diff --git a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
index ae80f21eb389..4c96640f0732 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
@@ -1811,6 +1811,12 @@ private void GetDesktopIniFileData()
 
 		public void CheckForBackgroundImage()
 		{
+			if (WorkingDirectory == "Home")
+			{
+				FolderBackgroundImageSource = null;
+				return;
+			}
+
 			var filesAppSection = DesktopIni?.FirstOrDefault(x => x.SectionName == "FilesApp");
 			if (filesAppSection is null || folderSettings.LayoutMode is FolderLayoutModes.ColumnView)
 			{
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Views/HomePage.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/Views/HomePage.xaml.cs
index f77b0d8b7fa3..0a121a6c1dc0 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Views/HomePage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Views/HomePage.xaml.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ protected override async void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
 
 			// Set path of working directory empty
 			await AppInstance.ShellViewModel.SetWorkingDirectoryAsync("Home");
+			AppInstance.ShellViewModel.CheckForBackgroundImage();
 
 			AppInstance.SlimContentPage?.StatusBarViewModel.UpdateGitInfo(false, string.Empty, null);