diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 0a95a400f..78c0dea45 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -3,13 +3,27 @@
 		<div v-if="online">
 			<!-- This is a workaround to get the sw to "see" the to-be-cached version of the offline background image -->
 			<div class="offline" style="height: 0;width: 0;"></div>
-			<nav class="navbar main-theme is-fixed-top" role="navigation" aria-label="main navigation"
-				v-if="userAuthenticated && (userInfo && userInfo.type === authTypes.USER)">
+			<nav
+					class="navbar main-theme is-fixed-top"
+					:class="{'has-background': background}"
+					role="navigation"
+					aria-label="main navigation"
+					v-if="userAuthenticated && (userInfo && userInfo.type === authTypes.USER)">
 				<div class="navbar-brand">
 					<router-link :to="{name: 'home'}" class="navbar-item logo">
 						<img src="/images/logo-full.svg" alt="Vikunja"/>
 					</router-link>
 				</div>
+				<div class="list-title" v-if="currentList.id">
+					<h1
+							class="title"
+							:style="{ 'opacity': currentList.title === '' ? '0': '1' }">
+						{{ currentList.title === '' ? 'Loading...': currentList.title}}
+					</h1>
+					<router-link :to="{ name: 'editList', params: { id: currentList.id } }" class="icon">
+						<icon icon="cog" size="2x"/>
+					</router-link>
+				</div>
 				<div class="navbar-end">
 					<div v-if="updateAvailable" class="update-notification">
 						<p>There is an update for Vikunja available!</p>
@@ -49,7 +63,11 @@
 				<a @click="mobileMenuActive = false" class="mobilemenu-hide-button" v-if="mobileMenuActive">
 					<icon icon="times"></icon>
 				</a>
-				<div class="app-container">
+				<div
+						class="app-container"
+						:class="{'has-background': background}"
+						:style="{'background-image': `url(${background})`}"
+				>
 					<div class="namespace-container" :class="{'is-active': mobileMenuActive}">
 						<div class="menu top-menu">
 							<router-link :to="{name: 'home'}" class="logo">
@@ -141,7 +159,7 @@
 								<div class="more-container" :key="n.id + 'child'">
 									<ul class="menu-list can-be-hidden" >
 										<li v-for="l in n.lists" :key="l.id">
-											<router-link :to="{ name: 'list.index', params: { listId: l.id} }" :class="{'router-link-exact-active': currentList === l.id}">
+											<router-link :to="{ name: 'list.index', params: { listId: l.id} }" :class="{'router-link-exact-active': currentList.id === l.id}">
 												<span class="name">
 													<span class="color-bubble" v-if="l.hexColor !== ''" :style="{ backgroundColor: l.hexColor }"></span>
 													{{l.title}}
@@ -316,6 +334,7 @@
 				return state.namespaces.namespaces.filter(n => this.showArchived ? true : !n.isArchived)
 			},
 			currentList: CURRENT_LIST,
+			background: 'background',
 		}),
 		methods: {
 			logout() {
@@ -351,7 +370,7 @@
 					this.$route.name === 'migrate.wunderlist' ||
 					this.$route.name === 'userSettings'
 				) {
-					this.$store.commit(CURRENT_LIST, 0)
+					this.$store.commit(CURRENT_LIST, {})
 				}
 			},
 			showRefreshUI(e) {
diff --git a/src/components/lists/EditList.vue b/src/components/lists/EditList.vue
index 7b7efe440..fee697f4b 100644
--- a/src/components/lists/EditList.vue
+++ b/src/components/lists/EditList.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-	<div class="loader-container" :class="{ 'is-loading': listService.loading}">
+	<div class="loader-container edit-list" :class="{ 'is-loading': listService.loading}">
 		<div class="notification is-warning" v-if="list.isArchived">
 			This list is archived.
 			It is not possible to create new or edit tasks or it.
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
+		<background :list-id="$route.params.id"/>
+
 		<component
 				:is="manageUsersComponent"
 				:id="list.id"
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@
 	import ListModel from '../../models/list'
 	import ListService from '../../services/list'
 	import Fancycheckbox from '../global/fancycheckbox'
+	import Background from './settings/background'
+	import {CURRENT_LIST} from '../../store/mutation-types'
 
