diff --git a/iso/builder/config/hooks/normal/9001-wallpaper.hook.chroot b/iso/builder/config/hooks/normal/9001-wallpaper.hook.chroot
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..88ee77a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iso/builder/config/hooks/normal/9001-wallpaper.hook.chroot
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# 9001-wallpaper.hook.chroot — generate /usr/share/bee/wallpaper.png inside chroot
+set -e
+echo "=== generating bee wallpaper ==="
+mkdir -p /usr/share/bee
+
+python3 - <<'PYEOF'
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
+import os
+
+W, H = 1920, 1080
+
+LOGO = """\
+  \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557\u2588\u2588\u2557   \u2588\u2588\u2557      \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557
+  \u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d\u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u2588\u2588\u2557\u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d\u255a\u2588\u2588\u2557 \u2588\u2588\u2554\u255d      \u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u2588\u2588\u2557\u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d\u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d
+  \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557  \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2551\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557 \u255a\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2554\u255d \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2554\u255d\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557  \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557
+  \u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u255d  \u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u2588\u2588\u2551\u255a\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2588\u2588\u2551  \u255a\u2588\u2588\u2554\u255d  \u255a\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d\u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u2588\u2588\u2557\u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u255d  \u2588\u2588\u2554\u2550\u2550\u255d
+  \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557\u2588\u2588\u2551  \u2588\u2588\u2551\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2551   \u2588\u2588\u2551         \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2554\u255d\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2557
+  \u255a\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d\u255a\u2550\u255d  \u255a\u2550\u255d\u255a\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d   \u255a\u2550\u255d         \u255a\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d \u255a\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d\u255a\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u255d
+  Hardware Audit LiveCD"""
+
+# Find a monospace font that supports box-drawing characters
+FONT_CANDIDATES = [
+    '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf',
+    '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation/LiberationMono-Regular.ttf',
+    '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeMono.ttf',
+    '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/noto/NotoMono-Regular.ttf',
+]
+
+font_path = None
+for p in FONT_CANDIDATES:
+    if os.path.exists(p):
+        font_path = p
+        break
+
+SIZE = 22
+if font_path:
+    font_logo = ImageFont.truetype(font_path, SIZE)
+    font_sub  = ImageFont.truetype(font_path, SIZE)
+else:
+    font_logo = ImageFont.load_default()
+    font_sub  = font_logo
+
+img  = Image.new('RGB', (W, H), (0, 0, 0))
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+
+# Measure logo block
+lines = LOGO.split('\n')
+bbox = draw.textbbox((0, 0), LOGO, font=font_logo)
+text_w = bbox[2] - bbox[0]
+text_h = bbox[3] - bbox[1]
+
+x = (W - text_w) // 2
+y = (H - text_h) // 2
+
+# Draw logo lines: first 6 in amber, last line (subtitle) dimmer
+logo_lines  = lines[:6]
+sub_line    = lines[6] if len(lines) > 6 else ''
+
+cy = y
+for line in logo_lines:
+    draw.text((x, cy), line, font=font_logo, fill=(0xf6, 0xc9, 0x0e))
+    cy += SIZE + 2
+cy += 8
+if sub_line:
+    draw.text((x, cy), sub_line, font=font_sub, fill=(0x80, 0x68, 0x18))
+
+img.save('/usr/share/bee/wallpaper.png', optimize=True)
+print('wallpaper written: /usr/share/bee/wallpaper.png')
+PYEOF
+
+echo "=== wallpaper done ==="
diff --git a/iso/builder/config/package-lists/bee.list.chroot b/iso/builder/config/package-lists/bee.list.chroot
index 567737c..40c965f 100644
--- a/iso/builder/config/package-lists/bee.list.chroot
+++ b/iso/builder/config/package-lists/bee.list.chroot
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ qrencode
 # Local desktop (openbox + chromium kiosk)
 openbox
 tint2
+feh
+python3-pil
 xorg
 xterm
 chromium
diff --git a/iso/overlay/usr/local/bin/bee-openbox-session b/iso/overlay/usr/local/bin/bee-openbox-session
index d543c34..51bfc2c 100755
--- a/iso/overlay/usr/local/bin/bee-openbox-session
+++ b/iso/overlay/usr/local/bin/bee-openbox-session
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ xset s off
 xset -dpms
 xset s noblank
 
-# Set desktop background: dark with amber tint matching web UI palette.
-xsetroot -solid '#12100a'
+# Set desktop background.
+if [ -f /usr/share/bee/wallpaper.png ]; then
+    feh --bg-fill /usr/share/bee/wallpaper.png
+else
+    xsetroot -solid '#000000'
+fi
 
 tint2 &