diff --git a/config/coreboot/t60_16mb_intelgpu/target.cfg b/config/coreboot/t60_16mb_intelgpu/target.cfg
index 80f93d4..043bd36 100644
--- a/config/coreboot/t60_16mb_intelgpu/target.cfg
+++ b/config/coreboot/t60_16mb_intelgpu/target.cfg
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ tree="i945"
 xarch="i386-elf"
 payload_seabios="y"
 payload_seabios_withgrub="y"
-grub_background="background1024x768.png"
 grub_scan_disk="ahci"
diff --git a/config/coreboot/t60_intelgpu/target.cfg b/config/coreboot/t60_intelgpu/target.cfg
index 80f93d4..043bd36 100644
--- a/config/coreboot/t60_intelgpu/target.cfg
+++ b/config/coreboot/t60_intelgpu/target.cfg
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ tree="i945"
 xarch="i386-elf"
 payload_seabios="y"
 payload_seabios_withgrub="y"
-grub_background="background1024x768.png"
 grub_scan_disk="ahci"
diff --git a/config/coreboot/x60/target.cfg b/config/coreboot/x60/target.cfg
index 80f93d4..043bd36 100644
--- a/config/coreboot/x60/target.cfg
+++ b/config/coreboot/x60/target.cfg
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ tree="i945"
 xarch="i386-elf"
 payload_seabios="y"
 payload_seabios_withgrub="y"
-grub_background="background1024x768.png"
 grub_scan_disk="ahci"
diff --git a/config/coreboot/x60_16mb/target.cfg b/config/coreboot/x60_16mb/target.cfg
index 80f93d4..043bd36 100644
--- a/config/coreboot/x60_16mb/target.cfg
+++ b/config/coreboot/x60_16mb/target.cfg
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ tree="i945"
 xarch="i386-elf"
 payload_seabios="y"
 payload_seabios_withgrub="y"
-grub_background="background1024x768.png"
 grub_scan_disk="ahci"
diff --git a/config/grub/default/config/payload b/config/grub/default/config/payload
index a405ae2..313290e 100644
--- a/config/grub/default/config/payload
+++ b/config/grub/default/config/payload
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ else
 	gfxpayload=keep
 	terminal_output --append gfxterm
 
-	if [ -f (cbfsdisk)/background.png ]; then
-		insmod png
-		background_image (cbfsdisk)/background.png
-	elif [ -f (cbfsdisk)/background.jpg ]; then
-		insmod jpeg
-		background_image (cbfsdisk)/background.jpg
-	fi
+	for dt in cbfsdisk memdisk; do
+		for it in png jpg; do
+			if [ -f (${dt})/background.${it} ]; then
+				insmod ${it}
+				background_image (${dt})/background.${it}
+			fi
+		done
+	done
 fi
 
 # Keep CTRL pressed to enable default serial terminal (COM1 or the like)
diff --git a/config/grub/nvme/config/payload b/config/grub/nvme/config/payload
index f81d593..d7a3c57 100644
--- a/config/grub/nvme/config/payload
+++ b/config/grub/nvme/config/payload
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ else
 	gfxpayload=keep
 	terminal_output --append gfxterm
 
-	if [ -f (cbfsdisk)/background.png ]; then
-		insmod png
-		background_image (cbfsdisk)/background.png
-	elif [ -f (cbfsdisk)/background.jpg ]; then
-		insmod jpeg
-		background_image (cbfsdisk)/background.jpg
-	fi
+	for dt in cbfsdisk memdisk; do
+		for it in png jpg; do
+			if [ -f (${dt})/background.${it} ]; then
+				insmod ${it}
+				background_image (${dt})/background.${it}
+			fi
+		done
+	done
 fi
 
 # Keep CTRL pressed to enable default serial terminal (COM1 or the like)
diff --git a/config/grub/xhci/config/payload b/config/grub/xhci/config/payload
index 0e16ecb..cd5b49b 100644
--- a/config/grub/xhci/config/payload
+++ b/config/grub/xhci/config/payload
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ else
 	gfxpayload=keep
 	terminal_output --append gfxterm
 
-	if [ -f (cbfsdisk)/background.png ]; then
-		insmod png
-		background_image (cbfsdisk)/background.png
-	elif [ -f (cbfsdisk)/background.jpg ]; then
-		insmod jpeg
-		background_image (cbfsdisk)/background.jpg
-	fi
+	for dt in cbfsdisk memdisk; do
+		for it in png jpg; do
+			if [ -f (${dt})/background.${it} ]; then
+				insmod ${it}
+				background_image (${dt})/background.${it}
+			fi
+		done
+	done
 fi
 
 # Keep CTRL pressed to enable default serial terminal (COM1 or the like)
diff --git a/script/roms b/script/roms
index 8123645..ac8d771 100755
--- a/script/roms
+++ b/script/roms
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ set -u -e
 . "include/lib.sh"
 
 seavgabiosrom="elf/seabios/default/libgfxinit/vgabios.bin"
-grub_background="background1280x800.png"
 cfgsdir="config/coreboot"
 picosrc="src/pico-serprog"
 picosdk="src/pico-sdk"
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@ list_serprog_boards()
 configure_target()
 {
 	eval "$(setvars "n" $pv) $(setvars "" $v)"
-	grub_background="background1280x800.png"
 	board="$1"
 
 	targetdir="$cfgsdir/$board"
@@ -261,13 +259,6 @@ build_grub_roms()
 	# we only need insert grub.elf once, for each coreboot config:
 	cbfs "$tmprom" "$grubelf" "$grub_cbfs"
 
-	# we only need insert background.png once, for each coreboot config:
-	if [ "$displaymode" = "vesafb" ] || \
-	    [ "$displaymode" = "corebootfb" ]; then
-		cbfs "$tmprom" "$grubdata/background/$grub_background" \
-		    background.png raw
-	fi
-
 	tmpcfg="$(mktemp -t coreboot_rom.XXXXXXXXXX)"
 	printf "set grub_scan_disk=\"%s\"\n" "$grub_scan_disk" > "$tmpcfg" || \
 	    $err "set grub_scan_disk, $grub_scan_disk, $tmpcfg"
diff --git a/script/trees b/script/trees
index 67d9198..6630354 100755
--- a/script/trees
+++ b/script/trees
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ mkpayload_grub()
 	    --fonts= --themes= --locales=  --modules="$grub_modules" \
 	    --install-modules="$grub_install_modules" \
 	    "/boot/grub/grub_default.cfg=${cdir}/.config" \
-	    "/boot/grub/grub.cfg=$grubdata/memdisk.cfg" || \
+	    "/boot/grub/grub.cfg=$grubdata/memdisk.cfg" \
+	    "/background.png=$grubdata/background/background1280x800.png" || \
 	    $err "$tree: cannot build grub.elf"
 }