diff --git a/apps/dashboard/lib/Service/BackgroundService.php b/apps/dashboard/lib/Service/BackgroundService.php
index c98b92412cbb5..45b1f4f5dcf3a 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/lib/Service/BackgroundService.php
+++ b/apps/dashboard/lib/Service/BackgroundService.php
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\Lock\LockedException;
 use OCP\PreConditionNotMetException;
+use Safe\Exceptions\FilesystemException;
+use function Safe\rewind;
 
 class BackgroundService {
 	// true when the background is bright and need dark icons
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ public function setDefaultBackground(): void {
 	 * @throws LockedException
 	 * @throws PreConditionNotMetException
 	 * @throws NoUserException
+	 * @throws FilesystemException
 	 */
 	public function setFileBackground($path): void {
 		$this->config->setUserValue($this->userId, 'dashboard', 'background', 'custom');
@@ -151,10 +154,12 @@ public function setFileBackground($path): void {
 		/** @var File $file */
 		$file = $userFolder->get($path);
 		$image = new \OCP\Image();
-		if ($image->loadFromFileHandle($file->fopen('r')) === false) {
+		$stream = $file->fopen('r');
+		if ($image->loadFromFileHandle($stream) === false) {
 			throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid image file');
 		}
-		$this->getAppDataFolder()->newFile('background.jpg', $file->fopen('r'));
+		rewind($stream);
+		$this->getAppDataFolder()->newFile('background.jpg', $stream);
 	}
 
 	public function setShippedBackground($fileName): void {