diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
index 6008268877..ba4b2e0b56 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     protected readonly _roomView: React.RefObject<any>;
     protected readonly _resizeContainer: React.RefObject<ResizeHandle>;
     protected compactLayoutWatcherRef: string;
+    protected backgroundImageWatcherRef: string;
     protected resizer: Resizer;
 
     constructor(props, context) {
@@ -195,6 +196,9 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.compactLayoutWatcherRef = SettingsStore.watchSetting(
             "useCompactLayout", null, this.onCompactLayoutChanged,
         );
+        this.backgroundImageWatcherRef = SettingsStore.watchSetting(
+            "RoomList.backgroundImage", null, this.refreshBackgroundImage,
+        );
 
         this.resizer = this.createResizer();
         this.resizer.attach();
@@ -212,6 +216,7 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this._matrixClient.removeListener("RoomState.events", this.onRoomStateEvents);
         OwnProfileStore.instance.off(UPDATE_EVENT, this.refreshBackgroundImage);
         SettingsStore.unwatchSetting(this.compactLayoutWatcherRef);
+        SettingsStore.unwatchSetting(this.backgroundImageWatcherRef);
         this.resizer.detach();
     }