diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs
index 38df9b13ef..f52633a34a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
+            currentDisplay = RNG.Next(0, background_count);
             display(new Background(backgroundName));
         }