diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_background.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_background.c
index 70dd22b..7e9712d 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_background.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_background.c
@@ -75,13 +75,17 @@ static int parse_color_to_rcolor(WScreen *scr, const char *name, RColor *out)
 {
     if (!scr || !texture_desc)
         return;
-    if (!wl_state.output) {
-        /* Output not ready yet — cache the background for later */
+
+    /* Always keep the texture description for output re-creation (VT switch) */
+    if (!wl_state.pending_background ||
+        strcmp(wl_state.pending_background, texture_desc) != 0) {
         wfree(wl_state.pending_background);
         wl_state.pending_background = wstrdup(texture_desc);
-        return;
     }
 
+    if (!wl_state.output)
+        return;
+
 
     int width = scr->scr_width > 0 ? scr->scr_width : wl_state.output->width;
     int height = scr->scr_height > 0 ? scr->scr_height : wl_state.output->height;
diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_output.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_output.c
index 0ba64cf..15a66b0 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_output.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_output.c
@@ -165,16 +165,15 @@ handle_backend_new_output(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
             ost->bg_rect = wlr_scene_rect_create(
                 wl_state.level_trees[WL_LAYER_BACKGROUND],
                 (int)output->width, (int)output->height, bg);
-            wwarning("wl_backend: root background created (%dx%d)",
-                     (int)output->width, (int)output->height);
+            /* Hide default rect if a background image is already active */
+            if (wl_state.bg_image && wl_state.bg_image->node.enabled)
+                wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&ost->bg_rect->node, false);
         }
 
         /* Apply any background that was cached before output was ready */
         if (wl_state.pending_background && wl_state.scr) {
             wwarning("wl_backend: applying pending background");
             wl_set_desktop_background(wl_state.scr, wl_state.pending_background);
-            wfree(wl_state.pending_background);
-            wl_state.pending_background = NULL;
         }
     }