diff --git a/mopidy_touchscreen/graphic_utils/background_manager.py b/mopidy_touchscreen/graphic_utils/background_manager.py
index cc5c62a..9836bba 100644
--- a/mopidy_touchscreen/graphic_utils/background_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy_touchscreen/graphic_utils/background_manager.py
@@ -12,13 +12,23 @@ class DynamicBackground:
         self.surface = pygame.Surface(self.size).convert()
         self.surface.fill((145, 16, 16))
         self.surface_image = pygame.Surface(self.size).convert()
+        self.surface_image.fill((145, 16, 16))
+        self.surface_image_last = pygame.Surface(self.size).convert()
         self.update = True
+        self.screen_change_percent = 100
 
     def draw_background(self):
         if self.image_loaded:
-            return self.surface_image.copy()
-        else:
-            return self.surface.copy()
+            if self.screen_change_percent < 255:
+                self.surface.fill((0, 0, 0))
+                self.surface_image_last.set_alpha(
+                    255 - self.screen_change_percent)
+                self.surface_image.set_alpha(self.screen_change_percent)
+                self.surface.blit(self.surface_image_last, (0, 0))
+                self.surface.blit(self.surface_image, (0, 0))
+                self.screen_change_percent += 5
+                self.update = True
+        return self.surface.copy()
 
     def should_update(self):
         if self.update:
@@ -31,14 +41,13 @@ class DynamicBackground:
         if image is not None:
             image_size = get_aspect_scale_size(image, self.size)
             target = pygame.transform.smoothscale(image, image_size)
-            self.surface_image.fill((0, 0, 0))
+            self.surface_image_last = self.surface_image.copy()
             pos = (int((self.size[0] - image_size[0])/2),
                    (int(self.size[1] - image_size[1])/2))
             self.surface_image.blit(blur_surf_times(
                 target, self.size[0]/40, 10), pos)
+            self.screen_change_percent = 0
             self.image_loaded = True
-        else:
-            self.image_loaded = False
         self.update = True
 
 
diff --git a/mopidy_touchscreen/screens/main_screen.py b/mopidy_touchscreen/screens/main_screen.py
index d1b11d4..b02016a 100644
--- a/mopidy_touchscreen/screens/main_screen.py
+++ b/mopidy_touchscreen/screens/main_screen.py
@@ -85,15 +85,28 @@ class MainScreen(BaseScreen):
     def update(self, screen, update_type, rects):
         if update_type == BaseScreen.update_all:
             screen.blit(self.top_bar, (0, 0))
+            self.update_progress(screen, rects)
             self.touch_text_manager.render(screen)
             if self.image is not None:
                 screen.blit(self.image, (
                     self.base_size / 2, self.base_size +
                     self.base_size / 2))
 
-        elif update_type == BaseScreen.update_partial \
+        if update_type == BaseScreen.update_partial \
                 and self.track is not None:
-            if self.progress_show:
+
+            progress = self.update_progress(screen, rects)
+            if progress is not None:
+                progress.render(screen)
+                rects.append(progress.rect_in_pos)
+            for key in self.update_keys:
+                object = self.touch_text_manager.get_object(key)
+                object.update()
+                object.render(screen)
+                rects.append(object.rect_in_pos)
+
+    def update_progress(self, screen, rects):
+        if self.progress_show:
                 track_pos_millis = self.core.playback.time_position.get()
                 new_track_pos = track_pos_millis / 1000
 
@@ -106,13 +119,8 @@ class MainScreen(BaseScreen):
                         time.strftime('%M:%S', time.gmtime(
                             self.current_track_pos)) +
                         "/" + self.track_duration)
-                    progress.render(screen)
-                    rects.append(progress.rect_in_pos)
-            for key in self.update_keys:
-                object = self.touch_text_manager.get_object(key)
-                object.update()
-                object.render(screen)
-                rects.append(object.rect_in_pos)
+                    return progress
+        return None
 
     def track_started(self, track):
         self.update_keys = []