diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/controllers/NavigationActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/controllers/NavigationActivity.java
index c646ad75268..14573ae9249 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/controllers/NavigationActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/controllers/NavigationActivity.java
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ private void createLayout() {
         if (hasBackgroundColor()) {
             layout.asView().setBackgroundColor(AppStyle.appStyle.screenBackgroundColor.getColor());
         }
+        String screenBackgroundImageName = activityParams.screenParams.styleParams.screenBackgroundImageName;
+        if (screenBackgroundImageName != null) {
+            layout.asView().setBackgroundResource(this.getResources().getIdentifier(screenBackgroundImageName, "drawable", this.getPackageName()));
+        }
         setContentView(layout.asView());
     }
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/params/StyleParams.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/params/StyleParams.java
index 24337a173c7..036f8df91c0 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/params/StyleParams.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/params/StyleParams.java
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public String toString() {
     public int topTabsHeight;
 
     public Color screenBackgroundColor;
+    public String screenBackgroundImageName;
 
     public boolean drawScreenAboveBottomTabs;
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/params/parsers/StyleParamsParser.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/params/parsers/StyleParamsParser.java
index c4a1eab69c7..6839bdfce4f 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/params/parsers/StyleParamsParser.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/params/parsers/StyleParamsParser.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public StyleParams parse() {
         result.topTabsHeight = getInt("topTabsHeight", getDefaultTopTabsHeight());
 
         result.screenBackgroundColor = getColor("screenBackgroundColor", getDefaultScreenBackgroundColor());
+        result.screenBackgroundImageName = params.getString("screenBackgroundImageName");
 
         result.bottomTabsInitialIndex = getInt("initialTabIndex", 0);
         result.bottomTabsHidden = getBoolean("bottomTabsHidden", getDefaultBottomTabsHidden());
diff --git a/docs/styling-the-navigator.md b/docs/styling-the-navigator.md
index 70c44a3cea5..87279ee54a2 100644
--- a/docs/styling-the-navigator.md
+++ b/docs/styling-the-navigator.md
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ this.props.navigator.setStyle({
   navBarSubtitleFontFamily: 'font-name', // subtitle font, 'sans-serif-thin' for example
   navBarSubtitleFontSize: 13, // subtitle font size
   screenBackgroundColor: 'white', // Default screen color, visible before the actual react view is rendered
+  screenBackgroundImageName: 'ios:<name of image in Images.xcassets>, android: <name of drawable>', // Optional. default screen background image.
   orientation: 'portrait' // Sets a specific orientation to a modal and all screens pushed to it. Default: 'auto'. Supported values: 'auto', 'landscape', 'portrait'
-  disabledButtonColor: '#ff0000' // chnaged the navigation bar button text color when disabled.
+  disabledButtonColor: '#ff0000' // changed the navigation bar button text color when disabled.
   
   // iOS only
   statusBarTextColorSchemeSingleScreen: 'light', // same as statusBarTextColorScheme but does NOT remember across pushes
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ this.props.navigator.setStyle({
   
   disabledBackGesture: false, // default: false. Disable the back gesture (swipe gesture) in order to pop the top screen. 
   disabledSimultaneousGesture: true, // default: true. Disable simultaneous gesture recognition.
-  screenBackgroundImageName: '<name of image in Images.xcassets>', // Optional. default screen background image.
   rootBackgroundImageName: '<name of image in Images.xcassets>', // Static while you transition between screens. Works best with screenBackgroundColor: 'transparent'
 
   navBarButtonFontSize: 20, // Change font size nav bar buttons (eg. the back button) (remembered across pushes)
diff --git a/src/deprecated/platformSpecificDeprecated.android.js b/src/deprecated/platformSpecificDeprecated.android.js
index fa7b74f618d..79b496ca668 100644
--- a/src/deprecated/platformSpecificDeprecated.android.js
+++ b/src/deprecated/platformSpecificDeprecated.android.js
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ function convertStyleParams(originalStyleObject) {
     topTabsScrollable: originalStyleObject.topTabsScrollable,
     topTabsHeight: originalStyleObject.topTabsHeight,
     screenBackgroundColor: processColor(originalStyleObject.screenBackgroundColor),
+    screenBackgroundImageName: originalStyleObject.screenBackgroundImageName,
 
     drawScreenAboveBottomTabs: !originalStyleObject.drawUnderTabBar,