diff --git a/src/desktops.c b/src/desktops.c
index b89893931..fbf81dc77 100644
--- a/src/desktops.c
+++ b/src/desktops.c
@@ -205,13 +205,9 @@ e_desktops_init_file_display(E_Desktop *desk)
    /* e_strdup(v->dir, e_file_home()); */
    sprintf(buf, "%s/desktop/default", e_config_user_dir());
    e_strdup(v->dir, buf);
-   sprintf(buf, "%s/.e_background.bg.db", v->dir);
-   v->bg = e_background_load(buf);
-   if (!v->bg)
-     {
-	sprintf(buf, "%s/default.bg.db", e_config_get("backgrounds"));
-	v->bg = e_background_load(buf);
-     }
+   
+   e_view_bg_load(v);
+   
    e_view_realize(v);
 
    ecore_window_hint_set_borderless(v->win.base);
diff --git a/src/icons.c b/src/icons.c
index 2c2d4bbc0..c5cc84f6a 100644
--- a/src/icons.c
+++ b/src/icons.c
@@ -867,17 +867,10 @@ e_icon_exec(E_Icon *ic)
 	v->size.w = 400;
 	v->size.h = 300;
 	v->options.back_pixmap = 0;
-	/* Load default bg then handle bg in metadata */
-	sprintf(buf, "%s/%s/.e_background.bg.db", ic->view->dir, ic->file);
-	v->bg = e_background_load(buf);
-	if (!v->bg)
-	  {
-	     sprintf(buf, "%s/view.bg.db", e_config_get("backgrounds"));
-	     v->bg = e_background_load(buf);
-	  }
 	sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", ic->view->dir, ic->file);
 	D("new dir >%s<\n", buf);
 	v->dir = strdup(buf);
+	e_view_bg_load(v);
 	e_view_realize(v);
 	ecore_window_set_title(v->win.base, ic->file);
 	ecore_window_set_name_class(v->win.base, "FileView", "E");
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 86a6d2aa2..a7c611f9f 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -2215,6 +2215,8 @@ e_view_handle_fs(EfsdEvent *ev)
 				   {
 				      char buf[PATH_MAX];
 				      
+				      IF_FREE(v->bg_file);
+				      v->bg_file = efsd_metadata_get_str(ev);
 				      sprintf(buf, "background_reload:%s", v->dir);
 				      ecore_add_event_timer(buf, 0.5, e_view_bg_reload_timeout, 0, v);
 				   }
@@ -2231,7 +2233,8 @@ e_view_handle_fs(EfsdEvent *ev)
 				 E_Border *b;
 				 
 				 v->geom_get.busy = 0;
-				 e_background_set_size(v->bg, v->size.w, v->size.h);
+				 if (v->bg)
+				   e_background_set_size(v->bg, v->size.w, v->size.h);
 				 if (v->options.back_pixmap) e_view_update(v);
 				 b = e_border_adopt(v->win.base, 1);
 				 b->client.internal = 1;
@@ -2265,17 +2268,58 @@ e_view_handle_fs(EfsdEvent *ev)
    D_RETURN;
 }
 
-static void
-e_view_bg_reload_timeout(int val, void *data)
+void
+e_view_bg_load(E_View *v)
 {
-   E_View *v;
    E_Background *bg;
    char buf[PATH_MAX];
    
    D_ENTER;
    
+   if (!v->bg_file) 
+     {
+	e_strdup(v->bg_file, "");
+     }
+   bg = e_background_load(v->bg_file);
+   if (!bg)
+     {
+	FREE(v->bg_file);
+	sprintf(buf, "%s/.e_background.bg.db", v->dir);
+	e_strdup(v->bg, buf); 
+	bg = e_background_load(v->bg_file);
+	if (!bg)
+	  {
+	     FREE(v->bg_file);
+	     if (v->is_desktop)
+	       sprintf(buf, "%s/default.bg.db", e_config_get("backgrounds"));
+	     else
+	       sprintf(buf, "%s/view.bg.db", e_config_get("backgrounds"));
+	     e_strdup(v->bg, buf); 
+	     bg = e_background_load(v->bg_file);
+	  }
+     }
+   if (bg)
+     {
+	v->bg = bg;
+	if (v->evas)
+	  {
+	     e_background_realize(v->bg, v->evas);
+	     e_background_set_scroll(v->bg, v->scroll.x, v->scroll.y);
+	     e_background_set_size(v->bg, v->size.w, v->size.h);
+	  }
+     }
+   
+   D_RETURN;
+}
+
+static void
+e_view_bg_reload_timeout(int val, void *data)
+{
+   E_View *v;
+   
+   D_ENTER;
+   
    v = data;
-   sprintf(buf, "%s/.e_background.bg.db", v->dir);
    if (v->bg) 
      {
 	int size;
@@ -2290,22 +2334,6 @@ e_view_bg_reload_timeout(int val, void *data)
 	  }
 	e_db_flush();
      }
-   bg = e_background_load(buf);
-   if (!bg)
-     {
-        sprintf(buf, "%s/default.bg.db", e_config_get("backgrounds"));
-	bg = e_background_load(buf);
-     }
-   if (bg)
-     {
-	v->bg = bg;
-	if (v->evas)
-	  {
-	     e_background_realize(v->bg, v->evas);
-	     e_background_set_scroll(v->bg, v->scroll.x, v->scroll.y);
-	     e_background_set_size(v->bg, v->size.w, v->size.h);
-	  }
-     }
 
    D_RETURN;
 }
diff --git a/src/view.h b/src/view.h
index 08390bb6f..fe7bcf3e4 100644
--- a/src/view.h
+++ b/src/view.h
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ struct _E_View
    struct {
       int                 x, y;
    } location;
-   struct {
-      EfsdCmdId x, y, w, h;
-      int       busy;
-   } geom_get;
    struct {
       /* +-----------------+
        * |        Wt       |
@@ -126,12 +122,17 @@ struct _E_View
       double x1, x2, y1, y2;
    } extents;
    
+   struct {
+      EfsdCmdId x, y, w, h;
+      int       busy;
+   } geom_get;
+   EfsdCmdId getbg;   
+   
    Evas_Object            obj_bg;
    
+   char                  *bg_file;
    E_Background          *bg;
    
-   int getbg;
-
    struct {      
       E_Scrollbar           *h, *v;
    } scrollbar;
@@ -222,6 +223,8 @@ void      e_view_realize(E_View *v);
 
 void      e_view_update(E_View *v);
 
+void      e_view_bg_load(E_View *v);
+
 void      e_view_bg_change(E_View *v, char *file);
 
 #endif