 	export default {
 		name: "EditList",
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@
 			}
 		},
 		components: {
+			Background,
 			Fancycheckbox,
 			LinkSharing,
 			manageSharing,
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@
 				this.listService.get(list)
 					.then(r => {
 						this.$set(this, 'list', r)
+						this.$store.commit(CURRENT_LIST, r)
 						// This will trigger the dynamic loading of components once we actually have all the data to pass to them
 						this.manageTeamsComponent = 'manageSharing'
 						this.manageUsersComponent = 'manageSharing'
diff --git a/src/components/lists/ShowList.vue b/src/components/lists/ShowList.vue
index a76dea102..e6ac28f6d 100644
--- a/src/components/lists/ShowList.vue
+++ b/src/components/lists/ShowList.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,33 @@
 <template>
-	<div class="loader-container" :class="{ 'is-loading': listService.loading}">
-		<div class="content">
-			<router-link :to="{ name: 'editList', params: { id: list.id } }" class="icon settings is-medium">
-				<icon icon="cog" size="2x"/>
+	<div
+			class="loader-container"
+			:class="{ 'is-loading': listService.loading}"
+	>
+		<div class="switch-view">
+			<router-link
+					:to="{ name: 'list.list',   params: { listId: listId } }"
+					:class="{'is-active': $route.name === 'list.list'}">
+				List
 			</router-link>
-			<h1 :style="{ 'opacity': list.title === '' ? '0': '1' }">{{ list.title === '' ? 'Loading...': list.title}}</h1>
-			<div class="notification is-warning" v-if="list.isArchived">
-				This list is archived.
-				It is not possible to create new or edit tasks or it.
-			</div>
-			<div class="switch-view">
-				<router-link :to="{ name: 'list.list',   params: { listId: listId } }" :class="{'is-active': $route.name === 'list.list'}">List</router-link>
-				<router-link :to="{ name: 'list.gantt',  params: { listId: listId } }" :class="{'is-active': $route.name === 'list.gantt'}">Gantt</router-link>
-				<router-link :to="{ name: 'list.table',  params: { listId: listId } }" :class="{'is-active': $route.name === 'list.table'}">Table</router-link>
-				<router-link :to="{ name: 'list.kanban', params: { listId: listId } }" :class="{'is-active': $route.name === 'list.kanban'}">Kanban</router-link>
-			</div>
+			<router-link
+					:to="{ name: 'list.gantt',  params: { listId: listId } }"
+					:class="{'is-active': $route.name === 'list.gantt'}">
+				Gantt
+			</router-link>
+			<router-link
+					:to="{ name: 'list.table',  params: { listId: listId } }"
+					:class="{'is-active': $route.name === 'list.table'}">
+				Table
+			</router-link>
+			<router-link
+					:to="{ name: 'list.kanban', params: { listId: listId } }"
+					:class="{'is-active': $route.name === 'list.kanban'}">
+				Kanban
+			</router-link>
+		</div>
+		<div class="notification is-warning" v-if="list.isArchived">
+			This list is archived.
+			It is not possible to create new or edit tasks or it.
 		</div>
 
 		<router-view/>
@@ -53,12 +66,15 @@
 			listId() {
 				return typeof this.$route.params.listId === 'undefined' ? 0 : this.$route.params.listId
 			},
+			background() {
+				return this.$store.state.background
+			},
 		},
 		methods: {
 			loadList() {
 
 				// Don't load the list if we either already loaded it or aren't dealing with a list at all currently
-				if(this.$route.params.listId === this.listLoaded || typeof this.$route.params.listId === 'undefined') {
+				if (this.$route.params.listId === this.listLoaded || typeof this.$route.params.listId === 'undefined') {
 					return
 				}
 
