diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a987c086..1292c461 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 SUBDIRS=emblems kali-logos
+BACKGROUND=kali-geometric
+LOGIN_BACKGROUND=kali-light-strips
 
 build:
 	bin/update-kali-16x9
+	bin/update-default-backgrounds $(BACKGROUND) $(LOGIN_BACKGROUND)
 	$(foreach SUBDIR,$(SUBDIRS),$(MAKE) -C $(SUBDIR) build &&) true
 
 clean:
diff --git a/bin/update-default-backgrounds b/bin/update-default-backgrounds
index 464f8f73..c2b31443 100755
--- a/bin/update-default-backgrounds
+++ b/bin/update-default-backgrounds
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ LOGIN_BACKGROUND=$2
 
 # xfce background
 if [ -e share/backgrounds/kali-16x9/$DESKTOP_BACKGROUND.png ]; then
-    rm -f share/backgrounds/kali-16x9/default
-    mv share/backgrounds/kali-16x9/$DESKTOP_BACKGROUND.png \
+    mv -v share/backgrounds/kali-16x9/$DESKTOP_BACKGROUND.png \
 	share/backgrounds/kali-16x9/default
 fi
 
diff --git a/share/backgrounds/kali-16x9/kali-mesh.png b/share/backgrounds/kali-16x9/kali-mesh.png
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..369741ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/backgrounds/kali-16x9/kali-mesh.png
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../kali/kali-mesh-16x9.png
\ No newline at end of file