, sidebus-broker, wl-cross-domain-proxy, mesa, rustc }:
+{ stdenv, writeScriptBin, symlinkJoin, makeWrapper, muvm, passt, bubblewrap, sidebus-broker, wl-cross-domain-proxy, wl-backdrop, mesa, rustc }:
 
 let
   munixScript = (writeScriptBin "munix" (builtins.readFile ../../munix)).overrideAttrs(old: {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let
   };
 in symlinkJoin {
   name = "munix";
-  paths = [ munixScript microActivate muvm passt bubblewrap sidebus-broker wl-cross-domain-proxy ];
+  paths = [ munixScript microActivate muvm passt bubblewrap sidebus-broker wl-cross-domain-proxy wl-backdrop ];
   buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   postBuild = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/munix --prefix PATH : $out/bin --set FALLBACK_OPENGL_DRIVER ${mesa} --set MUNIX_SYSTEMD_UNITS ${munixSystemd}