diff --git a/stage23/lib/bmp.c b/stage23/lib/bmp.c
index 266dac13..fb90149a 100644
--- a/stage23/lib/bmp.c
+++ b/stage23/lib/bmp.c
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ static uint32_t get_pixel(struct image *this, int x, int y) {
                 return this->back_colour;
             break;
         }
+        case IMAGE_STRETCHED: {
+            x = (x * this->old_x_size) / this->x_size;
+            y = (y * this->old_y_size) / this->y_size;
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
     size_t pixel_offset = local->pitch * (header->bi_height - y - 1) + x * (header->bi_bpp / 8);
diff --git a/stage23/lib/gterm.c b/stage23/lib/gterm.c
index 254d0216..33a5a566 100644
--- a/stage23/lib/gterm.c
+++ b/stage23/lib/gterm.c
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ bool gterm_init(int *_rows, int *_cols, int width, int height) {
                 background_colour = "0";
             uint32_t bg_col = strtoui(background_colour, NULL, 16);
             image_make_centered(background, fbinfo.framebuffer_width, fbinfo.framebuffer_height, bg_col);
+        } else if (background_layout != NULL && strcmp(background_layout, "stretched") == 0) {
+            image_make_stretched(background, fbinfo.framebuffer_width, fbinfo.framebuffer_height);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/stage23/lib/image.c b/stage23/lib/image.c
index f104fc9f..fe0f08b4 100644
--- a/stage23/lib/image.c
+++ b/stage23/lib/image.c
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ void image_make_centered(struct image *image, int frame_x_size, int frame_y_size
     image->back_colour = back_colour;
 }
 
+
+void image_make_stretched(struct image *image, int new_x_size, int new_y_size) {
+    image->type = IMAGE_STRETCHED;
+
+    image->old_x_size = image->x_size;
+    image->old_y_size = image->y_size;
+
+    image->x_size = new_x_size;
+    image->y_size = new_y_size;
+}
+
 int open_image(struct image *image, struct file_handle *file) {
     image->file = file;
 
diff --git a/stage23/lib/image.h b/stage23/lib/image.h
index 7b74acf9..7e9cbd8f 100644
--- a/stage23/lib/image.h
+++ b/stage23/lib/image.h
@@ -9,8 +9,16 @@ struct image {
     int x_size;
     int y_size;
     int type;
-    int x_displacement;
-    int y_displacement;
+    union {
+        struct {
+            int x_displacement;
+            int y_displacement;
+        };
+        struct {
+            int old_x_size;
+            int old_y_size;
+        };
+    };
     uint32_t back_colour;
     uint32_t (*get_pixel)(struct image *this, int x, int y);
     void *local;
@@ -18,10 +26,12 @@ struct image {
 
 enum {
     IMAGE_TILED,
-    IMAGE_CENTERED
+    IMAGE_CENTERED,
+    IMAGE_STRETCHED
 };
 
 void image_make_centered(struct image *image, int frame_x_size, int frame_y_size, uint32_t back_colour);
+void image_make_stretched(struct image *image, int new_x_size, int new_y_size);
 int open_image(struct image *image, struct file_handle *file);
 
 #endif