diff --git a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.cpp b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.cpp
index 2c8fff5ff..7bc31c124 100644
--- a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.cpp
+++ b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.cpp
@@ -477,14 +477,10 @@ void FancyTabWidget::removeTab(int index)
     m_tabBar->removeTab(index);
 }
 
-void FancyTabWidget::setBackgroundBrush(const QBrush &brush)
+void FancyTabWidget::setBackgroundPixmap(const QPixmap& pixmap)
 {
-    QPalette pal = m_tabBar->palette();
-    pal.setBrush(QPalette::Mid, brush);
-    m_tabBar->setPalette(pal);
-    pal = m_cornerWidgetContainer->palette();
-    pal.setBrush(QPalette::Mid, brush);
-    m_cornerWidgetContainer->setPalette(pal);
+    m_backgroundPixmap = pixmap;
+    update();
 }
 
 void FancyTabWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
@@ -495,6 +491,19 @@ void FancyTabWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     QRect rect = m_selectionWidget->rect().adjusted(0, 0, 1, 0);
     rect = style()->visualRect(layoutDirection(), geometry(), rect);
     Utils::StyleHelper::verticalGradient(&painter, rect, rect);
+
+    if (!m_backgroundPixmap.isNull()) {
+      QRect pixmap_rect(m_backgroundPixmap.rect());
+      pixmap_rect.moveTo(rect.topLeft());
+
+      while (pixmap_rect.top() < rect.bottom()) {
+        QRect source_rect(pixmap_rect.intersected(rect));
+        source_rect.moveTo(0, 0);
+        painter.drawPixmap(pixmap_rect.topLeft(), m_backgroundPixmap, source_rect);
+        pixmap_rect.moveTop(pixmap_rect.bottom() - 10);
+      }
+    }
+
     painter.setPen(Utils::StyleHelper::borderColor());
     painter.drawLine(rect.topRight(), rect.bottomRight());
 
diff --git a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.h b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.h
index da647fb4e..7db8a462b 100644
--- a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.h
+++ b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
     void addTab(QWidget *tab, const QIcon &icon, const QString &label);
     void addSpacer(int size = 40);
     void removeTab(int index);
-    void setBackgroundBrush(const QBrush &brush);
+    void setBackgroundPixmap(const QPixmap& pixmap);
     void addCornerWidget(QWidget *widget);
     void insertCornerWidget(int pos, QWidget *widget);
     int cornerWidgetCount() const;
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ private:
     QStackedLayout *m_modesStack;
     QWidget *m_selectionWidget;
     QStatusBar *m_statusBar;
+    QPixmap m_backgroundPixmap;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/data/data.qrc b/data/data.qrc
index a5747d1b7..fbb5ec854 100644
--- a/data/data.qrc
+++ b/data/data.qrc
@@ -264,5 +264,6 @@
         <file>icons/32x32/wiimotedev.png</file>
         <file>schema-17.sql</file>
         <file>lyrics/ultimate_providers.xml</file>
+        <file>sidebar_background.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/data/sidebar_background.png b/data/sidebar_background.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f34525ec
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/sidebar_background.png differ
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index cff37927e..55b31141b 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(NetworkAccessManager* network, Engine::Type engine, QWidg
   AddFancyTab(new QWidget, IconLoader::Load("view-media-lyrics"), tr("Artist info"));
 
   ui_->tabs->statusBar()->hide();
+  ui_->tabs->setBackgroundPixmap(QPixmap(":/sidebar_background.png"));
   StyleHelper::setBaseColor(palette().color(QPalette::Highlight).darker());
 
   track_position_timer_->setInterval(1000);