diff --git a/ZuneModCore/Mods/BackgroundImageMod.cs b/ZuneModCore/Mods/BackgroundImageMod.cs
index 9510ba4..bc5d929 100644
--- a/ZuneModCore/Mods/BackgroundImageMod.cs
+++ b/ZuneModCore/Mods/BackgroundImageMod.cs
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ public class BackgroundImageModFactory : DIModFactoryBase<BackgroundImageMod>
     private const string Author = "Joshua \"Yoshi\" Askharoun";
 
     public override ModMetadata Metadata => new(nameof(BackgroundImageMod), "Background Image",
-        Description, Author, new(1, 0));
+        Description, Author, new(1, 1));
 }
 
 public class BackgroundImageMod(ModMetadata metadata, IModCoreConfig modConfig) : Mod(metadata)
 {
+    private const string FRAMEBACKGROUND_NAME = "FRAMEBACKGROUND06.PNG";
+
     public string ZuneInstallDir => modConfig.ZuneInstallDir;
 
     public override AbstractUICollection? GetDefaultOptionsUI()
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ public class BackgroundImageMod(ModMetadata metadata, IModCoreConfig modConfig)
                 // Locate the image resource
                 // TODO: Allow users to specify which background they want to replace
                 List<Resource> RCDATA = vi.Resources[resId];
-                int idx = RCDATA.FindIndex(r => r.Name.Name == "FRAMEBACKGROUND06.PNG");
+                int idx = RCDATA.FindIndex(r => r.Name.Name == FRAMEBACKGROUND_NAME);
                 if (idx < 0)
                     return $"Failed to locate background image resource in Zune software.";
                 GenericResource ogRes = (GenericResource)RCDATA[idx];
@@ -105,6 +107,10 @@ public class BackgroundImageMod(ModMetadata metadata, IModCoreConfig modConfig)
             }
             File.Copy(zsrDllTempPath, zsrDllInfo.FullName, true);
 
+            // Configure Zune to use the "Zero" background
+            var resourceUri = $"res://ZuneShellResources.dll!{FRAMEBACKGROUND_NAME}";
+            RegEdit.CurrentUserSetStringValue(RegEdit.ZUNE_REG_PATH + "Shell", "BackgroundImage", resourceUri);
+
             return null;
         }
         catch (IOException)
diff --git a/ZuneModCore/Win32/RegEdit.cs b/ZuneModCore/Win32/RegEdit.cs
index 4ae1c2a..09a733e 100644
--- a/ZuneModCore/Win32/RegEdit.cs
+++ b/ZuneModCore/Win32/RegEdit.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,31 @@ public class RegEdit
 {
     public const string ZUNE_REG_PATH = @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Zune\";
 
+    public static bool CurrentUserSetStringValue(string key, string name, string value)
+    {
+        RegistryKey? regKey = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(key, true);
+        regKey ??= Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(key, true);
+
+        regKey.SetValue(name, value, RegistryValueKind.String);
+        regKey.Close();
+        regKey.Dispose();
+
+        // Read the key to make sure it was set properly
+        return CurrentUserGetStringValue(key, name) == value;
+    }
+
+    public static string? CurrentUserGetStringValue(string key, string name)
+    {
+        using RegistryKey? regKey = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(key, true);
+        if (regKey == null)
+            return null;
+
+        // Return null if a string value couldn't be read from the key
+        if (regKey.GetValue(name, false) is string value)
+            return value;
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public static bool CurrentUserSetBoolValue(string key, string name, bool value)
     {
         RegistryKey? regKey = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(key, true);
@@ -16,9 +41,7 @@ public class RegEdit
         regKey.Dispose();
 
         // Read the key to make sure it was set properly
-        if (CurrentUserGetBoolValue(key, name) == null)
-            return false;
-        return true;
+        return CurrentUserGetBoolValue(key, name) == value;
     }
 
     public static bool? CurrentUserGetBoolValue(string key, string name)