diff --git a/pandora/templates/api.html b/pandora/templates/api.html
index 4523e86b..75253fe9 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/api.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/api.html
@@ -3,19 +3,8 @@
     <head>
         <meta charset="utf-8" />
         <title>{{title}}</title>
-        <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/static/png/icon.png" />
-        <meta name="application-name" content="{{settings.SITENAME}}"/>
-        <meta name="application-url" content="{{base_url}}"/>
-        <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/opensearch.xml" title="{{settings.SITENAME}}" />
+        {% include "baseheader.html" %}
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="{{settings.SITENAME}}" href="/atom.xml" />
-        <script>
-            try {
-                if (localStorage && !localStorage['Ox.theme']) {
-                    localStorage['Ox.theme'] = '"{{settings.CONFIG.user.ui.theme}}"';
-                }
-            } catch(e) {}
-        </script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/pandora.js?{{settings.CONFIG.site.version}}"></script>
         <meta name="title" content="{{title}}" />
         <meta name="description" content="{{settings.CONFIG.site.description}}"/>
         <meta property="og:title" content="{{title}}"/>
@@ -24,7 +13,6 @@
         <meta property="og:image" content="{{base_url}}static/png/icon.png"/>
         <meta property="og:site_name" content="{{settings.SITENAME}}"/>
         <meta property="og:description" content="{{settings.CONFIG.site.description}}"/>
-        <meta name="google" value="notranslate"/>
     </head>
     <body>
         <noscript>
diff --git a/pandora/templates/baseheader.html b/pandora/templates/baseheader.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbdd895e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pandora/templates/baseheader.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+        <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/static/png/icon.png" />
+        <meta name="application-name" content="{{settings.SITENAME}}"/>
+        <meta name="application-url" content="{{base_url}}"/>
+        <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/opensearch.xml" title="{{settings.SITENAME}}" />
+        <script>
+            try {
+                if (localStorage && !localStorage['Ox.theme']) {
+                    localStorage['Ox.theme'] = '"{{settings.CONFIG.user.ui.theme}}"';
+                }
+            } catch(e) {}
+            {% if settings.LOADING_BACKGROUND %}var backgroundColor="{{settings.LOADING_BACKGROUND}}";{%endif%}
+        </script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/pandora.js?{{settings.CONFIG.site.version}}"></script>
+        <meta name="google" value="notranslate"/>
diff --git a/pandora/templates/index.html b/pandora/templates/index.html
index 6f500fcb..145569b3 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/index.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/index.html
@@ -3,19 +3,8 @@
     <head>
         <meta charset="utf-8" />
         <title>{{title}}</title>
-        <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/static/png/icon.png" />
-        <meta name="application-name" content="{{settings.SITENAME}}"/>
-        <meta name="application-url" content="{{base_url}}"/>
-        <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/opensearch.xml" title="{{settings.SITENAME}}" />
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="{{settings.SITENAME}}" href="/atom.xml" />
-        <script>
-            try {
-                if (localStorage && !localStorage['Ox.theme']) {
-                    localStorage['Ox.theme'] = '"{{settings.CONFIG.user.ui.theme}}"';
-                }
-            } catch(e) {}
-        </script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/pandora.js?{{settings.CONFIG.site.version}}"></script>
+        {% include "baseheader.html" %}
         <meta name="title" content="{{title}}" />
         <meta name="description" content="{{settings.CONFIG.site.description}}"/>
         <meta property="og:title" content="{{title}}"/>
@@ -24,7 +13,6 @@
         <meta property="og:image" content="{{base_url}}static/png/icon.png"/>
