diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7001c43..e225b0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ These are in rough order of my priority, though no promises I do them in this or
 
 - [ ] Switch all structs to idiomatic Zig init/deinit pattern (init returns value, caller decides stack/heap)
 - [ ] Support per-host config using properties
-- [ ] Support wallpapers
-- [ ] Support a bar
+- [ ] Support a basic bar
 - [ ] Support starting programs at WM launch
 - [ ] Support overriding config location
 - [ ] Add support for multimedia/brightness keys
@@ -23,4 +22,5 @@ These are in rough order of my priority, though no promises I do them in this or
 - [x] Support changeable primary ratio
 - [x] Support changeable primary count
 - [x] Support multiple outputs
-- [X] Support floating windows
+- [x] Support floating windows
+- [x] Support wallpapers
diff --git a/examples/config.kdl b/examples/config.kdl
index 0a42e88..ff7e31d 100644
--- a/examples/config.kdl
+++ b/examples/config.kdl
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ attach_mode top
 focus_follows_pointer #true
 // Whether the focus should warp to the center of newly-focused windows
 pointer_warp_on_focus_change #true
+// Path to image to use as wallpaper
+// The same image is displayed on all outputs, but scaled separately
+// If this config is missing, then the background is blank black screen
+wallpaper_image_path "~/Pictures/the_valley.png"
 borders {
     width 2
     // 8 or 10 digit hex color
diff --git a/src/Config.zig b/src/Config.zig
index c601605..c39f9ef 100644
--- a/src/Config.zig
+++ b/src/Config.zig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pointer_warp_on_focus_change: bool = true,
 
 // TODO: Implement a color when this is null
 /// Path to the wallpaper image
-wallpaper_image_path: []const u8 = "",
+wallpaper_image_path: ?[]const u8 = null,
 
 /// Tag bind entries parsed from config (tag_bind nodes in keybinds block)
 tag_binds: std.ArrayList(Keybind) = .{},
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const NodeName = enum {
     attach_mode,
     focus_follows_pointer,
     pointer_warp_on_focus_change,
+    wallpaper_image_path,
     borders,
     keybinds,
     pointer_binds,
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ pub fn create() !*Config {
             config.keybinds.clearAndFree(utils.allocator);
             config.tag_binds.clearAndFree(utils.allocator);
             config.pointer_binds.clearAndFree(utils.allocator);
+            if (config.wallpaper_image_path) |path| {
+                utils.allocator.free(path);
+            }
             config.* = .{};
         };
     }
@@ -125,6 +129,9 @@ pub fn destroy(config: *Config) void {
     config.keybinds.deinit(utils.allocator);
     config.tag_binds.deinit(utils.allocator);
     config.pointer_binds.deinit(utils.allocator);
+    if (config.wallpaper_image_path) |path| {
+        utils.allocator.free(path);
+    }
     utils.allocator.destroy(config);
 }
 
@@ -179,6 +186,19 @@ fn load(config: *Config, reader: *Io.Reader) !void {
                                 continue;
                             }
                         },
+                        .wallpaper_image_path => {
+                            if (node.argcount() < 1) {
+                                logWarnMissingNodeArg(name, "image path");
+                                continue;
+                            }
+
+                            const path_str = utils.stripQuotes(node.arg(&parser, 0) orelse unreachable);
+                            config.wallpaper_image_path = expandTilde(path_str) catch {
+                                logWarnInvalidNodeArg(name, path_str);
+                                continue;
+                            };
+                            logDebugSettingNode(name, path_str);
+                        },
                         .borders => {
                             next_child_block = .borders;
                         },
@@ -547,6 +567,7 @@ fn logWarnInvalidNodeArg(node_name: anytype, node_value: []const u8) void {
 fn logWarnMissingNodeArg(node_name: anytype, comptime arg: []const u8) void {
     const node_name_type = @TypeOf(node_name);
     switch (node_name_type) {
+        NodeName => log.warn("\"{s}\" missing " ++ arg ++ " argument. Ignoring", .{@tagName(node_name)}),
         KeybindNodeName => log.warn("\"keybind.{s}\" missing " ++ arg ++ " argument. Ignoring", .{@tagName(node_name)}),
         PointerBindNodeName => log.warn("\"pointer_binds.{s}\" missing " ++ arg ++ " argument. Ignoring", .{@tagName(node_name)}),
         else => @compileError("This function does not (yet) support type \"" ++ @typeName(node_name_type) ++ "\""),
@@ -574,6 +595,14 @@ fn logDebugSettingNode(node_name: anytype, node_value: []const u8) void {
     }
 }
 
