diff --git a/remotinator b/remotinator
index 3760b34b..f846ae19 100755
--- a/remotinator
+++ b/remotinator
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ COMMANDS={
     'get_tab':              [True,  _('Get the UUID of a parent tab')],
     'get_tab_title':        [True,  _('Get the title of a parent tab')],
     'set_tab_title':        [True,  _('Set the title of a parent tab')],
+    'bg_img':               [True,  _('Set the background image')].
     'switch_profile':       [True,  _('Switch current terminal profile')],
     'switch_profile_all':   [False, _('Switch profile of all currently running terminals')],
     }
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument('-p', '--profile', dest='profile', type=str, default=argparse.SUPPRESS,
                 help=_('Terminal UUID for when not in env var TERMINATOR_UUID'))
 
+    parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', dest='file', type=str, default=argparse.SUPPRESS,
+                help=_('File to pass to command'))
+
     parser.add_argument('-x', '--execute', dest='execute', type=str, default=argparse.SUPPRESS,
                 help=_('Terminal UUID for when not in env var TERMINATOR_UUID'))
 
diff --git a/terminatorlib/ipc.py b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
index a06516d9..a1161526 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/ipc.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
         """Create a new tab"""
         return self.new_terminal(uuid, 'tab')
 
+    @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME) 
+    def bg_img(self,uuid=None,options=None):
+        terminals = []
+        if uuid:
+            terminals.append(self.terminator.find_terminal_by_uuid(uuid))
+        else:
+            terminals = self.get_terminals()
+        for terminal in terminals:
+            terminal.set_background_image(options.get('file')) 
+
     @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME)
     def hsplit(self, uuid=None,options=None):
         """Split a terminal horizontally, by UUID"""
@@ -422,3 +432,7 @@ def switch_profile(session, uuid, options):
 def switch_profile_all(session,options):
     """Call the dbus method to return the title of a tab"""
     session.switch_profile_all(options)
+
+@with_proxy
+def bg_img(session,uuid,options):
+    session.bg_img(uuid,options)
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminal.py b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
index 0226cc1b..6bc3f9e8 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/terminal.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
@@ -203,6 +203,16 @@ class Terminal(Gtk.VBox):
         self.reconfigure()
         self.vte.set_size(80, 24)
 
+    def set_background_image(self,image):
+        try: 
+            self.background_image = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file(image)
+            self.vte.set_clear_background(False)
+            self.vte.connect("draw",self.background_draw)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.background_image = None
+            self.vte.set_clear_background(True)
+            err('error loading background image: %s, %s' % (type(e).__name__,e))
+
     def get_vte(self):
         """This simply returns the vte widget we are using"""
         return(self.vte)