diff --git a/shell/plugins/lock/LockView.qml b/shell/plugins/lock/LockView.qml
index e882e0e7..224f33b7 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/lock/LockView.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/lock/LockView.qml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Item {
   property string failureMessage: ""
   property int failedAttempts: 0
   property bool inputEnabled: true
+  property bool loadBackground: true
   property string passwordText: ""
   property real scaleFactor: 1
   property bool syncingPasswordText: false
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ Item {
     Image {
       id: wallpaper
       anchors.fill: parent
-      source: root.fileUrl(root.backgroundPath)
+      source: root.loadBackground ? root.fileUrl(root.backgroundPath) : ""
       fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
       asynchronous: true
       cache: false
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ Item {
       anchors.fill: wallpaper
       source: wallpaper
       autoPaddingEnabled: false
-      blurEnabled: wallpaper.status === Image.Ready
+      blurEnabled: root.loadBackground && wallpaper.status === Image.Ready
       blur: 1.0
       blurMax: 64
       blurMultiplier: 1.0
diff --git a/shell/plugins/lock/Service.qml b/shell/plugins/lock/Service.qml
index c7e43d16..2a6c4277 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/lock/Service.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/lock/Service.qml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ Item {
         failureMessage: root.failureMessage
         failedAttempts: root.failedAttempts
         inputEnabled: root.lockRequested
+        loadBackground: root.locked
         passwordText: root.enteredPassword
         scaleFactor: lockSurface.screen && lockSurface.screen.devicePixelRatio > 0 ? lockSurface.screen.devicePixelRatio : 1
         onPasswordTextEdited: function(password) { root.enteredPassword = password }
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ Item {
       failureMessage: ""
       failedAttempts: 0
       inputEnabled: false
+      loadBackground: root.previewVisible
       passwordText: ""
       scaleFactor: previewWindow.screen && previewWindow.screen.devicePixelRatio > 0 ? previewWindow.screen.devicePixelRatio : 1
     }