diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index 496738e32..515abf070 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -927,21 +927,8 @@ void MainWindow::onCatToggled(bool state)
 
 void MainWindow::setCatBackground(bool enabled)
 {
-    if (enabled) {
-        view->setStyleSheet(QString(R"(
-InstanceView
-{
-    background-image: url(:/backgrounds/%1);
-    background-attachment: fixed;
-    background-clip: padding;
-    background-position: bottom right;
-    background-repeat: none;
-    background-color:palette(base);
-})")
-                                .arg(ThemeManager::getCatImage()));
-    } else {
-        view->setStyleSheet(QString());
-    }
+    view->setPaintCat(enabled);
+    view->viewport()->repaint();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::runModalTask(Task *task)
diff --git a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp
index fbeffe350..1911dd59a 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <QAccessible>
 
 #include "VisualGroup.h"
+#include "ui/themes/ThemeManager.h"
 #include <QDebug>
 
 #include <Application.h>
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ InstanceView::InstanceView(QWidget *parent)
     setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAsNeeded);
     setAcceptDrops(true);
     setAutoScroll(true);
+    setPaintCat(APPLICATION->settings()->get("TheCat").toBool());
 }
 
 InstanceView::~InstanceView()
@@ -498,12 +500,34 @@ void InstanceView::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
     }
 }
 
-void InstanceView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
+void InstanceView::setPaintCat(bool visible)
+{
+    m_catVisible = visible;
+    if (visible)
+        m_catPixmap.load(QString(":/backgrounds/%1").arg(ThemeManager::getCatImage()));
+    else
+        m_catPixmap = QPixmap();
+}
+
+void InstanceView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event)
 {
     executeDelayedItemsLayout();
 
     QPainter painter(this->viewport());
 
+    if (m_catVisible) {
+        int widWidth = this->viewport()->width();
+        int widHeight = this->viewport()->height();
+        if (m_catPixmap.width() < widWidth)
+            widWidth = m_catPixmap.width();
+        if (m_catPixmap.height() < widHeight)
+            widHeight = m_catPixmap.height();
+        auto pixmap = m_catPixmap.scaled(widWidth, widHeight, Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
+        QRect rectOfPixmap = pixmap.rect();
+        rectOfPixmap.moveBottomRight(this->viewport()->rect().bottomRight());
+        painter.drawPixmap(rectOfPixmap.topLeft(), pixmap);
+    }
+
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
     QStyleOptionViewItem option;
     initViewItemOption(&option);
diff --git a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.h b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.h
index ac3382742..364056751 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.h
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual QRegion visualRegionForSelection(const QItemSelection &selection) const override;
 
-    int spacing() const
-    {
-        return m_spacing;
-    };
+    int spacing() const { return m_spacing; };
+    void setPaintCat(bool visible);
 
 public slots:
     virtual void updateGeometries() override;
@@ -139,6 +137,8 @@ private:
     int m_currentItemsPerRow = -1;
     int m_currentCursorColumn= -1;
     mutable QCache<int, QRect> geometryCache;
+    bool m_catVisible = false;
+    QPixmap m_catPixmap;
 
     // point where the currently active mouse action started in geometry coordinates
     QPoint m_pressedPosition;