diff --git a/.config/lf/lfrc b/.config/lf/lfrc
index 5f438fc..3c039c9 100644
--- a/.config/lf/lfrc
+++ b/.config/lf/lfrc
@@ -119,3 +119,6 @@ cmd zip ${{
     zip -r $1.zip $1
     rm -rf $1
 }}
+
+cmd setbg "$1"
+map b $setbg $f
diff --git a/.local/bin/setbg b/.local/bin/setbg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d98e71c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/bin/setbg
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# generates colorscheme, recompiles dwl and asks to logout, if not it sets the wallpaper to remind you.
+wallpaper="$1"
+dwlsrc_dir="$HOME/.local/src/dwl/"
+
+setwp() {
+  pkill wbg; setsid wbg "$wallpaper" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+}
+
+if [ -f "$wallpaper" ]; then
+  hellwal -q -i "$1"
+else
+  echo "error: invalid path"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -d "$dwlsrc_dir" ]; then
+  cd "$dwlsrc_dir"
+  bwroot make clean install >/dev/null 2>&1
+  notify-send "setbg" "successfully compiled dwl!"
+
+  case $(printf "%s\n" "Yes" "No" | fuzzel -d -p "Log out now?") in
+    "Yes") kill "$(pidof dwl)" ;;
+    "No") setwp ;;
+    *) notify-send "setbg" "don't forget to log out!"; exit ;;
+  esac
+else
+    notify-send "setbg" "dwl directory not found"
+    exit
+fi