diff --git a/LANCommander.Launcher.Tests/Tests/ViewLayoutTests.cs b/LANCommander.Launcher.Tests/Tests/ViewLayoutTests.cs
index 1270daa6..79bc702d 100644
--- a/LANCommander.Launcher.Tests/Tests/ViewLayoutTests.cs
+++ b/LANCommander.Launcher.Tests/Tests/ViewLayoutTests.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ public class ViewLayoutTests
     private const int WindowWidth  = 1200;
     private const int WindowHeight = 800;
 
+    static ViewLayoutTests()
+    {
+        // The Login, Splash and ServerSelection views pick a random full-screen
+        // background on load. Disable that here so the captured screenshots — and the
+        // committed baselines — are deterministic; otherwise every run compares against
+        // a different photo and reports a spurious regression.
+        ViewBackground.Enabled = false;
+    }
+
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Service provider shared by all tests that need ViewModels with DI dependencies.
     // Minimal: just logging — no real SDK services needed for layout-only rendering.
diff --git a/LANCommander.Launcher/LANCommander.Launcher.csproj b/LANCommander.Launcher/LANCommander.Launcher.csproj
index 2a44afa9..9a52d8ab 100644
--- a/LANCommander.Launcher/LANCommander.Launcher.csproj
+++ b/LANCommander.Launcher/LANCommander.Launcher.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     <PackageReference Include="ppy.SDL3-CS" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="LANCommander.Launcher.Tests" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\LANCommander.Launcher.Services\LANCommander.Launcher.Services.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\LANCommander.Launcher.Settings\LANCommander.Launcher.Settings.csproj" />
diff --git a/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/LoginView.axaml.cs b/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/LoginView.axaml.cs
index 0ce24243..b620c0a4 100644
--- a/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/LoginView.axaml.cs
+++ b/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/LoginView.axaml.cs
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
-using System;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
-using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
-using Avalonia.Platform;
 
 namespace LANCommander.Launcher.Views;
 
 public partial class LoginView : UserControl
 {
-    private static readonly string[] Backgrounds =
-    {
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/aoe2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/ns2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/css.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/bfme2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/soldat2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/ut2004.jpg",
-    };
-
     public LoginView()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
@@ -26,12 +13,7 @@ public partial class LoginView : UserControl
 
     private void OnLoaded(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
-        try
-        {
-            var uri = new Uri(Backgrounds[Random.Shared.Next(Backgrounds.Length)]);
-            BackgroundImage.Source = new Bitmap(AssetLoader.Open(uri));
-        }
-        catch { /* silently ignore missing assets */ }
+        ViewBackground.Apply(BackgroundImage);
 
         UsernameTextBox.Focus();
     }
diff --git a/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/ServerSelectionView.axaml.cs b/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/ServerSelectionView.axaml.cs
index 02d89ceb..5d34053d 100644
--- a/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/ServerSelectionView.axaml.cs
+++ b/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/ServerSelectionView.axaml.cs
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
-using System;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
-using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
-using Avalonia.Platform;
 
 namespace LANCommander.Launcher.Views;
 
 public partial class ServerSelectionView : UserControl
 {
-    private static readonly string[] Backgrounds =
-    {
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/aoe2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/ns2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/css.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/bfme2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/soldat2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/ut2004.jpg",
-    };
-    
     public ServerSelectionView()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
@@ -26,13 +13,8 @@ public partial class ServerSelectionView : UserControl
 
     private void OnLoaded(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
-        try
-        {
-            var uri = new Uri(Backgrounds[Random.Shared.Next(Backgrounds.Length)]);
-            BackgroundImage.Source = new Bitmap(AssetLoader.Open(uri));
-        }
-        catch { /* silently ignore missing assets */ }
-        
+        ViewBackground.Apply(BackgroundImage);
+
         ServerAddressTextBox.Focus();
     }
 }
diff --git a/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/SplashView.axaml.cs b/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/SplashView.axaml.cs
index 1654c2d7..fc3e4f78 100644
--- a/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/SplashView.axaml.cs
+++ b/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/SplashView.axaml.cs
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
-using System;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
-using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
-using Avalonia.Platform;
 
 namespace LANCommander.Launcher.Views;
 
 public partial class SplashView : UserControl
 {
-    private static readonly string[] Backgrounds =
-    {
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/aoe2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/ns2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/css.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/bfme2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/soldat2.jpg",
-        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/ut2004.jpg",
-    };
-
     public SplashView()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
@@ -26,11 +13,6 @@ public partial class SplashView : UserControl
 
     private void OnLoaded(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
-        try
-        {
-            var uri = new Uri(Backgrounds[Random.Shared.Next(Backgrounds.Length)]);
-            BackgroundImage.Source = new Bitmap(AssetLoader.Open(uri));
-        }
-        catch { /* silently ignore missing assets */ }
+        ViewBackground.Apply(BackgroundImage);
     }
 }
diff --git a/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/ViewBackground.cs b/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/ViewBackground.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fb958cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LANCommander.Launcher/Views/ViewBackground.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
+using Avalonia.Platform;
+
+namespace LANCommander.Launcher.Views;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Picks a random full-screen background for the Login, Splash and ServerSelection
+/// views. Visual-regression tests disable the random pick via <see cref="Enabled"/>
+/// so the rendered output (and therefore the committed baseline) stays deterministic.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class ViewBackground
+{
+    private static readonly string[] Backgrounds =
+    {
+        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/aoe2.jpg",
+        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/ns2.jpg",
+        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/css.jpg",
+        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/bfme2.jpg",
+        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/soldat2.jpg",
+        "avares://LANCommander.Launcher/Assets/backgrounds/ut2004.jpg",
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When false, no random background is loaded. Set by visual-regression tests so
+    /// the rendered output is deterministic across runs.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool Enabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    public static void Apply(Image target)
+    {
+        if (!Enabled)
+            return;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var uri = new Uri(Backgrounds[Random.Shared.Next(Backgrounds.Length)]);
+            target.Source = new Bitmap(AssetLoader.Open(uri));
+        }
+        catch { /* silently ignore missing assets */ }
+    }
+}