diff --git a/sddm-theme/Background.qml b/sddm-theme/Background.qml
--- a/sddm-theme/Background.qml
+++ b/sddm-theme/Background.qml
@@ -18,50 +18,51 @@
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.2
+import QtMultimedia 5.8
 
 FocusScope {
     id: sceneBackground
 
     property var sceneBackgroundType
-    property alias sceneBackgroundColor: sceneColorBackground.color
-    property alias sceneBackgroundImage: sceneImageBackground.source
+    property color sceneBackgroundColor
+    property url sceneBackgroundUrl
 
-    Rectangle {
-        id: sceneColorBackground
+    Loader {
         anchors.fill: parent
+        sourceComponent: switch(sceneBackground.sceneBackgroundType) {
+            case "color": return colorComponent;
+            case "image": return imageComponent;
+            case "video": return videoComponent;
+        }
     }
 
-    Image {
-        id: sceneImageBackground
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-        smooth: true;
+    Component {
+        id: colorComponent
+        Rectangle {
+            color: sceneBackground.sceneBackgroundColor
+        }
     }
 
-    states: [
-        State {
-            name: "imageBackground"
-            when: sceneBackgroundType == "image"
-            PropertyChanges {
-                target: sceneColorBackground
-                visible: false
-            }
-            PropertyChanges {
-                target: sceneImageBackground
-                visible: true
-            }
-        },
-        State {
-            name: "colorBackground"
-            when: sceneBackgroundType != "image"
-            PropertyChanges {
-                target: sceneColorBackground
-                visible: true
-            }
-            PropertyChanges {
-                target: sceneImageBackground
-                visible: false
+    Component {
+        id: imageComponent
+        Image {
+            fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+            smooth: true
+            source: sceneBackground.sceneBackgroundUrl
+        }
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: videoComponent
+
+        VideoOutput {
+            fillMode: VideoOutput.PreserveAspectCrop
+            source: MediaPlayer {
+                id: mediaplayer
+                autoPlay: true
+                loops: MediaPlayer.Infinite
+                source: sceneBackground.sceneBackgroundUrl
             }
         }
-    ]
+    }
 }