diff --git a/novelwriter/assets/images/welcome-dark.jpg b/novelwriter/assets/images/welcome-dark.jpg
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diff --git a/novelwriter/assets/images/welcome-light.jpg b/novelwriter/assets/images/welcome-light.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/novelwriter/assets/images/welcome.webp b/novelwriter/assets/images/welcome.webp
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diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/theme.py b/novelwriter/gui/theme.py
index 4ab4f7d8..46adebbb 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/theme.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/theme.py
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ class GuiIcons:
         "unfold": ("unfold-show", "unfold-hide"),
     }
     IMAGE_MAP: Final[dict[str, tuple[str, str]]] = {
-        "welcome":  ("welcome-light.jpg", "welcome-dark.jpg"),
+        "welcome":  ("welcome.webp", "welcome.webp"),
         "nw-text":  ("novelwriter-text-light.svg", "novelwriter-text-dark.svg"),
     }
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py b/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py
index 9b0abe33..9c3f5776 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from PyQt6.QtCore import (
     QAbstractListModel, QModelIndex, QObject, QPoint, QSize, Qt, pyqtSignal,
     pyqtSlot
 )
-from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction, QCloseEvent, QColor, QFont, QPainter, QPaintEvent, QPen, QShortcut
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction, QCloseEvent, QFont, QPainter, QPaintEvent, QPen, QShortcut
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
     QApplication, QFileDialog, QFormLayout, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit,
     QListView, QMenu, QPushButton, QScrollArea, QStackedWidget,
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class GuiWelcome(NDialog):
 
         self.bgImage = SHARED.theme.getDecoration("welcome")
         self.nwImage = SHARED.theme.getDecoration("nw-text", h=36)
-        self.bgColor = QColor(54, 54, 54) if SHARED.theme.isDarkTheme else QColor(255, 255, 255)
 
         self.nwLogo = QLabel(self)
         self.nwLogo.setPixmap(SHARED.theme.getPixmap("novelwriter", (128, 128)))
@@ -178,8 +177,8 @@ class GuiWelcome(NDialog):
         hPix = min(hWin, 600)
         tMode = Qt.TransformationMode.SmoothTransformation
         painter = QPainter(self)
-        painter.fillRect(self.rect(), self.bgColor)
         painter.drawPixmap(0, hWin - hPix, self.bgImage.scaledToHeight(hPix, tMode))
+        painter.end()
         super().paintEvent(event)
         return