@@ -76,13 +92,12 @@
 					return
 				}
 
-				this.$store.commit(CURRENT_LIST, Number(this.$route.params.listId))
-
 				// We create an extra list object instead of creating it in this.list because that would trigger a ui update which would result in bad ux.
 				let list = new ListModel({id: this.$route.params.listId})
 				this.listService.get(list)
 					.then(r => {
 						this.$set(this, 'list', r)
+						this.$store.commit(CURRENT_LIST, r)
 					})
 					.catch(e => {
 						this.error(e, this)
diff --git a/src/components/lists/settings/background.vue b/src/components/lists/settings/background.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5cfb22c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/lists/settings/background.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+<template>
+	<div
+			v-if="unsplashBackgroundEnabled"
+			class="card list-background-setting loader-container"
+			:class="{ 'is-loading': backgroundService.loading}">
+		<header class="card-header">
+			<p class="card-header-title">
+				Set list background
+			</p>
+		</header>
+		<div class="card-content">
+			<div class="content">
+				<input
+						type="text"
+						placeholder="Search for a background..."
+						class="input is-expanded"
+						v-model="backgroundSearchTerm"
+						@keyup="() => newBackgroundSearch()"
+						:class="{'is-loading': backgroundService.loading}"
+				/>
+				<div class="image-search-result">
+					<a
+							@click="() => setBackground(im.id)"
+							class="image"
+							v-for="im in backgroundSearchResult"
+							:style="{'background-image': `url(${backgroundThumbs[im.id]})`}"
+							:key="im.id">
+						<a class="info" :href="`https://unsplash.com/@${im.info.author}`">
+							{{ im.info.authorName }}
+						</a>
+					</a>
+				</div>
+				<a
+						v-if="backgroundSearchResult.length > 0"
+						class="button is-primary is-centered is-load-more-button is-outlined noshadow"
+						@click="() => searchBackgrounds(currentPage + 1)"
+						:disabled="backgroundService.loading"
+				>
+					<template v-if="backgroundService.loading">
+						Loading...
+					</template>
+					<template v-else>
+						Load more photos
+					</template>
+				</a>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+	import BackgroundUnsplashService from '../../../services/backgroundUnsplash'
+	import {CURRENT_LIST} from '../../../store/mutation-types'
+
+	export default {
+		name: 'background',
+		data() {
+			return {
+				backgroundSearchTerm: '',
+				backgroundSearchResult: [],
+				backgroundService: null,
+				backgroundThumbs: {},
+				currentPage: 1,
+				backgroundSearchTimeout: null,
+			}
+		},
+		props: {
+			listId: {
+				default: 0,
+				required: true,
+			}
+		},
+		computed: {
+			unsplashBackgroundEnabled() {
+				return this.$store.state.config.enabledBackgroundProviders.includes('unsplash')
+			},
+		},
+		created() {
+			this.backgroundService = new BackgroundUnsplashService()
+			// Show the default collection of backgrounds
+			this.newBackgroundSearch()
+		},
+		methods: {
+			newBackgroundSearch() {
+				// This is an extra method to reset a few things when searching to not break loading more photos.
+				this.$set(this, 'backgroundSearchResult', [])
+				this.$set(this, 'backgroundThumbs', {})
+				this.searchBackgrounds()
+			},
+			searchBackgrounds(page = 1) {
+
+				if(this.backgroundSearchTimeout !== null) {
+					clearTimeout(this.backgroundSearchTimeout)
+				}
+
+				// We're using the timeout to not search on every keypress but with a 300ms delay.
+				// If another key is pressed within these 300ms, the last search request is dropped and a new one is scheduled.
+				this.backgroundSearchTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+					this.currentPage = page
+					this.backgroundService.getAll({}, {s: this.backgroundSearchTerm, p: page})
+						.then(r => {
+							this.backgroundSearchResult = this.backgroundSearchResult.concat(r)
+							r.forEach(b => {
+								this.backgroundService.thumb(b)
+									.then(t => {
+										this.$set(this.backgroundThumbs, b.id, t)
+									})
+							})
+						})
+						.catch(e => {
+							this.error(e, this)
+						})
+				}, 300)
+			},
+			setBackground(backgroundId) {
+				// Don't set a background if we're in the process of setting one
+				if (this.backgroundService.loading) {
+					return
+				}
+
+				this.backgroundService.update({id: backgroundId, listId: this.listId})
+					.then(l => {
+						this.$store.commit(CURRENT_LIST, l)
+						this.success({message: 'The background has been set successfully!'}, this)
+					})
+					.catch(e => {
+						this.error(e, this)
+					})
+			},
+		},
+	}
+</script>
diff --git a/src/components/lists/views/Gantt.vue b/src/components/lists/views/Gantt.vue
index b684c7c4c..ef250d936 100644
--- a/src/components/lists/views/Gantt.vue
+++ b/src/components/lists/views/Gantt.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-	<div>
+	<div class="gantt-chart-container">
 		<div class="gantt-options">
 			<fancycheckbox v-model="showTaskswithoutDates" class="is-block">
 				Show tasks which don't have dates set
diff --git a/src/components/tasks/TaskDetailView.vue b/src/components/tasks/TaskDetailView.vue
index 0d6244e81..47616bf70 100644
--- a/src/components/tasks/TaskDetailView.vue
+++ b/src/components/tasks/TaskDetailView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-	<div class="loader-container" :class="{ 'is-loading': taskService.loading}">
+	<div class="loader-container task-view-container" :class="{ 'is-loading': taskService.loading}">
 		<div class="task-view">
 			<div class="heading">
 				<h1 class="title task-id" v-if="task.identifier === ''">
diff --git a/src/helpers/saveListView.js b/src/helpers/saveListView.js
index cd49059d8..2162464f2 100644
--- a/src/helpers/saveListView.js
+++ b/src/helpers/saveListView.js
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ export const getListView = listId => {
 		localStorage.removeItem('listView')
 	}
 
