diff --git a/resources/layout.css b/resources/layout.css
index dbcb03f621..d6ed91dfc2 100644
--- a/resources/layout.css
+++ b/resources/layout.css
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ body {
 .map {
   height: 400px;
   width: 100%;
+  background: url(textured_paper.jpeg) repeat;
 }
 .ol-attribution {
   max-width: 50%;
diff --git a/resources/textured_paper.jpeg b/resources/textured_paper.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0bfa66c44
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/textured_paper.jpeg differ