diff --git a/src/components/ui/Background.tsx b/src/components/ui/Background.tsx
index a8c9dae..26c3923 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/Background.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/Background.tsx
@@ -1,54 +1,20 @@
-import { Random } from 'unsplash-js/dist/methods/photos/types';
-import { createLocalStore } from '~/lib/create-local-store';
-import { random } from '~/lib/math';
-import { getRandomBackground, unsplashApi } from '~/api/unsplash';
+import { createEffect, createSignal } from 'solid-js';
+import { useSettings } from '~/state/SettingsProvider';
 
 import style from './Background.module.css';
-import { BACKGROUND_FETCH_MINS } from '~/config';
-import { createEffect, createMemo, createSignal } from 'solid-js';
-
-type BackgroundStorage = {
-  fetched_at: number;
-  backgrounds: Random[] | null;
-};
 
 export function Background() {
-  const [backgrounds, setBackgrounds] = createLocalStore<BackgroundStorage>(
-    'start-page-background',
-    {
-      fetched_at: 0,
-      backgrounds: null,
-    }
-  );
-
-  const shouldFetch =
-    !backgrounds?.backgrounds ||
-    backgrounds.fetched_at < new Date().getTime() - 1000 * 60 * BACKGROUND_FETCH_MINS;
-
-  if (shouldFetch) {
-    getRandomBackground().then((r) =>
-      setBackgrounds({
-        fetched_at: new Date().getTime(),
-        backgrounds: (r?.response as Random[]) ?? null,
-      })
-    );
-  }
-
-  const backgroundUrls = createMemo(() => {
-    const backgroundLength = backgrounds?.backgrounds?.length ?? 0;
-    const background = random(backgroundLength - 1);
-    return backgrounds?.backgrounds?.[background].urls;
-  });
+  const { currentBackground } = useSettings();
 
   const [fullLoaded, setFullLoaded] = createSignal(false);
 
   createEffect(() => {
-    if (!backgroundUrls()) {
+    if (!currentBackground()) {
       return null;
     }
 
     var curImg = new Image();
-    curImg.src = backgroundUrls()!.full;
+    curImg.src = currentBackground()!.urls.full;
     curImg.onload = () => setFullLoaded(true);
   });
 
@@ -56,7 +22,7 @@ export function Background() {
     <>
       <img
         class={style.Background}
-        src={fullLoaded() ? backgroundUrls()?.full : backgroundUrls()?.thumb}
+        src={fullLoaded() ? currentBackground()?.urls.full : currentBackground()?.urls.thumb}
       />
       {!fullLoaded() ? <div class={style.Overlay}></div> : null}
     </>
diff --git a/src/components/ui/Sidebar.module.css b/src/components/ui/Sidebar.module.css
index ac05ba5..26dc27b 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/Sidebar.module.css
+++ b/src/components/ui/Sidebar.module.css
@@ -43,13 +43,18 @@
   height: 100%;
 }
 
-.Settings {
-  cursor: pointer;
+.SettingsWrapper {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: .5rem;
   margin-top: clamp(.5rem, 1vw, 1.5rem);
   margin-right: 1.5rem;
   align-self: flex-end;
 }
 
+.SettingsWrapper > * {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
 
 @media (max-width: 600px) {
   .Sidebar {
diff --git a/src/components/ui/Sidebar.tsx b/src/components/ui/Sidebar.tsx
index 7c97f2f..621803f 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+import { Tooltip } from '@hope-ui/solid';
+import { IoSave } from 'solid-icons/io';
 import { createTagOrder } from '~/api/get-apps';
+import { useSettings } from '~/state/SettingsProvider';
 import { Settings } from '../widgets/Settings';
+
 import style from './Sidebar.module.css';
+import { HiSolidStar } from 'solid-icons/hi';
 
 type SidebarProps = {
   activeTag?: string | null;
@@ -9,6 +14,7 @@ type SidebarProps = {
 
 export function Sidebar(props: SidebarProps) {
   const tagOrder = createTagOrder();
+  const { onSaveBackground } = useSettings();
 
