diff --git a/Yep/Images.xcassets/feed_container_background.imageset/Contents.json b/Yep/Images.xcassets/feed_container_background.imageset/Contents.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0abd5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Yep/Images.xcassets/feed_container_background.imageset/Contents.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "images" : [
+    {
+      "idiom" : "universal",
+      "filename" : "feed_container_background.pdf",
+      "resizing" : {
+        "mode" : "9-part",
+        "center" : {
+          "mode" : "tile",
+          "width" : 1,
+          "height" : 1
+        },
+        "cap-insets" : {
+          "bottom" : 5,
+          "top" : 5,
+          "right" : 5,
+          "left" : 5
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "info" : {
+    "version" : 1,
+    "author" : "xcode"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Yep/Images.xcassets/feed_container_background.imageset/feed_container_background.pdf b/Yep/Images.xcassets/feed_container_background.imageset/feed_container_background.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8052f688
Binary files /dev/null and b/Yep/Images.xcassets/feed_container_background.imageset/feed_container_background.pdf differ
diff --git a/Yep/Views/ContainerViews/FeedGithubRepoContainerView.swift b/Yep/Views/ContainerViews/FeedGithubRepoContainerView.swift
index 8e0e68f8..f77a8fe0 100644
--- a/Yep/Views/ContainerViews/FeedGithubRepoContainerView.swift
+++ b/Yep/Views/ContainerViews/FeedGithubRepoContainerView.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ class FeedGithubRepoContainerView: UIView {
 
     var tapAction: (() -> Void)?
 
+    lazy var backgroundImageView: UIImageView = {
+        let imageView = UIImageView()
+        imageView.image = UIImage(named: "feed_container_background")
+        return imageView
+    }()
+
     lazy var iconImageView: UIImageView = {
         let imageView = UIImageView()
         imageView.image = UIImage(named: "icon_repo")
@@ -51,23 +57,34 @@ class FeedGithubRepoContainerView: UIView {
 
     private func makeUI() {
 
+        backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
+        tintAdjustmentMode = .Normal
+
+        addSubview(backgroundImageView)
         addSubview(iconImageView)
         addSubview(nameLabel)
         addSubview(descriptionLabel)
         addSubview(accessoryImageView)
 
+        backgroundImageView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         iconImageView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         nameLabel.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         descriptionLabel.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         accessoryImageView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
 
         let views = [
+            "backgroundImageView": backgroundImageView,
             "iconImageView": iconImageView,
             "nameLabel": nameLabel,
             "descriptionLabel": descriptionLabel,
             "accessoryImageView": accessoryImageView,
         ]
 
+        let backgroundH = NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("H:|[backgroundImageView]|", options: [], metrics: nil, views: views)
+        let backgroundV = NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("V:|[backgroundImageView]|", options: [], metrics: nil, views: views)
+        NSLayoutConstraint.activateConstraints(backgroundH)
+        NSLayoutConstraint.activateConstraints(backgroundV)
+
         let constraintsH = NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("H:|-10-[iconImageView(16)]-10-[nameLabel]-5-[accessoryImageView(8)]-10-|", options: [], metrics: nil, views: views)
 
         iconImageView.setContentHuggingPriority(UILayoutPriorityDefaultHigh, forAxis: .Horizontal)