diff --git a/images/wallpaper.jpg b/images/wallpaper.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..681caa1
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/wallpaper.jpg differ
diff --git a/users/rouven/modules/awesome/default.nix b/users/rouven/modules/awesome/default.nix
index 039b040..a5c2e34 100644
--- a/users/rouven/modules/awesome/default.nix
+++ b/users/rouven/modules/awesome/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
   # declaration of awesome wm is in hosts/<name>/default.nix
+  home.file.".wallpaper.jpg".source = ../../../../images/wallpaper.jpg;
   xdg.configFile."awesome/rc.lua".source = ./rc.lua;
 }
diff --git a/users/rouven/modules/awesome/rc.lua b/users/rouven/modules/awesome/rc.lua
index 5a0e1a7..b561625 100644
--- a/users/rouven/modules/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/users/rouven/modules/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ local tasklist_buttons = gears.table.join(
 
 local function set_wallpaper(s)
 	-- Wallpaper
-	awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell("sh /home/rouven/.fehbg")
+	awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell("feh --no-fehbg --bg-scale $HOME/.wallpaper.jpg")
 end
 
 -- Re-set wallpaper when a screen's geometry changes (e.g. different resolution)