diff --git a/public/sprites/background_1.png b/public/sprites/background_1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..074cba4
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/sprites/background_1.png differ
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index ff1a50d..1570587 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { createGameView, managePerkViewsLifetime, rebuildBrickViews, syncronizeV
 
   app.stage.addChild(container);
 
-  const textures = await Assets.load(['/sprites/fire_ball_1.png']);
+  const textures = await Assets.load(['/sprites/fire_ball_1.png', '/sprites/background_1.png']);
 
   const game = new Game(LEVELS);
   const views = createGameView(game, container, textures);
diff --git a/src/view.js b/src/view.js
index 5e3c7fb..11d0ebe 100644
--- a/src/view.js
+++ b/src/view.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Container, Graphics, Sprite, Text } from 'pixi.js';
+import { CONTAINER_HEIGHT, CONTAINER_WIDTH } from './config';
 import { Ball } from './entities/ball/ball';
 import { Brick } from './entities/brick/brick';
 import { Paddle } from './entities/paddle/paddle';
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ function createPerkView(perk) {
  */
 export function createGameView(game, container, textures) {
   try {
+    const background = new Sprite(textures['/sprites/background_1.png']);
+    background.width = CONTAINER_WIDTH;
+    background.height = CONTAINER_HEIGHT;
+    container.addChildAt(background, 0);
+
     const header = new Text({ style: { fill: '#ffffff', fontSize: 16 } });
     header.x = 8;
     header.y = 8;