diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/VideoItemListActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/VideoItemListActivity.java
index 48220582d..0405021be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/VideoItemListActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/VideoItemListActivity.java
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ public class VideoItemListActivity extends AppCompatActivity
             } catch(Exception e) {
                 e.printStackTrace();
             }
+            View bg = findViewById(R.id.mainBG);
+            bg.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -200,6 +202,9 @@ public class VideoItemListActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_videoitem_list);
         StreamingService streamingService = null;
 
+        View bg = findViewById(R.id.mainBG);
+        bg.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
         try {
             //------ todo: remove this line when multiservice support is implemented ------
             currentStreamingServiceId = ServiceList.getIdOfService("Youtube");
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout-sw600dp-land/activity_videoitem_list.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout-sw600dp-land/activity_videoitem_list.xml
index ea7b16d2c..4704bd3d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout-sw600dp-land/activity_videoitem_list.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout-sw600dp-land/activity_videoitem_list.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
             android:focusable="false"
             tools:ignore="InconsistentLayout" />
 
+        <include layout="@layout/main_bg" />
+
         <fragment android:id="@+id/videoitem_list"
             android:name="org.schabi.newpipe.VideoItemListFragment"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_videoitem_list.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_videoitem_list.xml
index 9032ba45d..5c5a5fc8a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_videoitem_list.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_videoitem_list.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical">
 
+    <include layout="@layout/main_bg" />
+
     <fragment
         xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
         android:id="@+id/videoitem_list"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/main_bg.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/main_bg.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfc722636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/main_bg.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:id="@+id/mainBG"
+    tools:context=".VideoItemDetailActivity"
+    tools:showIn="@layout/activity_videoitem_list">
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
+        android:text="@string/app_name"
+        android:textSize="40sp"
+        android:fontFamily="sans-serif-condensed"
+        android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
+        android:id="@+id/mainBGTitle"
+        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
+        android:text="@string/main_bg_subtitle"
+        android:id="@+id/mainBGSubtitle"
+        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
+
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b4a5b1346..010cc407d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
     <string name="app_name" translatable="false">NewPipe</string>
+    <string name="main_bg_subtitle">Tap search to get started</string>
     <string name="background_player_name">NewPipe Background Player</string>
     <string name="title_videoitem_detail" translatable="false">NewPipe</string>
     <string name="view_count_text">%1$s views</string>