         <meta property="og:site_name" content="{{settings.SITENAME}}"/>
         <meta property="og:description" content="{{settings.CONFIG.site.description}}"/>
-        <meta name="google" value="notranslate"/>
     </head>
     <body>
         <noscript>
diff --git a/pandora/templates/item.html b/pandora/templates/item.html
index 99b94c40..6b6e22fd 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/item.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/item.html
@@ -3,19 +3,8 @@
     <head>
         <meta charset="utf-8"/>
         <title>{{head_title}}</title>
-        <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/static/png/icon.png"/>
-        <meta name="application-name" content="{{settings.SITENAME}}"/>
-        <meta name="application-url" content="{{base_url}}"/>
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="{{base_url}}oembed?url={{current_url|urlencode}}" title="oEmbed Profile"/>
-        <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/opensearch.xml" title="{{settings.SITENAME}}"/>
-        <script>
-            try {
-                if (localStorage && !localStorage['Ox.theme']) {
-                    localStorage['Ox.theme'] = '"{{settings.CONFIG.user.ui.theme}}"';
-                }
-            } catch(e) {}
-        </script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/pandora.js?{{settings.CONFIG.site.version}}"></script>
+        {% include "baseheader.html" %}
         <meta name="title" content="{{title}}"/>
         {%if description %}<meta name="description" content="{{description}}"/> {%endif%}
         {%if keywords %}<meta name="keywords" content="{{keywords|safe}}"/> {%endif%}
@@ -27,7 +16,6 @@
         <meta property="og:image" content="{{url}}/256p.jpg"/>
         <meta property="og:site_name" content="{{settings.SITENAME}}"/>
         {%if description %}<meta property="og:description" content="{{description}}"/>{%endif%}
-        <meta name="google" value="notranslate"/>
     </head>
     <body>
         <noscript>
diff --git a/static/js/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora.js
index 668ec3fa..2bc27846 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora.js
@@ -158,8 +158,11 @@ appPanel
     }
 
     function loadScreen(images) {
-        
-        var gradient, loadingScreen;
+        var gradient, loadingScreen,
+            gray = theme == 'oxlight' ? 224 : theme == 'oxmedium' ? 144 : 32,
+            color = window.backgroundColor ? window.backgroundColor : gray+', '+gray+', '+gray,
+            background = 'linear-gradient(top, rgba('+color+', 0.75), rgba('+color+', 1), rgba('+color+', 1))',
+            backgroundColor = 'rgb('+color+')';
         if (!isMSIE) {
             gradient = document.createElement('div');
             gradient.style.position = 'absolute';
@@ -172,9 +175,7 @@ appPanel
             gradient.style.height = logoHeight + 2 + 'px';
             gradient.style.margin = 'auto';
             ['-moz-', '-ms-', '-o-', '-webkit-', ''].forEach(function(prefix) {
-                gradient.style.background = theme == 'oxlight' ? prefix + 'linear-gradient(top, rgba(224, 224, 224, 0.75), rgba(224, 224, 224, 1), rgba(224, 224, 224, 1))'
-                    : theme == 'oxmedium' ? prefix + 'linear-gradient(top, rgba(144, 144, 144, 0.75), rgba(144, 144, 144, 1), rgba(144, 144, 144, 1))'
-                    : prefix + 'linear-gradient(top, rgba(32, 32, 32, 0.75), rgba(32, 32, 32, 1), rgba(32, 32, 32, 1))';
+                gradient.style.background = prefix + background;
             });
         }
         loadingScreen = document.createElement('div');
@@ -183,8 +184,7 @@ appPanel
         loadingScreen.style.position = 'absolute';
         loadingScreen.style.width = '100%';
         loadingScreen.style.height = '100%';
-        loadingScreen.style.backgroundColor = theme == 'oxlight' ? 'rgb(224, 224, 224)'
-            : theme == 'oxmedium' ? 'rgb(144, 144, 144)' : 'rgb(32, 32, 32)';
+        loadingScreen.style.backgroundColor = backgroundColor;
         loadingScreen.style.zIndex = '1002';
         loadingScreen.appendChild(images.logo);
         images.reflection && loadingScreen.appendChild(images.reflection);
