diff --git a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/bg_generator.rs b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/bg_generator.rs
index 9cb8193..d30462a 100644
--- a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/bg_generator.rs
+++ b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/bg_generator.rs
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ impl BackgroundGenerator {
     pub fn generate<const N: usize>(
         device: &Arc<Device>,
         queue: &Arc<Mutex<Queue>>,
+        color: [f32; 4],
         image_infos: [(u32, u32); N],
     ) -> Result<[Arc<Image>; N]> {
         Ok(image_infos
             .iter()
             .map(|(width, height)| {
                 let image = Image::empty(
-                    *width as u32,
-                    *height as u32,
+                    *width,
+                    *height,
                     VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT,
                     VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT,
                 )
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ impl BackgroundGenerator {
                 let render_target = RenderTarget::builder()
                     .add_sub_pass(
                         SubPass::builder(image.width(), image.height())
-                            .set_prepared_targets(&[image.clone()], 0, [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0], true)
+                            .set_prepared_targets(&[image.clone()], 0, [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0], true)
                             .build(&device, &queue)?,
                     )
                     .build(&device)?;
@@ -69,6 +70,15 @@ impl BackgroundGenerator {
                     },
                 };
 
+                let descriptor_layout = DescriptorSetLayout::builder()
+                    .add_layout_binding(
+                        0,
+                        VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
+                        VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT,
+                        0,
+                    )
+                    .build(device.clone())?;
+
                 let pipeline = Pipeline::new_graphics()
                     .set_vertex_shader(
                         vertex_shader.clone(),
@@ -97,11 +107,26 @@ impl BackgroundGenerator {
                     .add_scissor(scissor)
                     .build(
                         device.clone(),
-                        &PipelineLayout::builder().build(device.clone())?,
+                        &PipelineLayout::builder()
+                            .add_descriptor_set_layout(&descriptor_layout)
+                            .build(device.clone())?,
                         render_target.render_pass(),
                         0,
                     )?;
 
+                let color_buffer = Buffer::builder()
+                    .set_usage(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_BIT)
+                    .set_memory_usage(MemoryUsage::CpuOnly)
+                    .set_data(&color)
+                    .build(device.clone())?;
+
+                let desc_pool = DescriptorPool::builder()
+                    .set_layout(descriptor_layout)
+                    .build(device.clone())?;
+
+                let descriptor_set = desc_pool.prepare_set().allocate()?;
+                descriptor_set.update(&[DescriptorWrite::uniform_buffers(0, &[&color_buffer])])?;
+
                 let ortho = ortho(
                     0.0,
                     image.width() as f32,
@@ -142,6 +167,7 @@ impl BackgroundGenerator {
 
                     recorder.bind_pipeline(&pipeline)?;
 
+                    recorder.bind_descriptor_sets_minimal(&[&descriptor_set]);
                     recorder.bind_vertex_buffer(&vertex_buffer);
                     recorder.draw_complete_single_instance(vertex_buffer.size() as u32);
 
@@ -207,7 +233,9 @@ mod test {
     fn generate_image_test() {
         let (device, queue) = create_vk_handles().unwrap();
 
-        let images = BackgroundGenerator::generate(&device, &queue, [(120, 40)]).unwrap();
+        let images =
+            BackgroundGenerator::generate(&device, &queue, [1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0], [(120, 40)])
+                .unwrap();
 
         for (index, image) in images.iter().enumerate() {
             image
diff --git a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/generator.frag b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/generator.frag
index 72ade95..07bd8fa 100644
--- a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/generator.frag
+++ b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/generator.frag
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #version 450
 
+layout (set = 0, binding = 0) uniform Color {
+	vec4 val;
+} color;
+
 layout (location = 0) out vec4 out_color;
 
 void main()
 {
-	out_color = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+	out_color = color.val;
 }
diff --git a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/leaderboard_entry.rs b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/leaderboard_entry.rs
index 7ce89dc..60276d7 100644
--- a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/leaderboard_entry.rs
+++ b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/leaderboard_entry.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use anyhow::Result;
 
 use ui::prelude::*;
-use utilities::prelude::Color;
+use vulkan_rs::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
 pub enum BehindLeader {
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ pub struct LeaderBoardEntry {
 
     snippet: Arc<GuiSnippet>,
 
-    name_label: Arc<Label>,
-    place_label: Arc<Label>,
-    time_label: Arc<Label>,
+    name_label: Arc<Icon>,
+    place_label: Arc<Icon>,
+    time_label: Arc<Icon>,
 
     place_updated: bool,
 }
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ pub struct LeaderBoardEntry {
 impl LeaderBoardEntry {
     const ENTRY: &str = include_str!("leaderboard_entry.xml");
 