+fn expandTilde(path: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
+    if (path.len > 0 and path[0] == '~') {
+        const home = std.posix.getenv("HOME") orelse return error.HomeNotSet;
+        return std.fmt.allocPrint(utils.allocator, "{s}{s}", .{ home, path[1..] });
+    }
+    return utils.allocator.dupe(u8, path);
+}
+
 const std = @import("std");
 const fmt = std.fmt;
 const fs = std.fs;
diff --git a/src/Context.zig b/src/Context.zig
index 9f4b20b..c9f9fdd 100644
--- a/src/Context.zig
+++ b/src/Context.zig
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ pub fn create(options: Options) !*Context {
     const context = try utils.allocator.create(Context);
     errdefer context.destroy();
 
-    // FIXME: TODO: Get this from Config
-    const wallpaper_image = WallpaperImage.create("FIXME") catch |e| blk: {
-        log.err("Failed to load wallpaper image from path \"{s}\": {s}", .{ "FIXME", @errorName(e) });
-        break :blk null;
-    };
-
     context.* = .{
         .initialized = false,
         .wl_compositor = options.wl_compositor,
@@ -74,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn create(options: Options) !*Context {
         .wl_shm = options.wl_shm,
         .wl_outputs = options.wl_outputs,
         .zwlr_layer_shell_v1 = options.zwlr_layer_shell_v1,
-        .wallpaper_image = wallpaper_image,
+        .wallpaper_image = loadWallpaperImage(options.config),
         .wm = try WindowManager.create(context, options.river_window_manager_v1),
         .xkb_bindings = try XkbBindings.create(context, options.river_xkb_bindings_v1),
         .config = options.config,
@@ -105,13 +99,56 @@ pub fn manage(context: *Context) void {
             binding.link.remove();
             binding.destroy();
         }
+
+        // Check if wallpaper path changed before destroying old config
+        const wallpaper_changed = !pathsEqual(
+            context.config.wallpaper_image_path,
+            new_config.wallpaper_image_path,
+        );
+
         context.config.destroy();
         context.config = new_config;
         context.initialized = false;
+
+        if (wallpaper_changed) {
+            if (context.wallpaper_image) |img| img.destroy();
+            context.wallpaper_image = loadWallpaperImage(new_config);
+
+            var out_it = context.wm.outputs.iterator(.forward);
+            while (out_it.next()) |output| {
+                if (context.wallpaper_image == null) {
+                    output.deinitWallpaperLayerSurface();
+                } else if (output.wl_surface != null) {
+                    output.renderWallpaper() catch |err| {
+                        log.err("Wallpaper re-render failed: {}", .{err});
+                    };
+                } else {
+                    output.initWallpaperLayerSurface() catch |err| {
+                        log.err("Failed to init wallpaper surface: {}", .{err});
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
+fn loadWallpaperImage(config: *Config) ?*WallpaperImage {
+    const image_path = config.wallpaper_image_path orelse return null;
+    if (image_path.len == 0) return null;
+    return WallpaperImage.create(image_path) catch |e| {
+        log.err("Failed to load wallpaper image from path \"{s}\": {s}", .{ image_path, @errorName(e) });
+        return null;
+    };
+}
+
+fn pathsEqual(a: ?[]const u8, b: ?[]const u8) bool {
+    const a_val = a orelse return b == null;
+    const b_val = b orelse return false;
+    return mem.eql(u8, a_val, b_val);
+}
+
 const std = @import("std");
+const mem = std.mem;
 
