diff --git a/app/components/nypr-player-integration/component.js b/app/components/nypr-player-integration/component.js
index 556e9efd4..8f4ab8b0a 100644
--- a/app/components/nypr-player-integration/component.js
+++ b/app/components/nypr-player-integration/component.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
 
   image                : reads('currentAudio.imageMain.url'),
   fallbackImage        : reads('currentAudio.headers.brand.logoImage.url'),
-  defaultImageUrl      : '/assets/img/bg/player-background.png',
+  defaultImageUrl      : '/assets/img/backgrounds/player-background.jpg',
   backdropImageUrl     : or('image', 'fallbackImage', 'defaultImageUrl'),
 
   playingAudioType     : 'ondemand', //bumper, stream, ondemand
diff --git a/public/assets/img/backgrounds/player-background.jpg b/public/assets/img/backgrounds/player-background.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a14bd5288
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/assets/img/backgrounds/player-background.jpg differ