-	console.log('saved list view state', savedListView)
-
 	if (!savedListView) {
 		return 'list.list'
 	}
diff --git a/src/models/backgroundImage.js b/src/models/backgroundImage.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78bc29c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/backgroundImage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import AbstractModel from './abstractModel'
+
+export default class BackgroundImageModel extends AbstractModel {
+	defaults() {
+		return {
+			id: 0,
+			url: '',
+			thumb: '',
+			info: {},
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/models/list.js b/src/models/list.js
index 6e8899590..7fdfcd7a5 100644
--- a/src/models/list.js
+++ b/src/models/list.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default class ListModel extends AbstractModel {
 			isArchived: false,
 			hexColor: '',
 			identifier: '',
+			backgroundInformation: null,
 
 			created: null,
 			updated: null,
diff --git a/src/services/backgroundUnsplash.js b/src/services/backgroundUnsplash.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1aaba1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/backgroundUnsplash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import AbstractService from './abstractService'
+import BackgroundImageModel from '../models/backgroundImage'
+import ListModel from '../models/list'
+
+export default class BackgroundUnsplashService extends AbstractService {
+	constructor() {
+		super({
+			getAll: '/backgrounds/unsplash/search',
+			update: '/lists/{listId}/backgrounds/unsplash',
+		})
+	}
+
+	modelFactory(data) {
+		return new BackgroundImageModel(data)
+	}
+
+	modelUpdateFactory(data) {
+		return new ListModel(data)
+	}
+
+	thumb(model) {
+		return this.http({
+			url: `/backgrounds/unsplash/images/${model.url}/thumb`,
+			method: 'GET',
+			responseType: 'blob',
+		})
+			.then(response => {
+				return window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([response.data]))
+			})
+			.catch(e => {
+				return e
+			})
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/services/list.js b/src/services/list.js
index 299100566..a0a1a4297 100644
--- a/src/services/list.js
+++ b/src/services/list.js
@@ -37,4 +37,22 @@ export default class ListService extends AbstractService {
 		list.hexColor = list.hexColor.substring(1, 7)
 		return list
 	}
+
+	background(list) {
+		if (list.background === null) {
+			return Promise.resolve('')
+		}
+
+		return this.http({
+			url: `/lists/${list.id}/background`,
+			method: 'GET',
+			responseType: 'blob',
+		})
+			.then(response => {
+				return window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([response.data]))
+			})
+			.catch(e => {
+				return e
+			})
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/store/index.js b/src/store/index.js
index fdc675931..e0c5a9b6a 100644
--- a/src/store/index.js
+++ b/src/store/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import Vuex from 'vuex'
+
 Vue.use(Vuex)
 
