diff --git a/plugins/editor/src/editor/EditIds.h b/plugins/editor/src/editor/EditIds.h
index facb6a13..19016456 100644
--- a/plugins/editor/src/editor/EditIds.h
+++ b/plugins/editor/src/editor/EditIds.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ enum class EditId : int {
     UINumActiveVoices,
     UIActivePanel,
     //
+    BackgroundImage,
+    //
     #undef KEY_RANGE
     #undef CC_RANGE
 };
diff --git a/plugins/editor/src/editor/Editor.cpp b/plugins/editor/src/editor/Editor.cpp
index 6c2af261..25108200 100644
--- a/plugins/editor/src/editor/Editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/editor/src/editor/Editor.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,12 @@ void Editor::Impl::uiReceiveValue(EditId id, const EditValue& v)
             setActivePanel(value);
         }
         break;
+    case EditId::BackgroundImage:
+        {
+            const std::string& value = v.to_string();
+            updateBackgroundImage(value.c_str());
+        }
+        break;
     default:
         if (editIdIsKey(id)) {
             const int key = keyForEditId(id);
@@ -1541,10 +1547,7 @@ void Editor::Impl::updateSWLastLabel(unsigned sw, const char* label)
 
 void Editor::Impl::updateBackgroundImage(const char* filepath)
 {
-    const fs::path sfzFilePath = fs::u8path(currentSfzFile_);
-    const fs::path sfzDirPath = sfzFilePath.parent_path();
-    const fs::path imagePath = sfzDirPath / fs::u8path(filepath);
-    SharedPointer<CBitmap> bitmap = loadAnyFormatImage(imagePath);
+    SharedPointer<CBitmap> bitmap = loadAnyFormatImage(filepath);
 
     if (!bitmap)
         bitmap = owned(new CBitmap("background.png"));
diff --git a/plugins/lv2/sfizz_ui.cpp b/plugins/lv2/sfizz_ui.cpp
index 68c846b7..d6073939 100644
--- a/plugins/lv2/sfizz_ui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/lv2/sfizz_ui.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <lv2/patch/patch.h>
 #include <lv2/urid/urid.h>
 #include <lv2/instance-access/instance-access.h>
+#include <ghc/fs_std.hpp>
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -379,6 +380,10 @@ sfizz_ui_update_description(sfizz_ui_t *self, const InstrumentDescription& desc)
     self->uiReceiveValue(EditId::UINumRegions, desc.numRegions);
     self->uiReceiveValue(EditId::UINumPreloadedSamples, desc.numSamples);
 
+    const fs::path rootPath = fs::u8path(desc.rootPath);
+    const fs::path imagePath = rootPath / fs::u8path(desc.image);
+    self->uiReceiveValue(EditId::BackgroundImage, imagePath.u8string());
+
     for (unsigned key = 0; key < 128; ++key) {
         bool keyUsed = desc.keyUsed.test(key);
         bool keyswitchUsed = desc.keyswitchUsed.test(key);
diff --git a/plugins/vst/SfizzVstEditor.cpp b/plugins/vst/SfizzVstEditor.cpp
index 7bb7cfc5..decc6f43 100644
--- a/plugins/vst/SfizzVstEditor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/vst/SfizzVstEditor.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #if !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32)
 #include "X11RunLoop.h"
 #endif
+#include <ghc/fs_std.hpp>
 
 using namespace VSTGUI;
 
@@ -203,6 +204,10 @@ void PLUGIN_API SfizzVstEditor::update(FUnknown* changedUnknown, int32 message)
         uiReceiveValue(EditId::UINumRegions, desc.numRegions);
         uiReceiveValue(EditId::UINumPreloadedSamples, desc.numSamples);
 
+        const fs::path rootPath = fs::u8path(desc.rootPath);
+        const fs::path imagePath = rootPath / fs::u8path(desc.image);
+        uiReceiveValue(EditId::BackgroundImage, imagePath.u8string());
+
         for (unsigned key = 0; key < 128; ++key) {
             bool keyUsed = desc.keyUsed.test(key);
             bool keyswitchUsed = desc.keyswitchUsed.test(key);