diff --git a/src/qt_gui/game_grid_frame.cpp b/src/qt_gui/game_grid_frame.cpp
index 6a42fb1d6..e06fea090 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/game_grid_frame.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/game_grid_frame.cpp
@@ -196,14 +196,28 @@ void GameGridFrame::SetGridBackgroundImage(int row, int column) {
 void GameGridFrame::RefreshGridBackgroundImage() {
     QPalette palette;
     if (!backgroundImage.isNull() && Config::getShowBackgroundImage()) {
-        palette.setBrush(QPalette::Base,
-                         QBrush(backgroundImage.scaled(size(), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio)));
+        QSize widgetSize = size();
+        QPixmap scaledPixmap =
+            QPixmap::fromImage(backgroundImage)
+                .scaled(widgetSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatioByExpanding, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
+        int x = (widgetSize.width() - scaledPixmap.width()) / 2;
+        int y = (widgetSize.height() - scaledPixmap.height()) / 2;
+        QPixmap finalPixmap(widgetSize);
+        finalPixmap.fill(Qt::transparent);
+        QPainter painter(&finalPixmap);
+        painter.drawPixmap(x, y, scaledPixmap);
+        palette.setBrush(QPalette::Base, QBrush(finalPixmap));
     }
     QColor transparentColor = QColor(135, 206, 235, 40);
     palette.setColor(QPalette::Highlight, transparentColor);
     this->setPalette(palette);
 }
 
+void GameGridFrame::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event) {
+    QTableWidget::resizeEvent(event);
+    RefreshGridBackgroundImage();
+}
+
 bool GameGridFrame::IsValidCellSelected() {
     return validCellSelected;
 }
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/game_grid_frame.h b/src/qt_gui/game_grid_frame.h
index 370b71dcb..14596f8e1 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/game_grid_frame.h
+++ b/src/qt_gui/game_grid_frame.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <QPainter>
 #include <QScrollBar>
 
 #include "background_music_player.h"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void SetGridBackgroundImage(int row, int column);
     void RefreshGridBackgroundImage();
+    void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event);
     void PlayBackgroundMusic(QString path);
     void onCurrentCellChanged(int currentRow, int currentColumn, int previousRow,
                               int previousColumn);
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/game_list_frame.cpp b/src/qt_gui/game_list_frame.cpp
index 2caae35b0..4c0607571 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/game_list_frame.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/game_list_frame.cpp
@@ -200,14 +200,28 @@ void GameListFrame::SetListBackgroundImage(QTableWidgetItem* item) {
 void GameListFrame::RefreshListBackgroundImage() {
     QPalette palette;
     if (!backgroundImage.isNull() && Config::getShowBackgroundImage()) {
-        palette.setBrush(QPalette::Base,
-                         QBrush(backgroundImage.scaled(size(), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio)));
+        QSize widgetSize = size();
+        QPixmap scaledPixmap =
+            QPixmap::fromImage(backgroundImage)
+                .scaled(widgetSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatioByExpanding, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
+        int x = (widgetSize.width() - scaledPixmap.width()) / 2;
+        int y = (widgetSize.height() - scaledPixmap.height()) / 2;
+        QPixmap finalPixmap(widgetSize);
+        finalPixmap.fill(Qt::transparent);
+        QPainter painter(&finalPixmap);
+        painter.drawPixmap(x, y, scaledPixmap);
+        palette.setBrush(QPalette::Base, QBrush(finalPixmap));
     }
     QColor transparentColor = QColor(135, 206, 235, 40);
     palette.setColor(QPalette::Highlight, transparentColor);
     this->setPalette(palette);
 }
 
+void GameListFrame::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event) {
+    QTableWidget::resizeEvent(event);
+    RefreshListBackgroundImage();
+}
+
 void GameListFrame::SortNameAscending(int columnIndex) {
     std::sort(m_game_info->m_games.begin(), m_game_info->m_games.end(),
               [columnIndex](const GameInfo& a, const GameInfo& b) {
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/game_list_frame.h b/src/qt_gui/game_list_frame.h
index b2e5f1e2f..782db6bae 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/game_list_frame.h
+++ b/src/qt_gui/game_list_frame.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void SetListBackgroundImage(QTableWidgetItem* item);
     void RefreshListBackgroundImage();
+    void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event);
     void SortNameAscending(int columnIndex);
     void SortNameDescending(int columnIndex);
     void PlayBackgroundMusic(QTableWidgetItem* item);