+    pub fn create_snippet(gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>) -> Result<Arc<GuiSnippet>> {
+        GuiSnippet::from_str(gui_handler, Self::ENTRY)
+    }
+
     pub fn empty(gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>) -> Result<Self> {
         Self::new(
             gui_handler,
@@ -53,11 +57,11 @@ impl LeaderBoardEntry {
         time_behind_next: f64,
         best_lap: f64,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let snippet = GuiSnippet::from_str(gui_handler, Self::ENTRY)?;
+        let snippet = Self::create_snippet(gui_handler)?;
 
-        let name_label: Arc<Label> = snippet.element("name")?;
-        let place_label: Arc<Label> = snippet.element("place")?;
-        let time_label: Arc<Label> = snippet.element("time")?;
+        let name_label: Arc<Icon> = snippet.element("name")?;
+        let place_label: Arc<Icon> = snippet.element("place")?;
+        let time_label: Arc<Icon> = snippet.element("time")?;
 
         name_label.set_text(&name)?;
         place_label.set_text(place)?;
@@ -108,10 +112,13 @@ impl LeaderBoardEntry {
         self.snippet.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn change_background_color(&self, color: Color) -> Result<()> {
-        self.time_label.set_background(color)?;
-        self.name_label.set_background(color)?;
-        self.place_label.set_background(color)?;
+    pub fn change_background_color(
+        &self,
+        (place_image, name_image, time_image): &(Arc<Image>, Arc<Image>, Arc<Image>),
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        self.time_label.set_icon(&time_image)?;
+        self.name_label.set_icon(&name_image)?;
+        self.place_label.set_icon(&place_image)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/leaderboard_entry.xml b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/leaderboard_entry.xml
index 5d1f74f..f5116b4 100644
--- a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/leaderboard_entry.xml
+++ b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/leaderboard_entry.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <?xml-model href="../gui.xsd" type="application/xml" schematypes="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <root>
     <grid x_dim="11" y_dim="1" padding="2" margin="2">
-        <label id="place" x_slot="0" y_slot="0" text_color="black" text_alignment="right"></label>
-        <label
-            id="name"
-            x_slot="1" y_slot="0" x_size="7" text_color="black"></label>
-        <label
-            id="time"
-            x_slot="8" y_slot="0" x_size="3" text_color="black" text_alignment="right"></label>
+        <icon id="place" x_slot="0" y_slot="0" text_color="black"></icon>
+        <icon id="name" x_slot="1"
+            y_slot="0" x_size="7" text_color="black"></icon>
+        <icon id="time" x_slot="8" y_slot="0"
+            x_size="3" text_color="black"></icon>
     </grid>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/mod.rs b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/mod.rs
index 8b79120..6c1d759 100644
--- a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/mod.rs
+++ b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use rfactor_sm_reader::{rF2VehicleTelemetry, VehicleScoringInfoV01};
 use ui::prelude::*;
 use utilities::prelude::Color;
+use vulkan_rs::prelude::*;
 
 use crate::overlay::{
     rfactor_data::{DataReceiver, GamePhase},
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ use crate::overlay::{
 };
 use crate::write_log;
 
+use self::bg_generator::BackgroundGenerator;
+
 pub struct LeaderBoard {
     gui_handler: Arc<GuiHandler>,
     leaderboard: Arc<GuiBuilder>,
@@ -33,8 +36,8 @@ pub struct LeaderBoard {
     leaderboard_redraw: bool,
     last_player_id: i32,
 
-    entry_backgrounds: [Color; 2],
-    player_background: Color,
+    entry_backgrounds: [(Arc<Image>, Arc<Image>, Arc<Image>); 2],
+    player_background: (Arc<Image>, Arc<Image>, Arc<Image>),
 }
 
 impl LeaderBoard {
@@ -45,13 +48,63 @@ impl LeaderBoard {
         let leaderboard = GuiBuilder::from_str(gui_handler, Self::LEADERBOARD)?;
         let deltaboard = GuiBuilder::from_str(gui_handler, Self::DELTABOARD)?;
 