   return (
     <div class={style.Sidebar}>
@@ -23,7 +29,14 @@ export function Sidebar(props: SidebarProps) {
           </li>
         ))}
       </ul>
-      <Settings className={style.Settings} />
+      <div class={style.SettingsWrapper}>
+        <Tooltip withArrow placement="top" label="Save background">
+          <HiSolidStar size={18} onClick={onSaveBackground} />
+        </Tooltip>
+        <Tooltip withArrow placement="top" label="Settings">
+          <Settings />
+        </Tooltip>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/widgets/Settings.tsx b/src/components/widgets/Settings.tsx
index e1c0764..4bcd93a 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/Settings.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ export function Settings(props: SettingsProps) {
               >
                 Show locations
               </Checkbox>
+              <Checkbox
+                checked={appSettings.useSavedBackgrounds}
+                onChange={(e) =>
+                  setAppSettings((prev) => ({
+                    ...prev,
+                    useSavedBackgrounds: (e.target as any).checked,
+                  }))
+                }
+              >
+                Use saved backgrounds
+              </Checkbox>
               <a
                 style={{ display: 'flex', 'align-items': 'center', gap: '8px', cursor: 'pointer' }}
                 onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/array.ts b/src/lib/array.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc1d859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/array.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { random } from './math';
+
+export function sample<T>(list: T[]): T {
+  if (list.length === 1) {
+    return list[0];
+  }
+  return list[random(list.length - 1)];
+}
diff --git a/src/state/SettingsProvider.tsx b/src/state/SettingsProvider.tsx
index fb88e80..c63fe22 100644
--- a/src/state/SettingsProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/state/SettingsProvider.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,67 @@
-import { JSX, createContext, useContext } from 'solid-js';
+import { Accessor, JSX, createContext, createMemo, useContext } from 'solid-js';
 import { SetStoreFunction } from 'solid-js/store';
+import { Random } from 'unsplash-js/dist/methods/photos/types';
+import { sample } from '~/lib/array';
 import { createLocalStore } from '~/lib/create-local-store';
+import { SavedBackgrounds } from '~/types';
+import { createBackgrounds } from './create-backgrounds';
+import { random } from '~/lib/math';
 
-type Settings = { showLocations: boolean; viewAsTable: boolean };
+type Settings = { showLocations: boolean; viewAsTable: boolean; useSavedBackgrounds: boolean };
 
 type SettingsContextType = {
   appSettings: Settings;
   setAppSettings: SetStoreFunction<Settings>;
+  savedBackgrounds: SavedBackgrounds;
+  onSaveBackground(): void;
+  currentBackground: Accessor<Random | undefined>;
 };
 
 const SettingsContext = createContext<SettingsContextType>({
-  appSettings: { showLocations: false, viewAsTable: false },
+  appSettings: { showLocations: false, viewAsTable: false, useSavedBackgrounds: false },
   setAppSettings: () => {},
+  currentBackground: () => undefined,
+  savedBackgrounds: [],
+  onSaveBackground: () => {},
 });
 
 export function SettingsProvider(props: { children: JSX.Element }) {
   const [appSettings, setAppSettings] = createLocalStore<Settings>('start-page-app-settings', {
     showLocations: false,
     viewAsTable: false,
+    useSavedBackgrounds: false,
   });
 
+  const [savedBackgrounds, setSavedBackgrounds] = createLocalStore<SavedBackgrounds>(
+    'start-page-saved-backgrounds',
+    []
+  );
+
+  const { currentBackground: currentRandomBackground } = createBackgrounds();
+
+  const onSaveBackground = () => {
+    setSavedBackgrounds((prev) => {
+      if (prev.find((background) => background.id === currentRandomBackground()?.id)) {
+        return prev;
+      }
+      return [...prev, currentRandomBackground()!];
+    });
+  };
+
+  const currentBackground = createMemo(() =>
+    appSettings.useSavedBackgrounds ? sample(savedBackgrounds) : currentRandomBackground()
+  );
+
   return (
-    <SettingsContext.Provider value={{ appSettings, setAppSettings }}>
+    <SettingsContext.Provider
+      value={{
+        currentBackground,
+        savedBackgrounds,
+        onSaveBackground,
+        appSettings,
+        setAppSettings,
+      }}
+    >
       {props.children}
     </SettingsContext.Provider>
   );
diff --git a/src/state/create-backgrounds.ts b/src/state/create-backgrounds.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f9f7df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/create-backgrounds.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { createMemo } from 'solid-js';
+import { Random } from 'unsplash-js/dist/methods/photos/types';
+import { getRandomBackground } from '~/api/unsplash';
+import { BACKGROUND_FETCH_MINS } from '~/config';
+import { sample } from '~/lib/array';
+import { createLocalStore } from '~/lib/create-local-store';
+import { random } from '~/lib/math';
+import { BackgroundStorage } from '~/types';
+
+export function createBackgrounds() {
+  const [backgrounds, setBackgrounds] = createLocalStore<BackgroundStorage>(
+    'start-page-background',
+    { fetched_at: 0, backgrounds: null }
+  );
+
+  const shouldFetch =
+    !backgrounds?.backgrounds ||
+    backgrounds.fetched_at < new Date().getTime() - 1000 * 60 * BACKGROUND_FETCH_MINS;
+
+  if (shouldFetch) {
+    getRandomBackground().then((r) =>
+      setBackgrounds({
+        fetched_at: new Date().getTime(),
+        backgrounds: (r?.response as Random[]) ?? null,
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  const currentBackground = createMemo<Random | undefined>(() =>
+    sample(backgrounds?.backgrounds ?? [])
+  );
+
+  return { backgrounds, currentBackground };
+}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 7f18804..06748f3 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Random } from 'unsplash-js/dist/methods/photos/types';
+
 export type AppDefinition = {
   name: string;
   url: string;
@@ -31,3 +33,10 @@ export type WeatherData = {
   sunrise: number;
   sunset: number;
 };
+
+export type BackgroundStorage = {
+  fetched_at: number;
+  backgrounds: Random[] | null;
+};
+
+export type SavedBackgrounds = Random[];