diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/theme-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/theme-controller.ts
index 508e2b7cd..da722c91b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/theme-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/theme-controller.ts
@@ -353,9 +353,17 @@ function applyCustomBackground(): void {
   } else {
     $("#words").addClass("noErrorBorder");
     $("#resultWordsHistory").addClass("noErrorBorder");
-    $(".customBackground").html(
-      `<img src="${Config.customBackground}" alt="" onerror="javascript:window.dispatchEvent(new Event('customBackgroundFailed'))" />`
+
+    //use setAttribute for possible unsafe customBackground value
+    const container = document.querySelector(".customBackground");
+    const img = document.createElement("img");
+    img.setAttribute("src", Config.customBackground);
+    img.setAttribute(
+      "onError",
+      "javascript:window.dispatchEvent(new Event('customBackgroundFailed'))"
     );
+    container?.replaceChildren(img);
+
     BackgroundFilter.apply();
     applyCustomBackgroundSize();
   }
diff --git a/packages/contracts/__test__/schema/config.spec.ts b/packages/contracts/__test__/schema/config.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e2161513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contracts/__test__/schema/config.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { CustomBackgroundSchema } from "../../src/schemas/configs";
+
+describe("config schema", () => {
+  describe("CustomBackgroundSchema", () => {
+    it.for([
+      {
+        name: "http",
+        input: `http://example.com/path/image.png`,
+      },
+      {
+        name: "https",
+        input: `https://example.com/path/image.png`,
+      },
+      {
+        name: "png",
+        input: `https://example.com/path/image.png`,
+      },
+      {
+        name: "gif",
+        input: `https://example.com/path/image.gif?width=5`,
+      },
+      {
+        name: "jpeg",
+        input: `https://example.com/path/image.jpeg`,
+      },
+      {
+        name: "jpg",
+        input: `https://example.com/path/image.jpg`,
+      },
+      {
+        name: "tiff",
+        input: `https://example.com/path/image.tiff`,
+        expectedError: "Unsupported image format.",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "non-url",
+        input: `test`,
+        expectedError: "Needs to be an URI.",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "single quotes",
+        input: `https://example.com/404.jpg?q=alert('1')`,
+        expectedError: "May not contain quotes.",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "double quotes",
+        input: `https://example.com/404.jpg?q=alert("1")`,
+        expectedError: "May not contain quotes.",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "back tick",
+        input: `https://example.com/404.jpg?q=alert(\`1\`)`,
+        expectedError: "May not contain quotes.",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "javascript url",
+        input: `javascript:alert('asdf');//https://example.com/img.jpg`,
+        expectedError: "Unsupported protocol.",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "data url",
+        input: `data:image/gif;base64,data`,
+        expectedError: "Unsupported protocol.",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "long url",
+        input: `https://example.com/path/image.jpeg?q=${new Array(2048)
+          .fill("x")
+          .join()}`,
+        expectedError: "URL is too long.",
+      },
+    ])(`$name`, ({ input, expectedError }) => {
+      const parsed = CustomBackgroundSchema.safeParse(input);
+      if (expectedError !== undefined) {
+        expect(parsed.success).toEqual(false);
+        expect(parsed.error?.issues[0]?.message).toEqual(expectedError);
+      } else {
+        expect(parsed.success).toEqual(true);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/schemas/configs.ts b/packages/contracts/src/schemas/configs.ts
index 0b971daf0..d36e4995b 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/schemas/configs.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/schemas/configs.ts
@@ -285,7 +285,11 @@ export type MaxLineWidth = z.infer<typeof MaxLineWidthSchema>;
 
 export const CustomBackgroundSchema = z
   .string()
-  .regex(/(https|http):\/\/(www\.|).+\..+\/.+(\.png|\.gif|\.jpeg|\.jpg)/gi)
+  .url("Needs to be an URI.")
+  .regex(/^(https|http):\/\/.*/, "Unsupported protocol.")
+  .regex(/^[^`'"]*$/, "May not contain quotes.")
+  .regex(/.+(\.png|\.gif|\.jpeg|\.jpg)/gi, "Unsupported image format.")
+  .max(2048, "URL is too long.")
   .or(z.literal(""));
 export type CustomBackground = z.infer<typeof CustomBackgroundSchema>;