diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index fcfecaa5..1d0ea324 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -1813,14 +1813,6 @@ void Graphics::drawbackground( int t )
             {
                 FillRect(backBuffer,stars[i], getRGB(0x55,0x55,0x55));
             }
-            stars[i].x -= Sint16(starsspeed[i]);
-            if (stars[i].x < -10)
-            {
-                stars[i].x += 340;
-                stars[i].y = int(fRandom() * 240);
-                stars[i].w = 2;
-                starsspeed[i] = 4+int(fRandom()*4);
-            }
         }
         break;
     case 2:
@@ -2187,6 +2179,28 @@ void Graphics::drawbackground( int t )
     }
 }
 
+void Graphics::updatebackground(int t)
+{
+    switch (t)
+    {
+    case 1:
+        //Starfield
+        for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++)
+        {
+            stars[i].w = 2;
+            stars[i].h = 2;
+            stars[i].x -= Sint16(starsspeed[i]);
+            if (stars[i].x < -10)
+            {
+                stars[i].x += 340;
+                stars[i].y = int(fRandom() * 240);
+                stars[i].w = 2;
+                starsspeed[i] = 4+int(fRandom()*4);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void Graphics::drawmap()
 {
     if (!foregrounddrawn)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
index 62af7b22..5ab717ef 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public:
 	void setcolreal(Uint32 t);
 
 	void drawbackground(int t);
+	void updatebackground(int t);
 	void drawtile3( int x, int y, int t, int off );
 	void drawentcolours( int x, int y, int t);
 	void drawtile2( int x, int y, int t );
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
index 8163ba26..9ece511d 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
@@ -1503,4 +1503,9 @@ void gamelogic()
     }
 
     graphics.updatetextboxes();
+
+    if (!game.colourblindmode)
+    {
+        graphics.updatebackground(map.background);
+    }
 }