diff --git a/cypress/integration/flow/basic.spec.js b/cypress/integration/flow/basic.spec.js
index 121896d3..39209e42 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/flow/basic.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/flow/basic.spec.js
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ describe('Basic Flow Rendering', () => {
 
   it('renders a grid', () => {
     cy.get('.react-flow__background');
-
-    const gridStroke = Cypress.$('.react-flow__background path').attr('stroke');
-    expect(gridStroke).to.equal('#eee');
   });
 
   it('selects a node by click', () => {
diff --git a/example/src/Overview/index.js b/example/src/Overview/index.js
index d2247c38..c7e3c64f 100644
--- a/example/src/Overview/index.js
+++ b/example/src/Overview/index.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ const OverviewFlow = () => {
         }}
       />
       <Controls />
-      <Background color="#888" gap={16} />
+      <Background color="#aaa" gap={16} />
     </ReactFlow>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/additional-components/Background/index.tsx b/src/additional-components/Background/index.tsx
index 86a24a09..c655b544 100644
--- a/src/additional-components/Background/index.tsx
+++ b/src/additional-components/Background/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { memo, HTMLAttributes } from 'react';
+import React, { memo, useMemo, HTMLAttributes } from 'react';
 import cc from 'classcat';
 
 import { useStoreState } from '../../store/hooks';
@@ -21,26 +21,32 @@ const defaultColors = {
 
 const Background = memo(
   ({ variant = BackgroundVariant.Dots, gap = 24, size = 0.5, color, style, className }: BackgroundProps) => {
-    const width = useStoreState((s) => s.width);
-    const height = useStoreState((s) => s.height);
     const [x, y, scale] = useStoreState((s) => s.transform);
 
     const bgClasses = cc(['react-flow__background', className]);
-    const bgColor = color ? color : defaultColors[variant];
     const scaledGap = gap * scale;
     const xOffset = x % scaledGap;
     const yOffset = y % scaledGap;
-    const isLines = variant === BackgroundVariant.Lines;
-    const path = isLines
-      ? createGridLinesPath(width, height, xOffset, yOffset, scaledGap)
-      : createGridDotsPath(width, height, xOffset, yOffset, scaledGap, size);
-    const fill = isLines ? 'none' : bgColor;
-    const stroke = isLines ? bgColor : 'none';
+
+    const bgSvgTile = useMemo(() => {
+      const isLines = variant === BackgroundVariant.Lines;
+      const bgColor = color ? color : defaultColors[variant];
+      const path = isLines ? createGridLinesPath(scaledGap, size, bgColor) : createGridDotsPath(size, bgColor);
+
+      return encodeURIComponent(
+        `<svg width="${scaledGap}" height="${scaledGap}" xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'>${path}</svg>`
+      );
+    }, [variant, scaledGap, size, color]);
 
     return (
-      <svg width={width} height={height} style={style} className={bgClasses}>
-        <path fill={fill} stroke={stroke} strokeWidth={size} d={path} />
-      </svg>
+      <div
+        className={bgClasses}
+        style={{
+          ...style,
+          backgroundImage: `url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,${bgSvgTile}")`,
+          backgroundPosition: `${xOffset}px ${yOffset}px`,
+        }}
+      ></div>
     );
   }
 );
diff --git a/src/additional-components/Background/style.css b/src/additional-components/Background/style.css
index b96234b9..9343180d 100644
--- a/src/additional-components/Background/style.css
+++ b/src/additional-components/Background/style.css
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/additional-components/Background/utils.ts b/src/additional-components/Background/utils.ts
index cf938870..c0b6d315 100644
--- a/src/additional-components/Background/utils.ts
+++ b/src/additional-components/Background/utils.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,7 @@
-export const createGridLinesPath = (
-  width: number,
-  height: number,
-  xOffset: number,
-  yOffset: number,
-  gap: number
-): string => {
-  const lineCountX = Math.ceil(width / gap) + 1;
-  const lineCountY = Math.ceil(height / gap) + 1;
-
-  const xValues = Array.from({ length: lineCountX }, (_, i) => `M${i * gap + xOffset} 0 V${height}`);
-  const yValues = Array.from({ length: lineCountY }, (_, i) => `M0 ${i * gap + yOffset} H${width}`);
-
-  return [...xValues, ...yValues].join(' ');
+export const createGridLinesPath = (scaledGap: number, strokeWidth: number, stroke: string): string => {
+  return `<path stroke="${stroke}" strokeWidth="${strokeWidth}" d="M0 0 V${scaledGap} M0 0 H${scaledGap}" />`;
 };
 
-export const createGridDotsPath = (
-  width: number,
-  height: number,
-  xOffset: number,
-  yOffset: number,
-  gap: number,
-  size: number
-): string => {
-  const lineCountX = Math.ceil(width / gap) + 1;
-  const lineCountY = Math.ceil(height / gap) + 1;
-
-  const values = Array.from({ length: lineCountX }, (_, col) => {
-    const x = col * gap + xOffset;
-    return Array.from({ length: lineCountY }, (_, row) => {
-      const y = row * gap + yOffset;
-      return `M${x} ${y - size} l${size} ${size} l${-size} ${size} l${-size} ${-size}z`;
-    }).join(' ');
-  });
-
-  return values.join(' ');
+export const createGridDotsPath = (size: number, fill: string): string => {
+  return `<circle cx="${size}" cy="${size}" r="${size}" fill="${fill}" />`;
 };