Customize the Next Experience login background illustration

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read customize-login-background.md

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Customize and change the background illustration applied to your Next Experience login page.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

This procedure is specific to login pages and does not apply if you are using Single Sign-On (SSO).

The background illustration that you upload automatically scales to fit the screen.

Procedure

Navigate to All > System UI > Images.
Select New to create an image record.
On the new image record, enter a file name such as login_background.jpg

Note: Image names must end with .gif, .png, .jpg, .ico, .svg or .bmp.
Select Click to add image.

[Omitted image "next-exp-new-image-record.png"] Alt text: Image record form with Name entered and Click to add image selected.
Choose your image file.
Select Update.

The Images table displays.
Enter your file name in the Name field to confirm your new image is listed.
Navigate to the All menu and enter sys_properties.list in the filter navigator.
Select New to create a system property.
In the Name field, enter glide.ui.login.style.background.image.
In the Value field, enter your image file name.
In the Type drop-down list, select String.
Verify that the Ignore cache option is selected.
Select Submit.

[Omitted image "next-exp-sys-prop-record.png"] Alt text: System property new record with Submit selected.

What to do next

Log out of your experience to view the new login page background.

Parent Topic:Working with themes in Next Experience

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---
title: Customize the Next Experience login background illustration
description: Customize and change the background illustration applied to your Next Experience login page.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/customize-login-background.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Working with themes, Configure, Next Experience UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---

# Customize the Next Experience login background illustration

Customize and change the background illustration applied to your Next Experience login page.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

This procedure is specific to login pages and does not apply if you are using Single Sign-On \(SSO\).

The background illustration that you upload automatically scales to fit the screen.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **System UI** &gt; **Images**.

2. Select **New** to create an image record.

3. On the new image record, enter a file name such as `login_background.jpg`

**Note:** Image names must end with .gif, .png, .jpg, .ico, .svg or .bmp.

4. Select **Click to add** image.

\[Omitted image "next-exp-new-image-record.png"\] Alt text: Image record form with Name entered and Click to add image selected.

5. Choose your image file.

6. Select **Update**.

The Images table displays.

7. Enter your file name in the **Name** field to confirm your new image is listed.

8. Navigate to the **All** menu and enter `sys_properties.list` in the filter navigator.

9. Select **New** to create a system property.

10. In the **Name** field, enter `glide.ui.login.style.background.image`.

11. In the **Value** field, enter your image file name.

12. In the **Type** drop-down list, select **String**.

13. Verify that the Ignore cache option is selected.

14. Select **Submit**.

\[Omitted image "next-exp-sys-prop-record.png"\] Alt text: System property new record with Submit selected.

## What to do next

Log out of your experience to view the new login page background.

**Parent Topic:**[Working with themes in Next Experience](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/next-experience-theming.md)