diff --git a/lib/config/setting_keys.dart b/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
index 9d938e0af..c37e79f13 100644
--- a/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
+++ b/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ abstract class SettingKeys {
   static const String displayNavigationRail =
       'chat.fluffy.display_navigation_rail';
   // #Pangea
-  static const String useActivityImageAsChatBackground =
-      'pangea.use_activity_image_as_chat_background';
   static const String volume = 'pangea.volume';
   static const String showedActivityMenu =
       'pangea.showed_activity_menu_tutorial';
diff --git a/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat.dart b/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat.dart
index 1c1035559..3d30663ac 100644
--- a/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
+import 'package:fluffychat/config/app_config.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/user/style_settings_repo.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/matrix.dart';
 import 'settings_chat_view.dart';
 
 class SettingsChat extends StatefulWidget {
@@ -10,6 +13,15 @@ class SettingsChat extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class SettingsChatController extends State<SettingsChat> {
+  // #Pangea
+  Future<void> setUseActivityImageBackground(bool value) async {
+    final userId = Matrix.of(context).client.userID!;
+    AppConfig.useActivityImageAsChatBackground = value;
+    setState(() {});
+    await StyleSettingsRepo.setUseActivityImageBackground(userId, value);
+  }
+  // Pangea#
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) => SettingsChatView(this);
 }
diff --git a/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat_view.dart b/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat_view.dart
index 64341abba..16db97abc 100644
--- a/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat_view.dart
@@ -80,12 +80,10 @@ class SettingsChatView extends StatelessWidget {
               ),
 
               // #Pangea
-              SettingsSwitchListTile.adaptive(
-                title: L10n.of(context).useActivityImageAsChatBackground,
-                onChanged: (b) =>
-                    AppConfig.useActivityImageAsChatBackground = b,
-                storeKey: SettingKeys.useActivityImageAsChatBackground,
-                defaultValue: AppConfig.useActivityImageAsChatBackground,
+              SwitchListTile.adaptive(
+                value: AppConfig.useActivityImageAsChatBackground,
+                title: Text(L10n.of(context).useActivityImageAsChatBackground),
+                onChanged: controller.setUseActivityImageBackground,
               ),
               // Divider(color: theme.dividerColor),
               // ListTile(
diff --git a/lib/pangea/common/controllers/pangea_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/common/controllers/pangea_controller.dart
index e90d6d9a9..71a4a5987 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/common/controllers/pangea_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/common/controllers/pangea_controller.dart
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ class PangeaController {
     });
     subscriptionController.reinitialize();
 
-    StyleSettingsRepo.fontSizeFactor(userID!).then((factor) {
-      AppConfig.fontSizeFactor = factor;
+    StyleSettingsRepo.settings(userID!).then((settings) {
+      AppConfig.fontSizeFactor = settings.fontSizeFactor;
+      AppConfig.useActivityImageAsChatBackground =
+          settings.useActivityImageBackground;
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pangea/user/style_settings_repo.dart b/lib/pangea/user/style_settings_repo.dart
index 16fae1236..65f452fec 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/user/style_settings_repo.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/user/style_settings_repo.dart
@@ -1,21 +1,39 @@
 import 'package:get_storage/get_storage.dart';
 
-class _StyleSettings {
-  final double fontSizeFactor;
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/common/utils/error_handler.dart';
 
-  const _StyleSettings({
+class StyleSettings {
+  final double fontSizeFactor;
+  final bool useActivityImageBackground;
+
+  const StyleSettings({
     this.fontSizeFactor = 1.0,
+    this.useActivityImageBackground = true,
   });
 
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     return {
       'fontSizeFactor': fontSizeFactor,
+      'useActivityImageBackground': useActivityImageBackground,
     };
   }
 
-  factory _StyleSettings.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
-    return _StyleSettings(
+  factory StyleSettings.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+    return StyleSettings(
       fontSizeFactor: (json['fontSizeFactor'] as num?)?.toDouble() ?? 1.0,
+      useActivityImageBackground:
+          json['useActivityImageBackground'] as bool? ?? true,
+    );
+  }
+
+  StyleSettings copyWith({
+    double? fontSizeFactor,
+    bool? useActivityImageBackground,
+  }) {
+    return StyleSettings(
+      fontSizeFactor: fontSizeFactor ?? this.fontSizeFactor,
+      useActivityImageBackground:
+          useActivityImageBackground ?? this.useActivityImageBackground,
     );
   }
 }
@@ -23,18 +41,42 @@ class _StyleSettings {
 class StyleSettingsRepo {
   static final GetStorage _storage = GetStorage("style_settings");
 
-  static Future<double> fontSizeFactor(String userId) async {
+  static String _storageKey(String userId) => '${userId}_style_settings';
+
+  static Future<StyleSettings> settings(String userId) async {
     await GetStorage.init("style_settings");
-    final json =
-        _storage.read<Map<String, dynamic>>('${userId}_style_settings');
-    final settings =
-        json != null ? _StyleSettings.fromJson(json) : const _StyleSettings();
-    return settings.fontSizeFactor;
+    final key = _storageKey(userId);
+    final json = _storage.read<Map<String, dynamic>>(key);
+    if (json == null) return const StyleSettings();
+    try {
+      return StyleSettings.fromJson(json);
+    } catch (e, s) {
+      ErrorHandler.logError(
+        e: e,
+        s: s,
+        data: {
+          "settings_entry": json,
+        },
+      );
+      _storage.remove(key);
+      return const StyleSettings();
+    }
   }
 
   static Future<void> setFontSizeFactor(String userId, double factor) async {
-    await GetStorage.init("style_settings");
-    final settings = _StyleSettings(fontSizeFactor: factor);
-    await _storage.write('${userId}_style_settings', settings.toJson());
+    final currentSettings = await settings(userId);
+    final updatedSettings = currentSettings.copyWith(fontSizeFactor: factor);
+    await _storage.write(_storageKey(userId), updatedSettings.toJson());
+  }
+
+  static Future<void> setUseActivityImageBackground(
+    String userId,
+    bool useBackground,
+  ) async {
+    final currentSettings = await settings(userId);
+    final updatedSettings = currentSettings.copyWith(
+      useActivityImageBackground: useBackground,
+    );
+    await _storage.write(_storageKey(userId), updatedSettings.toJson());
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/matrix.dart b/lib/widgets/matrix.dart
index 808678ffb..c67c4a933 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/matrix.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/matrix.dart
@@ -567,8 +567,10 @@ class MatrixState extends State<Matrix> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
     //     double.tryParse(store.getString(SettingKeys.fontSizeFactor) ?? '') ??
     //         AppConfig.fontSizeFactor;
     if (client.isLogged()) {
-      StyleSettingsRepo.fontSizeFactor(client.userID!).then((factor) {
-        AppConfig.fontSizeFactor = factor;
+      StyleSettingsRepo.settings(client.userID!).then((settings) {
+        AppConfig.fontSizeFactor = settings.fontSizeFactor;
+        AppConfig.useActivityImageAsChatBackground =
+            settings.useActivityImageBackground;
       });
     }
     // Pangea#