diff --git a/wp-admin/custom-background.php b/wp-admin/custom-background.php
index 31b02dee23..ac2941f28a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/custom-background.php
+++ b/wp-admin/custom-background.php
@@ -203,16 +203,17 @@ if ( $bgcolor = get_background_color() )
 	$background_styles .= 'background-color: #' . $bgcolor . ';';
 
 if ( get_background_image() ) {
+	$background_image_thumb = esc_url( set_url_scheme( get_theme_mod( 'background_image_thumb', str_replace( '%', '%%', get_background_image() ) ) ) );
 	// background-image URL must be single quote, see below
-	$background_styles .= ' background-image: url(\'' . set_url_scheme( get_theme_mod( 'background_image_thumb', get_background_image() ) ) . '\');'
+	$background_styles .= ' background-image: url(\'' . $background_image_thumb . '\');'
 		. ' background-repeat: ' . get_theme_mod('background_repeat', 'repeat') . ';'
 		. ' background-position: top ' . get_theme_mod('background_position_x', 'left');
 }
 ?>
 <div id="custom-background-image" style="<?php echo $background_styles; ?>"><?php // must be double quote, see above ?>
 <?php if ( get_background_image() ) { ?>
-<img class="custom-background-image" src="<?php echo set_url_scheme( get_theme_mod( 'background_image_thumb', get_background_image() ) ); ?>" style="visibility:hidden;" alt="" /><br />
-<img class="custom-background-image" src="<?php echo set_url_scheme( get_theme_mod( 'background_image_thumb', get_background_image() ) ); ?>" style="visibility:hidden;" alt="" />
+<img class="custom-background-image" src="<?php echo $background_image_thumb; ?>" style="visibility:hidden;" alt="" /><br />
+<img class="custom-background-image" src="<?php echo $background_image_thumb; ?>" style="visibility:hidden;" alt="" />
 <?php } ?>
 </div>
 <?php } ?>