diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b56085d..a64f35be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 SUBDIRS=emblems kali-logos
+BACKGROUND=kali-geometric
+LOGIN_BACKGROUND=kali-light-strips
 
 build:
+	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
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a3b1af55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/update-default-backgrounds
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+DESTDIR=share/desktop-base/kali-theme/
+DESKTOP_BACKGROUND=$1
+LOGIN_BACKGROUND=$2
+
+# login/lockscreen
+ln -sfv ../../../backgrounds/kali/$LOGIN_BACKGROUND.xml ${DESTDIR}lockscreen/gnome-background.xml
+ln -sfv ../../../backgrounds/kali/$LOGIN_BACKGROUND-16x9.png ${DESTDIR}login/background
+ln -sfv ../../../backgrounds/kali/$LOGIN_BACKGROUND.svg ${DESTDIR}login/background.svg
+
+# desktop background
+kde_wallpaper=$(echo $DESKTOP_BACKGROUND | sed -E 's/(^|-)([a-z])/\U\2/g')
+ln -sfv ../../../backgrounds/kali/$DESKTOP_BACKGROUND.xml ${DESTDIR}wallpaper/gnome-background.xml
+ln -nsfv ../../../wallpapers/$kde_wallpaper/contents ${DESTDIR}wallpaper/contents
+
+sed -i "s/defaultWallpaperTheme=.*/defaultWallpaperTheme=${kde_wallpaper}/" share/plasma/desktoptheme/kali/metadata.desktop