 const wayland = @import("wayland");
 const river = wayland.client.river;
diff --git a/src/Output.zig b/src/Output.zig
index 52616e6..29096ee 100644
--- a/src/Output.zig
+++ b/src/Output.zig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ river_output_v1: *river.OutputV1,
 wl_output: ?*wl.Output = null,
 
 // Output geometry
-scale: u31 = 0,
+scale: u31 = 1,
 width: u31 = 0,
 height: u31 = 0,
 x: i32 = 0,
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ fn riverOutputListener(river_output_v1: *river.OutputV1, event: river.OutputV1.E
             // It's guaranteed for the wl_output global to advertised before this event happens
             output.wl_output = output.context.wl_outputs.get(ev.name) orelse unreachable;
             output.wl_output.?.setListener(*Output, wlOutputListener, output);
+
+            // The wl_output's initial events (mode, scale, name, done) were likely
+            // already delivered during the initial roundtrip before we set our
+            // listener, so the .done event that triggers wallpaper init was lost.
+            // Explicitly init the wallpaper surface here.
+            output.initWallpaperLayerSurface() catch |err| {
+                const output_name = output.name orelse "some output";
+                log.err("failed to add a surface to {s}: {}", .{ output_name, err });
+            };
         },
         .dimensions => |ev| {
             // Protocol guarantees that width and height are strictly greater than zero
@@ -207,14 +216,14 @@ fn wlOutputListener(_: *wl.Output, event: wl.Output.Event, output: *Output) void
     }
 }
 
-fn initWallpaperLayerSurface(output: *Output) !void {
+pub fn initWallpaperLayerSurface(output: *Output) !void {
     if (output.context.wallpaper_image == null) {
         // No wallpaper image, so we don't need any surfaces
         return;
     }
 
     if (output.wl_surface) |_| {
-        log.warn("Skipping adding a second wallpaper surface to {s}", .{output.name orelse "some output"});
+        log.debug("Skipping adding a second wallpaper surface to {s}", .{output.name orelse "some output"});
         return;
     }
 
@@ -244,18 +253,18 @@ fn initWallpaperLayerSurface(output: *Output) !void {
     wl_surface.commit();
 }
 
-fn deinitWallpaperLayerSurface(output: *Output) void {
+pub fn deinitWallpaperLayerSurface(output: *Output) void {
     if (output.layer_surface) |layer_surface| {
         layer_surface.destroy();
     }
     if (output.wl_surface) |wl_surface| {
         wl_surface.destroy();
+        output.context.buffer_pool.surface_count -= 1;
     }
 
     output.layer_surface = null;
     output.wl_surface = null;
     output.configured = false;
-    output.context.buffer_pool.surface_count -= 1;
 }
 
 fn wallpaperLayerSurfaceListener(layer_surface: *zwlr.LayerSurfaceV1, event: zwlr.LayerSurfaceV1.Event, output: *Output) void {
@@ -314,7 +323,7 @@ fn calculate_transform(image_dimension: c_int, output_dimension: u31, dimension_
 }
 
 /// Render the wallpaper image onto the layer surface
-fn renderWallpaper(output: *Output) !void {
+pub fn renderWallpaper(output: *Output) !void {
     const context = output.context;
     const width = output.render_width;
     const height = output.render_height;
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index f373b2e..6497b6d 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ fn registryListener(registry: *wl.Registry, event: wl.Registry.Event, globals: *
     }
 }
 
+pub const std_options = std.Options{
+    .log_level = .debug,
+};
+
 const std = @import("std");
 const mem = std.mem;
 const fatal = std.process.fatal;