diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 380d5b0a..ff383ef7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ install:
 	cp ./assets/wall_2K.png ${PREFIX}/share/hyprland
 	cp ./assets/wall_4K.png ${PREFIX}/share/hyprland
 	cp ./assets/wall_8K.png ${PREFIX}/share/hyprland
+	cp ./assets/wall_anime_2K.png ${PREFIX}/share/hyprland
+	cp ./assets/wall_anime_4K.png ${PREFIX}/share/hyprland
+	cp ./assets/wall_anime_8K.png ${PREFIX}/share/hyprland
 
 	mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
 	install -m644 ./docs/*.1 ${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
diff --git a/assets/wall_anime_2K.png b/assets/wall_anime_2K.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..202dc493
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diff --git a/assets/wall_anime_4K.png b/assets/wall_anime_4K.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..687b79c3
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/wall_anime_4K.png differ
diff --git a/assets/wall_anime_8K.png b/assets/wall_anime_8K.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25c15cd7
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/wall_anime_8K.png differ
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index 9810a6fb..b3688a17 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "../Compositor.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp"
 #include "Shaders.hpp"
+#include <random>
 
 CHyprOpenGLImpl::CHyprOpenGLImpl() {
     RASSERT(eglMakeCurrent(wlr_egl_get_display(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL), EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, wlr_egl_get_context(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL)),
@@ -1547,7 +1548,13 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderSplash(cairo_t* const CAIRO, cairo_surface_t* const
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::createBGTextureForMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     RASSERT(m_RenderData.pMonitor, "Tried to createBGTex without begin()!");
 
-    static auto* const PNOSPLASH = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:disable_splash_rendering")->intValue;
+    static auto* const              PNOSPLASH = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:disable_splash_rendering")->intValue;
+
+    std::random_device              dev;
+    std::mt19937                    engine(dev());
+    std::uniform_int_distribution<> distribution(0, 10);
+
+    const bool                      USEANIME = distribution(engine) % 2 == 0; // about 50% I think
 
     // release the last tex if exists
     const auto PTEX = &m_mMonitorBGTextures[pMonitor];
@@ -1560,13 +1567,11 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::createBGTextureForMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     // TODO: use relative paths to the installation
     // or configure the paths at build time
 
-    // check if wallpapers exist
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/hyprland/wall_8K.png"))
-        return; // the texture will be empty, oh well. We'll clear with a solid color anyways.
-
     // get the adequate tex
-    std::string texPath = "/usr/share/hyprland/wall_";
-    Vector2D    textureSize;
+    std::string texPath = "/usr/share/hyprland/wall_" + std::string(USEANIME ? "anime_" : "");
+    // check if wallpapers exist
+
+    Vector2D textureSize;
     if (pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x > 3850) {
         textureSize = Vector2D(7680, 4320);
         texPath += "8K.png";
@@ -1578,6 +1583,14 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::createBGTextureForMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
         texPath += "2K.png";
     }
 
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(texPath)) {
+        // try local
+        texPath = texPath.substr(0, 5) + "local/" + texPath.substr(5);
+
+        if (!std::filesystem::exists(texPath))
+            return; // the texture will be empty, oh well. We'll clear with a solid color anyways.
+    }
+
     PTEX->m_vSize = textureSize;
 
     // calc the target box