 import {CURRENT_LIST, ERROR_MESSAGE, IS_FULLPAGE, LOADING, ONLINE} from './mutation-types'
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import namespaces from './modules/namespaces'
 import kanban from './modules/kanban'
 import tasks from './modules/tasks'
 import lists from './modules/lists'
+import ListService from '../services/list'
 
 export const store = new Vuex.Store({
 	modules: {
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ export const store = new Vuex.Store({
 		online: true,
 		isFullpage: false,
 		// This is used to highlight the current list in menu for all list related views
-		currentList: 0,
+		currentList: {id: 0},
+		background: '',
 	},
 	mutations: {
 		[LOADING](state, loading) {
@@ -41,6 +44,29 @@ export const store = new Vuex.Store({
 			state.isFullpage = fullpage
 		},
 		[CURRENT_LIST](state, currentList) {
+			// Not sure if this is the right way to do it but hey, it works
+			if (
+				currentList.id !== state.currentList.id ||
+				(
+					currentList.backgroundInformation &&
+					currentList.backgroundInformation.unsplashId &&
+					currentList.backgroundInformation.unsplashId !== state.currentList.backgroundInformation.unsplashId
+				)
+			) {
+				if (currentList.backgroundInformation) {
+					const listService = new ListService()
+					listService.background(currentList)
+						.then(b => {
+							state.background = b
+						})
+						.catch(e => {
+							console.error('Error getting background image for list', currentList.id, e)
+						})
+				} else {
+					state.background = null
+				}
+			}
+
 			state.currentList = currentList
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/src/store/modules/config.js b/src/store/modules/config.js
index 9b77c9778..3026f94f4 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/config.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export default {
 		availableMigrators: [],
 		taskAttachmentsEnabled: true,
 		totpEnabled: true,
+		enabledBackgroundProviders: [],
 	}),
 	mutations: {
 		[CONFIG](state, config) {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export default {
 			state.availableMigrators = config.available_migrators
 			state.taskAttachmentsEnabled = config.task_attachments_enabled
 			state.totpEnabled = config.totp_enabled
+			state.enabledBackgroundProviders = config.enabled_background_providers
 		},
 	},
 	actions: {
diff --git a/src/styles/components/_all.scss b/src/styles/components/_all.scss
index 213abfb7f..96176914f 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/_all.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/_all.scss
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 @import 'table-view';
 @import 'kanban';
 @import 'modal';
+@import 'list-backgrounds';
diff --git a/src/styles/components/gantt.scss b/src/styles/components/gantt.scss
index 372f0cbaf..0532a5378 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/gantt.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/gantt.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 $gantt-border: 1px solid $grey-lighter;
 $gantt-vertical-border-color: lighten($grey, 45);
 
+.gantt-chart-container {
+  padding-bottom: 1em;
+}
+
 .gantt-chart {
   padding: 5px 0;
   overflow-x: auto;
diff --git a/src/styles/components/kanban.scss b/src/styles/components/kanban.scss
index 1a1b1bc57..0604310fe 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/kanban.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/kanban.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ $bucket-background: #e8f0f5;
 $task-background: $white;
 $ease-out: all .3s cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
 
-$crazy-height-calculation: '100vh - 4.5rem - 1.5rem - 116px - 1em - 1.5em';
+$crazy-height-calculation: '100vh - 4.5rem - 1.5rem - 1em - 1.5em + 4px';
 
 .kanban {
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $crazy-height-calculation: '100vh - 4.5rem - 1.5rem - 116px - 1em - 1.5em';
     min-height: 20px;
 