-        let leaderboard_grid = leaderboard.element("main_grid")?;
+        let leaderboard_grid: Arc<Grid> = leaderboard.element("main_grid")?;
         let deltaboard_grid = deltaboard.element("main_grid")?;
 
+        let images = {
+            // attach snippet to leader board to let it resize its child element correctly
+            // then use these sizes to create actual UI element background
+            let dummy_snippet = LeaderBoardEntry::create_snippet(gui_handler)?;
+
+            let place: Arc<Icon> = dummy_snippet.element("place")?;
+            let name: Arc<Icon> = dummy_snippet.element("name")?;
+            let time: Arc<Icon> = dummy_snippet.element("time")?;
+
+            leaderboard_grid.attach(dummy_snippet, 0, 0, 1, 1)?;
+
+            let colors = [
+                {
+                    let a: [f32; 3] = Color::try_from("#545454")?.into();
+                    [a[0], a[1], a[2], 1.0]
+                },
+                {
+                    let a: [f32; 3] = Color::try_from("#838383")?.into();
+                    [a[0], a[1], a[2], 1.0]
+                },
+                {
+                    let a: [f32; 3] = Color::try_from("#b4bf26")?.into();
+                    [a[0], a[1], a[2], 1.0]
+                },
+            ];
+
+            let images = colors
+                .iter()
+                .map(|color| {
+                    let images = BackgroundGenerator::generate(
+                        gui_handler.device(),
+                        gui_handler.queue(),
+                        *color,
+                        [
+                            Self::extent_i_to_u(place.extent()),
+                            Self::extent_i_to_u(name.extent()),
+                            Self::extent_i_to_u(time.extent()),
+                        ],
+                    )?;
+
+                    Ok((images[0].clone(), images[1].clone(), images[2].clone()))
+                })
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<(Arc<Image>, Arc<Image>, Arc<Image>)>>>()?;
+
+            leaderboard_grid.detach(0, 0)?;
+
+            images
+        };
+
         Ok(Self {
             gui_handler: gui_handler.clone(),
             leaderboard,
             deltaboard,
+
             leaderboard_grid,
             deltaboard_grid,
 
@@ -67,11 +120,15 @@ impl LeaderBoard {
             leaderboard_redraw: false,
             last_player_id: -1,
 
-            entry_backgrounds: [Color::try_from("#838383")?, Color::try_from("#545454")?],
-            player_background: Color::try_from("#b4bf26")?,
+            entry_backgrounds: [images[0].clone(), images[1].clone()],
+            player_background: images[2].clone(),
         })
     }
 
+    fn extent_i_to_u((x, y): (i32, i32)) -> (u32, u32) {
+        (x as u32, y as u32)
+    }
+
     fn c_char_to_string(c: [c_char; 32usize]) -> String {
         unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(&c as *const c_char) }
             .to_str()
@@ -184,7 +241,7 @@ impl LeaderBoard {
                 // don't break here, just skip adding to grid
                 // because resorting_finished should be called for every entry
                 if i < self.leaderboard_grid.dimensions().1 {
-                    entry.change_background_color(self.entry_backgrounds[i % 2])?;
+                    entry.change_background_color(&self.entry_backgrounds[i % 2])?;
 
                     self.leaderboard_grid.attach(entry.snippet(), 0, i, 1, 1)?;
                 }
@@ -249,9 +306,9 @@ impl LeaderBoard {
                             entry.update_place(leaderboard_entry.place())?;
 
                             if entry.id() == self.last_player_id {
-                                entry.change_background_color(self.player_background)?;
+                                entry.change_background_color(&self.player_background)?;
                             } else {
-                                entry.change_background_color(self.entry_backgrounds[i % 2])?;
+                                entry.change_background_color(&self.entry_backgrounds[i % 2])?;
                             }
 
                             if entry.name() != leaderboard_entry.name() {
@@ -388,7 +445,7 @@ impl DataReceiver for LeaderBoard {
                         "Update player entry background color: {:?}",
                         self.player_background
                     ));
-                    entry.change_background_color(self.player_background)?;
+                    entry.change_background_color(&self.player_background)?;
                 }
             }
         }