diff --git a/.config/awesome/README.md b/.config/awesome/README.md
index 2df62be7..8c935f67 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/README.md
+++ b/.config/awesome/README.md
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ packages. You are free to use the icon theme of your choice but you need to
 configure this in "themes/hanez/theme.lua". The dependency to hicolor is not
 configurable!
 
+I use a default wallpaper provided by Willi Thiel licensed under CC BY-BC-SA
+2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/). The source for this 
+image is: https://willithiel.photography/photo/31c3-saal-3
diff --git a/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/31c3-saal-3.jpg b/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/31c3-saal-3.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c616f5f
Binary files /dev/null and b/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/31c3-saal-3.jpg differ
diff --git a/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/theme.lua b/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/theme.lua
index 9460cfa9..4d1f528d 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/theme.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/theme.lua
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ theme.titlebar_maximized_button_focus_inactive  = "~/.config/awesome/themes/hane
 theme.titlebar_maximized_button_normal_active = "~/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/titlebar/maximized_normal_active.png"
 theme.titlebar_maximized_button_focus_active  = "~/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/titlebar/maximized_focus_active.png"
 
-theme.wallpaper = "/usr/share/awesome/themes/default/background.png"
+theme.wallpaper = "~/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/31c3-saal-3.jpg"
 
 -- You can use your own layout icons like this:
 theme.layout_fairh = "~/.config/awesome/themes/hanez/layouts/fairhw.png"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c76fcfc..dc67158e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ This repo is for my personal use only. Feel free to take a look... ;)
 
 I am using a lot of Git submodules so take care of the licenses of each project.
 
+I use a default wallpaper provided by Willi Thiel licensed under CC BY-BC-SA
+2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/). The source for this 
+image is: https://willithiel.photography/photo/31c3-saal-3
+
 Clone to your $HOME
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