     .tasks {
-      max-height: calc(#{$crazy-height-calculation} - 1rem - 2.5rem - 1em - #{$button-height} - 1em);
+      max-height: calc(#{$crazy-height-calculation} - 1rem - 2.5rem - 2em - #{$button-height} - 1em);
       overflow: auto;
 
       .task {
diff --git a/src/styles/components/list-backgrounds.scss b/src/styles/components/list-backgrounds.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82042b69b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/styles/components/list-backgrounds.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+.list-background-setting {
+
+  .image-search-result {
+    margin-top: 1em;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-flow: row wrap;
+
+    .image {
+      width: calc(100% / 6 - 1em);
+      height: 120px;
+      margin: .5em;
+      background-size: cover;
+      background-position: center;
+      display: flex;
+
+      @media screen and (min-width: $desktop) {
+        &:nth-child(6n) {
+          page-break-after: always; // CSS 2.1 syntax
+          break-after: always; // New syntax
+        }
+      }
+
+      @media screen and (max-width: $desktop) {
+        width: calc(100% / 4 - 1em);
+
+        &:nth-child(4n) {
+          page-break-after: always; // CSS 2.1 syntax
+          break-after: always; // New syntax
+        }
+      }
+
+      @media screen and (max-width: $tablet) {
+        width: calc(100% / 2 - 1em);
+
+        &:nth-child(2n) {
+          page-break-after: always; // CSS 2.1 syntax
+          break-after: always; // New syntax
+        }
+      }
+
+      @media screen and (max-width: ($tablet / 2)) {
+        width: calc(100% - 1em);
+
+        &:nth-child(1n) {
+          page-break-after: always; // CSS 2.1 syntax
+          break-after: always; // New syntax
+        }
+      }
+
+      .info {
+        align-self: flex-end;
+        display: block;
+        opacity: 0;
+        width: 100%;
+        padding: .25em 0;
+        text-align: center;
+        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+        font-size: .75em;
+        font-weight: bold;
+        color: $white;
+        transition: opacity $transition;
+      }
+
+      &:hover .info {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .is-load-more-button {
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    display: block;
+    width: 200px;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/styles/components/list.scss b/src/styles/components/list.scss
index 6f1491b39..40a401ee8 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/list.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/list.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.card.is-fullwidth{
+.card.is-fullwidth {
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
 
   .add-form {
@@ -9,26 +9,26 @@
     padding: 0;
   }
 
-  .table{
+  .table {
     border-top: 1px solid darken(#fff, 15%);
     border-radius: 4px;
     overflow: hidden;
 
-    td{
+    td {
       vertical-align: middle;
     }
 
-    td.type, td.actions{
+    td.type, td.actions {
       width: 250px;
     }
 
-    td.actions{
+    td.actions {
       text-align: right;
     }
   }
 }
 
-.sharables-list, .sharables-namespace{
+.sharables-list, .sharables-namespace {
   padding: 0 !important;
 }
 
@@ -39,12 +39,16 @@
 
 .search {
   max-width: 300px;
-  margin-top: -78px;
+  margin-top: -58px;
   float: right;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
 
+  .button, .input {
+    height: $switch-view-height;
+  }
+
   .field {
     transition: width $transition;
     width: 100%;
@@ -61,3 +65,23 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+.list-title {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+
+  h1 {
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+
+  .icon {
+    color: $grey-dark;
+    margin-left: 1rem;
+    height: 1rem;
+    width: 1rem;
+  }
+}
+
+.edit-list {
+  padding-bottom: 1em;
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/components/switch-view.scss b/src/styles/components/switch-view.scss
index 7b4277a30..c01362dfc 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/switch-view.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/switch-view.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 .switch-view {
   background: $white;
   display: inline-block;
-  margin: 1em 0;
   border-radius: $radius;
   font-size: .8em;
   box-shadow: 0.3em 0.3em 0.8em darken($light, 6);
+  height: $switch-view-height;
+  margin-bottom: 1em;
 
   a {
     padding: .5em;
diff --git a/src/styles/components/table-view.scss b/src/styles/components/table-view.scss
index 1f69f39e3..afc8d5187 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/table-view.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/table-view.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 .table-view {
-  overflow-x: scroll;
-
   .table {
     background: transparent;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    overflow-y: hidden;
 
