diff --git a/gdm-2.21.2-fix-background.patch b/gdm-2.21.2-fix-background.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..500cc59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdm-2.21.2-fix-background.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff -up gdm-2.21.2/data/session-setup.entries.fix-background gdm-2.21.2/data/session-setup.entries
+--- gdm-2.21.2/data/session-setup.entries.fix-background	2007-11-19 15:42:00.000000000 -0500
++++ gdm-2.21.2/data/session-setup.entries	2007-11-19 16:05:43.000000000 -0500
+@@ -103,6 +104,12 @@
+       </value>
+     </entry>
+     <entry>
++      <key>/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename</key>
++      <value>
++        <string>/usr/share/backgrounds/images/default.png</string>
++      </value>
++    </entry>
++    <entry>
+       <key>/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command</key>
+       <value>
+         <string>/bin/true</string>