diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
index 3093557ab..a3a969f67 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
@@ -1056,6 +1056,11 @@ extern "C" char* ResourceMgr_LoadFileFromDisk(const char* filePath) {
     return data;
 }
 
+extern "C" uint8_t ResourceMgr_ResourceIsBackground(char* texPath) {
+    auto res = GetResourceByNameHandlingMQ(texPath);
+    return res->InitData->Type == Ship::ResourceType::SOH_Background;
+}
+
 extern "C" char* ResourceMgr_LoadJPEG(char* data, int dataSize)
 {
     static char* finalBuffer = 0;
diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h
index c77d6f56e..830d4f9e3 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ char** ResourceMgr_ListFiles(const char* searchMask, int* resultSize);
 char* GetResourceDataByNameHandlingMQ(const char* path);
 void ResourceMgr_LoadFile(const char* resName);
 char* ResourceMgr_LoadFileFromDisk(const char* filePath);
+uint8_t ResourceMgr_ResourceIsBackground(char* texPath);
 char* ResourceMgr_LoadJPEG(char* data, int dataSize);
 uint16_t ResourceMgr_LoadTexWidthByName(char* texPath);
 uint16_t ResourceMgr_LoadTexHeightByName(char* texPath);
diff --git a/soh/src/code/z_room.c b/soh/src/code/z_room.c
index 59dea1ab3..d10a5089e 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/z_room.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/z_room.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void func_80095D04(PlayState* play, Room* room, u32 flags) {
 
 #define JPEG_MARKER 0xFFD8FFE0
 
-s32 func_80096238(void* data) {
+s32 swapAndConvertJPEG(void* data) {
     OSTime time;
 
     if (BE32SWAP(*(u32*)data) == JPEG_MARKER)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void func_8009638C(Gfx** displayList, void* source, void* tlut, u16 width, u16 h
     s32 temp;
 
     displayListHead = *displayList;
-    func_80096238(SEGMENTED_TO_VIRTUAL(source));
+    swapAndConvertJPEG(SEGMENTED_TO_VIRTUAL(source));
 
     bg = (uObjBg*)(displayListHead + 1);
     gSPBranchList(displayListHead, (u8*)bg + sizeof(uObjBg));
@@ -282,6 +282,12 @@ void func_8009638C(Gfx** displayList, void* source, void* tlut, u16 width, u16 h
     bg->b.imagePal = 0;
     bg->b.imageFlip = 0;
 
+    if (ResourceMgr_ResourceIsBackground((char*) source)) {
+        char* blob = (char*) GetResourceDataByName((char*) source, true);
+        swapAndConvertJPEG(blob);
+        bg->b.imagePtr = (uintptr_t) blob;
+    }
+
     displayListHead = (void*)(bg + 1);
     if (fmt == G_IM_FMT_CI) {
         gDPLoadTLUT(displayListHead++, tlutCount, 256, tlut);