     .user {
       margin: 0;
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 180px;
     position: absolute;
-    right: 3em;
-    margin-top: -80px;
+    right: 1.5em;
+    margin-top: -58px;
+
+    .button {
+      height: $switch-view-height;
+    }
 
     .card {
       text-align: left;
diff --git a/src/styles/components/task.scss b/src/styles/components/task.scss
index cfb0ca0c9..8863f881c 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/task.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/task.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .task-view {
   // This is a workaround to hide the llama background from the top on the task detail page
   margin-top: -1.5em;
-  padding-top: 1.5em;
+  padding: 1em;
   background-color: $light-background;
 
   .subtitle {
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@
   }
 }
 
+.task-view-container {
+  padding-bottom: 1em;
+}
+
 .is-done {
   background: $green;
   color: $white;
diff --git a/src/styles/components/tasks.scss b/src/styles/components/tasks.scss
index 3ea974f33..500f2ba53 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/tasks.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/tasks.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-.settings{
-  float: right;
-  color: rgb(74, 74, 74);
-}
-
 .tasks {
   margin-top: 1rem;
   padding: 0;
diff --git a/src/styles/theme/_all.scss b/src/styles/theme/_all.scss
index 5b5e4cb1e..3f31bfd2e 100644
--- a/src/styles/theme/_all.scss
+++ b/src/styles/theme/_all.scss
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 @import 'notification';
 @import 'offline';
 @import 'update-notification';
+@import 'background';
diff --git a/src/styles/theme/background.scss b/src/styles/theme/background.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..174fd0dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/styles/theme/background.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+.app-container.has-background {
+  background-position: center;
+  background-size: cover;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-attachment: fixed;
+  min-height: 100vh;
+
+  .namespace-container {
+    background: $transparent-background-light;
+  }
+
+  .tasks {
+    background: $transparent-background-light;
+    border-radius: $radius;
+
+    .task:first-child {
+      border-radius: $radius $radius 0 0;
+    }
+
+    .task:last-child {
+      border-radius: 0 0 $radius $radius;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .table-view .table {
+    background: $transparent-background-light;
+    border-radius: $radius;
+  }
+
+  .pagination-link:not(.is-current) {
+    background: $light-background;
+  }
+
+  .box,
+  .card,
+  .switch-view,
+  .table-view .button,
+  .search .button {
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
+
+  .task-view {
+    border-radius: $radius;
+    margin-top: 1em;
+  }
+}
+
+.navbar.has-background {
+  background: $transparent-background-light;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/styles/theme/navigation.scss b/src/styles/theme/navigation.scss
index 413d19a81..8fd94c075 100644
--- a/src/styles/theme/navigation.scss
+++ b/src/styles/theme/navigation.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       border-color: darken($color, 5);
     }
   }
+
   .navbar-dropdown {
     box-shadow: $navbar-dropdown-boxed-shadow;
     top: 101%;
@@ -18,6 +19,17 @@
 .navbar.main-theme {
   background: $light-background;
   z-index: 5 !important;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+
+  .title {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 1.75rem;
+  }
+
+  .navbar-end {
+    margin-left: 0;
+  }
 
   @media screen and (max-width: $desktop) {
     display: flex;
@@ -48,6 +60,7 @@
     border: none;
     box-shadow: none;
   }
+
   @each $name, $pair in $colors {
     $color: nth($pair, 1);
     $color-invert: nth($pair, 2);
@@ -65,16 +78,16 @@
   }
 }
 
-.navbar-menu .navbar-item .icon{
+.navbar-menu .navbar-item .icon {
   margin: 0 0.5em;
 }
 
-.navbar{
+.navbar {
   z-index: 4 !important;
 }
 
 .app-container {
-  .namespace-container{
+  .namespace-container {
     background: $vikunja-nav-background;
     z-index: 6;
     color: $vikunja-nav-color;
@@ -107,7 +120,7 @@
       }
     }
 
