diff --git a/common/locales/en/backgrounds.json b/common/locales/en/backgrounds.json
index 694617a926..ba1844973f 100644
--- a/common/locales/en/backgrounds.json
+++ b/common/locales/en/backgrounds.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "backgrounds": "Backgrounds",
   "background": "Background",
+  "noBackground": "No Background Selected",
 
   "backgrounds062014": "SET 1: Released June 2014",
   "backgroundBeachText":"Beach",
diff --git a/website/client/js/controllers/memberModalCtrl.js b/website/client/js/controllers/memberModalCtrl.js
index 0c4c2ba7a7..5878b7ba18 100644
--- a/website/client/js/controllers/memberModalCtrl.js
+++ b/website/client/js/controllers/memberModalCtrl.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ habitrpg
       
       $scope.formatAnimal = Costume.formatAnimal;
 
+      $scope.formatBackground = Costume.formatBackground;
+
       $scope.sendPrivateMessage = function(uuid, message){
         if (!message) return;
 
diff --git a/website/client/js/controllers/userCtrl.js b/website/client/js/controllers/userCtrl.js
index 4f731f459b..5c1affcfb4 100644
--- a/website/client/js/controllers/userCtrl.js
+++ b/website/client/js/controllers/userCtrl.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ habitrpg.controller("UserCtrl", ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$location', 'User', '$
     
     $scope.formatAnimal = Costume.formatAnimal;
 
+    $scope.formatBackground = Costume.formatBackground;
+
     $scope.allocate = function(stat){
       User.allocate({query:{stat:stat}});
     }
diff --git a/website/client/js/services/costumeServices.js b/website/client/js/services/costumeServices.js
index a6897ba0d2..7afdebc46f 100644
--- a/website/client/js/services/costumeServices.js
+++ b/website/client/js/services/costumeServices.js
@@ -31,9 +31,31 @@
         return type == 'pet' ? window.env.t(Content.specialPets[name]) : window.env.t(Content.specialMounts[name]);
       }
     }
-    
+
+    function bgString(set, bg) {
+      var setString = window.env.t(set);
+      var setNumber = setString.match(/^[^:]+/)[0].toLowerCase();
+      var bgString = Content.backgrounds[set][bg].text(window.env.language.code);
+      return bgString + " - " + setNumber.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + setNumber.slice(1)
+    }
+
+    function formatBackground(background) {
+      var backgrounds = Content.backgrounds;
+      for (var set in backgrounds) {
+        for (var bg in backgrounds[set]) {
+          if (background === bg) {
+            return bgString(set, bg)
+          } else {
+            continue
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return window.env.t('noBackground');
+    }
+
     return {
-      formatAnimal: formatAnimal
+      formatAnimal: formatAnimal,
+      formatBackground: formatBackground
     };
   }
 }());
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diff --git a/website/views/shared/profiles/stats/background.jade b/website/views/shared/profiles/stats/background.jade
index 53ede2e9f3..bcbad244cd 100644
--- a/website/views/shared/profiles/stats/background.jade
+++ b/website/views/shared/profiles/stats/background.jade
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 div
   h4=env.t('background')
   table.table.table-striped
-    +basicRow('background', '{{profile.preferences.background}}')
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+    +basicRow('background', '{{formatBackground(profile.preferences.background)}}')
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