2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_backdrops.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_backdrops.c
index 4d0345c21d..8962b5113f 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_backdrops.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_backdrops.c
@@ -178,18 +178,18 @@ bool skin_backdrops_preload(void)
                 if (backdrops[i].buflib_handle > 0)
                 {
                     backdrops[i].buffer = core_get_data(backdrops[i].buflib_handle);
-                    handle_being_loaded = backdrops[i].buflib_handle;
                     if (strcmp(filename, BACKDROP_BUFFERNAME))
                     {
+                        handle_being_loaded = backdrops[i].buflib_handle;
                         backdrops[i].loaded =
                                 screens[screen].backdrop_load(filename, backdrops[i].buffer);
-                        handle_being_loaded = -1;
                         if (!backdrops[i].loaded)
                         {
                             core_free(backdrops[i].buflib_handle);
                             backdrops[i].buflib_handle = -1;
                             retval = false;
                         }
+                        handle_being_loaded = -1;
                     }
                     else
                         backdrops[i].loaded = true;
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_engine.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_engine.c
index bf284b7a79..b5178cc798 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_engine.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_engine.c
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ void settings_apply_skins(void)
         }
     }
     first_run = false;
+    /* any backdrop that was loaded with "-" has to be reloaded because
+     * the setting may have changed */
+    skin_backdrop_load_setting();
     viewportmanager_theme_changed(THEME_STATUSBAR);
 #ifdef HAVE_BACKDROP_IMAGE
     FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)