-    .menu{
+    .menu {
       .menu-label {
         font-size: 1em;
         font-weight: 700;
@@ -169,12 +182,12 @@
         }
       }
 
-      .nsettings{
+      .nsettings {
         float: right;
         padding: 10px 0.3em 0;
       }
 
-      .menu-label,.nsettings,.menu-list a{
+      .menu-label, .nsettings, .menu-list a {
         color: $vikunja-nav-color;
       }
 
@@ -240,6 +253,7 @@
           &.router-link-exact-active {
             color: $primary;
             border-left: $vikunja-nav-selected-width solid darken($primary, 5%);
+
             .icon {
               color: $primary;
             }
@@ -280,9 +294,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-.navbar .user{
-  padding: 1em 0.5em 0;
-
+.navbar .user {
   span {
     font-family: $vikunja-font;
   }
@@ -306,7 +318,7 @@
   .dropdown-trigger .button {
     background: none;
 
-    &:focus:not(:active), &:active{
+    &:focus:not(:active), &:active {
       outline: none !important;
       -webkit-box-shadow: none !important;
       -moz-box-shadow: none !important;
@@ -321,57 +333,59 @@
   }
 }
 
-.mobilemenu-hide-button,.mobilemenu-show-button{
+.mobilemenu-hide-button, .mobilemenu-show-button {
   display: none;
   position: fixed;
   z-index: 31;
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: 2em;
   color: $dark;
-  &:hover, &:focus{
+
+  &:hover, &:focus {
     color: darken($dark, 20);
   }
 }
 
-.mobilemenu-hide-button{
+.mobilemenu-hide-button {
   color: $dark;
-  &:hover, &:focus{
+
+  &:hover, &:focus {
     color: $dark;
   }
 }
 
-.mobile-overlay{
+.mobile-overlay {
   display: none;
   position: fixed;
   top: 0;
   bottom: 0;
   left: 0;
   right: 0;
-  background: rgba(250,250,250,0.8);
+  background: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.8);
   z-index: 5;
   opacity: 0;
   transition: all $transition;
 }
 
 @media screen and (max-width: $tablet) {
-  .mobilemenu-hide-button{
+  .mobilemenu-hide-button {
     display: block;
     top: 1vh;
     right: 4vh;
   }
 
-  .mobilemenu-show-button{
+  .mobilemenu-show-button {
     display: block;
     top: 1vh;
     left: 4vh;
   }
 
-  .mobile-overlay{
+  .mobile-overlay {
     display: block;
     opacity: 1;
   }
 
-  .navbar.is-dark .navbar-brand > .navbar-item{
+  .navbar.is-dark .navbar-brand > .navbar-item {
     margin: 0 auto;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/styles/theme/theme.scss b/src/styles/theme/theme.scss
index 3fb32d980..de8f14245 100644
--- a/src/styles/theme/theme.scss
+++ b/src/styles/theme/theme.scss
@@ -57,3 +57,7 @@ button.table {
     background-color: transparent;
   }
 }
+
+.pagination {
+  padding-bottom: 1em;
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/theme/variables.scss b/src/styles/theme/variables.scss
index a6ada3f36..e54dff0a8 100644
--- a/src/styles/theme/variables.scss
+++ b/src/styles/theme/variables.scss
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $navbar-dropdown-boxed-shadow: $dropdown-content-shadow;
 $bulmaswatch-import-font: false !default;
 $light-background: #F1F5F8;
 $transition-duration: 100ms;
+$transparent-background-light: rgba($light-background, 0.9);
 
 $vikunja-font: 'Quicksand', sans-serif;
 $vikunja-light-text: darken(#fff, 10%);
@@ -43,4 +44,6 @@ $scrollbar-track-color: lighten($dark, 65);
 $scrollbar-thumb-color: lighten($dark, 40);
 $scrollbar-hover-color: lighten($dark, 30);
 
-$button-height: 2.648em;
\ No newline at end of file
+$button-height: 2.648em;
+
+$switch-view-height: 43px;
\ No newline at end of file