diff --git a/data/stk_config.data b/data/stk_config.data
index 1a2c93df7..4922ea50f 100644
--- a/data/stk_config.data
+++ b/data/stk_config.data
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 				    ;; points 1st, 0 is least points
 				    ;; 1st
  (title-music              "main_theme.music")
- (menu-background          "st_title_screen.rgb")
+ (mainmenu-background      "st_title_screen.rgb")
+ (menu-background          "menu_background.rgb")
  (game-style               "nitro") ;; "wheelie" or "nitro"
  (max-history              10000)   ;; maximum number of history frames.
  (max-skidmarks              100)   ;; max. number of skidmarks per kart.
diff --git a/src/gui/menu_manager.cpp b/src/gui/menu_manager.cpp
index 542e9ed51..04e49532e 100644
--- a/src/gui/menu_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/menu_manager.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ void MenuManager::pushMenu(MenuManagerIDs id)
     m_change_menu = true;
 }
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const bool MenuManager::isMainMenuActive() const
+{
+    return m_menu_stack[ m_menu_stack.size()-1 ].first == MENUID_MAINMENU;
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void MenuManager::popMenu()
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/menu_manager.hpp b/src/gui/menu_manager.hpp
index 0075ef7ce..7541a846a 100644
--- a/src/gui/menu_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/menu_manager.hpp
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ public:
     BaseGUI* getCurrentMenu() const {return m_current_menu;}
     RaceGUI* getRaceMenu   () const {return (RaceGUI*)m_RaceGUI;}
     void     update();
-
+    const bool isMainMenuActive() const;
+    
 private:
     std::vector< std::pair<MenuManagerIDs, int> > 
              m_menu_stack;
diff --git a/src/main_loop.cpp b/src/main_loop.cpp
index e31353db8..b2bbf33b2 100644
--- a/src/main_loop.cpp
+++ b/src/main_loop.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,13 @@ MainLoop::~MainLoop()
  */
 void MainLoop::run()
 {
-    const GLuint TITLE_SCREEN_TEXTURE = 
+    static const GLuint TITLE_SCREEN_TEXTURE = 
+        material_manager->getMaterial(stk_config->m_mainmenu_background)->getState()->getTextureHandle();
+    
+    static const GLuint MENUS_BG_TEXTURE = 
         material_manager->getMaterial(stk_config->m_menu_background)->getState()->getTextureHandle();
-       
+
+    
     bool music_on = false;
     m_curr_time = SDL_GetTicks();
     float dt;
@@ -181,9 +185,16 @@ void MainLoop::run()
 //                usleep(2000);
         #endif
 
+            
+            
+            
             //Draw the splash screen
-            glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,TITLE_SCREEN_TEXTURE);
-
+            
+            if(menu_manager->isMainMenuActive())
+                glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, TITLE_SCREEN_TEXTURE);
+            else 
+                glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, MENUS_BG_TEXTURE);
+            
             glBegin ( GL_QUADS ) ;
             glColor3f   (1, 1, 1 ) ;
             glTexCoord2f(0, 0); glVertex2i(-1, -1);
diff --git a/src/stk_config.cpp b/src/stk_config.cpp
index ac25191a9..d5e72fb11 100644
--- a/src/stk_config.cpp
+++ b/src/stk_config.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ void STKConfig::load(const std::string &filename)
         fprintf(stderr,"No menu background defined in stk_config");
         exit(-1);
     }
+    if(m_mainmenu_background.size()==0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr,"No mainmenu background defined in stk_config");
+        exit(-1);
+    }
     CHECK_NEG(m_max_karts,                 "max-karts"                  );
     CHECK_NEG(m_grid_order,                "grid-order"                 );
     CHECK_NEG(m_parachute_friction,        "parachute-friction"         );
@@ -177,6 +182,7 @@ void STKConfig::getAllData(const lisp::Lisp* lisp)
     lisp->get("delay-finish-time",            m_delay_finish_time        );
     lisp->get("music-credit-time",            m_music_credit_time        );
     lisp->get("menu-background",              m_menu_background          );
+    lisp->get("mainmenu-background",          m_mainmenu_background          );
     lisp->get("enable_networking",            m_enable_networking        );
     std::string title_music;
     lisp->get("title-music",                  title_music                );
diff --git a/src/stk_config.hpp b/src/stk_config.hpp
index 4de778981..7b1a2a372 100644
--- a/src/stk_config.hpp
+++ b/src/stk_config.hpp
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ public:
     MusicInformation 
          *m_title_music;             /**<Filename of the title music to play.*/
     std::string 
-          m_menu_background;         /**<Picture used as menu background.    */
-
+          m_mainmenu_background;     /**<Picture used as menu background.    */
+    std::string 
+          m_menu_background;         /**<Picture used as background for other menus.    */
+    
     /** Empty constructor. The actual work is done in load. */
          STKConfig() {};
     void init_defaults    ();