diff --git a/examples/example1/res/mdpi/tx_fabric.jpg b/examples/example1/res/mdpi/tx_fabric.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c33894a
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/example1/res/mdpi/tx_fabric.jpg differ
diff --git a/examples/example1/src/main.d b/examples/example1/src/main.d
index 15f947a1..58fd8931 100644
--- a/examples/example1/src/main.d
+++ b/examples/example1/src/main.d
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class SampleAnimationWidget : Widget {
 	ulong animationProgress;
 	this(string ID) {
 		super(ID);
+		backgroundImageId = "tx_fabric.tiled"; // tx_fabric.jpg tiled
 	}
 	/// returns true is widget is being animated - need to call animate() and redraw
 	@property override bool animating() { return true; }
diff --git a/src/dlangui/graphics/resources.d b/src/dlangui/graphics/resources.d
index fe84524a..fe6ed560 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/graphics/resources.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/graphics/resources.d
@@ -289,7 +289,17 @@ class ImageDrawable : Drawable {
             }
         } else if (_tiled) {
             // tiled
-        } else {
+			int imgdx = _image.width;
+			int imgdy = _image.height;
+			tilex0 %= imgdx;
+			if (tilex0 < 0)
+				tilex0 += imgdx;
+			tiley0 %= imgdy;
+			if (tiley0 < 0)
+				tiley0 += imgdy;
+
+			buf.drawRescaled(rc, _image.get, Rect(0, 0, _image.width, _image.height));
+		} else {
             // rescaled or normal
             if (rc.width != _image.width || rc.height != _image.height)
                 buf.drawRescaled(rc, _image.get, Rect(0, 0, _image.width, _image.height));
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d
index abc2d789..f3686987 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d
@@ -330,6 +330,23 @@ class Widget {
         invalidate();
         return this; 
     }
+
+	/// background image id
+	@property string backgroundImageId() const {
+		return style.backgroundImageId;
+	}
+
+	/// background image id
+	@property Widget backgroundImageId(string imageId) {
+		ownStyle.backgroundImageId = imageId;
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	/// background drawable
+	@property DrawableRef backgroundDrawable() const {
+		return style.backgroundDrawable;
+	}
+	
 	/// widget drawing alpha value (0=opaque .. 255=transparent)
 	@property uint alpha() const { return stateStyle.alpha; }
 	/// set widget drawing alpha value (0=opaque .. 255=transparent)