diff --git a/app/blocks.php b/app/blocks.php
index 4607d8e..5f1e190 100644
--- a/app/blocks.php
+++ b/app/blocks.php
@@ -103,6 +103,51 @@ add_action('init', function () {
             'style'             => "{$slug}-style",
             'script'            => "{$slug}-script",
             'view_script'       => "{$slug}-view-script",
+            'attributes'        => [
+                'container_width' => [
+                    'type' => 'string',
+                    'default' => '',
+                ],
+                'alignment' => [
+                    'type' => 'string',
+                ],
+                'padding_top' => [
+                    'type' => 'boolean',
+                    'default' => true
+                ],
+                'padding_bottom' => [
+                    'type' => 'boolean',
+                    'default' => true
+                ],
+                'background_colour' => [
+                    'type' => 'string',
+                    'default' => '',
+                ],
+                'background_hex' => [
+                    'type' => 'string',
+                    'default' => '',
+                ],
+                'background_tint' => [
+                    'type' => 'string',
+                    'default' => '0',
+                ],
+                'background_image' => [
+                    'type' => 'integer',
+                    'default' => 0,
+                ],
+                'background_url' => [
+                    'type' => 'string',
+                    'default' => '',
+                ],
+                'background_opacity' => [
+                    'type' => 'integer',
+                    'default' => 30
+                ],
+                'background_position' => [
+                    'type' => 'string',
+                    'default' => '',
+                ],
+            ],
         ];
 
         if(!property_exists($json, 'acf') && \Roots\view()->exists("blocks.{$slug}.render")) {
diff --git a/resources/css/app.scss b/resources/css/app.scss
index 8268514..5227b5e 100644
--- a/resources/css/app.scss
+++ b/resources/css/app.scss
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 @use "sections/footer";
 
 // Components
+@use "components/block";
 @use "components/forms";
 @use "components/button";
 @use "components/card";
diff --git a/resources/css/components/_block.scss b/resources/css/components/_block.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6714c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/css/components/_block.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+
+.has-bg-image {
+  position: relative;
+
+  >.container {
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: 1;
+  }
+
+  .badegg-block-background {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/resources/css/editor.scss b/resources/css/editor.scss
index f225c36..6ab781c 100644
--- a/resources/css/editor.scss
+++ b/resources/css/editor.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 @use "app";
 @use "global/variables/colours";
 
+html :where(.wp-block) {
+  max-width: none;
+}
+
 .block-editor-block-list__layout .block-editor-block-list__block:not([contenteditable=true]) {
   &:hover:after {
     content: '';
diff --git a/resources/js/lib/blocks/AttachmentImage.jsx b/resources/js/lib/blocks/AttachmentImage.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e5f1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/lib/blocks/AttachmentImage.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
+
+/**
+ * AttachmentImage
+ *
+ * This component is used to display an image from the media library.
+ * It's meant as a JS companion to the PHP function `wp_get_attachment_image()`.
+ *
+ * @link https://www.briancoords.com/getting-wordpress-media-library-images-in-javascript/
+ *
+ * @param {object} props
+ * @param {number} props.imageId The ID of the image to display.
+ * @param {string} props.size The size of the image to display. Defaults to 'full'.
+ * @returns {*} React JSX
+ */
+export default function AttachmentImage({ imageId, size = 'full' }) {
+
+	const { image } = useSelect((select) => ({
+		image: select('core').getEntityRecord('postType', 'attachment', imageId),
+	}));
+
+	const imageAttributes = () =>{
+		let attributes = {
+			src: image.source_url,
+			alt: image.alt_text,
+			className: `attachment-${size} size-${size}`,
+			width: image.media_details.width,
+			height: image.media_details.height,
+		};
+		if (image.media_details && image.media_details.sizes && image.media_details.sizes[size]) {
+			attributes.src = image.media_details.sizes[size].source_url;
+			attributes.width = image.media_details.sizes[size].width;
+			attributes.height = image.media_details.sizes[size].height;
+		}
+
+		return attributes;
+	};
+
+	return (
+		<>
+			{image && (
+				<img {...imageAttributes()} />
+			)}
+		</>
+	)
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/lib/blocks/BlockSettings.jsx b/resources/js/lib/blocks/BlockSettings.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cbbfd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/lib/blocks/BlockSettings.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
+
+/**
+ * BlockSettings
+ *
+ * Bundles the <InspectorControls> used for several blocks
+ * *
+ * @param {object} props
+ * @param {number} props.imageId The ID of the image to display.
+ * @param {string} props.size The size of the image to display. Defaults to 'full'.
+ * @returns {*} React JSX
+ */
+export default function BlockSettings({ imageId, size = 'full' }) {
+
+	const { image } = useSelect((select) => ({
+		image: select('core').getEntityRecord('postType', 'attachment', imageId),
+	}));
+
+	const imageAttributes = () =>{
+		let attributes = {
+			src: image.source_url,
+			alt: image.alt_text,
+			className: `attachment-${size} size-${size}`,
+			width: image.media_details.width,
+			height: image.media_details.height,
+		};
+		if (image.media_details && image.media_details.sizes && image.media_details.sizes[size]) {
+			attributes.src = image.media_details.sizes[size].source_url;
+			attributes.width = image.media_details.sizes[size].width;
+			attributes.height = image.media_details.sizes[size].height;
+		}
+
+		return attributes;
+	};
+
+	return (
+		<>
+			{image && (
+				<img {...imageAttributes()} />
+			)}
+		</>
+	)
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/lib/blocks/classNames.js b/resources/js/lib/blocks/classNames.js
index 2f07a8d..dd73d16 100644
--- a/resources/js/lib/blocks/classNames.js
+++ b/resources/js/lib/blocks/classNames.js
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ export function sectionClassNames(attributes, defaultClasses, extraClasses = [])
     classNames.push(bg);
   }
 
+  if('background_image'in attributes && attributes.background_image != '0')
+    classNames.push('has-bg-image');
+
   // combine arrays
   classNames = classNames.concat(defaultClasses).concat(extraClasses);
 
diff --git a/resources/views/blocks/article/block.json b/resources/views/blocks/article/block.json
index 30c1840..2f60303 100644
--- a/resources/views/blocks/article/block.json
+++ b/resources/views/blocks/article/block.json
@@ -8,35 +8,6 @@
     "foreground": "#f58762"
   },
   "description": "A wrapper to contain core blocks",
-  "attributes": {
-    "container_width": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "default": ""
-    },
-    "alignment": {
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    "padding_top": {
-      "type": "boolean",
-      "default": true
-    },
-    "padding_bottom": {
-      "type": "boolean",
-      "default": true
-    },
-    "background_colour": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "default": ""
-    },
-    "background_hex": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "default": ""
-    },
-    "background_tint": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "default": "0"
-    }
-  },
   "supports": {
     "html": true,
     "color": {
diff --git a/resources/views/blocks/article/index.jsx b/resources/views/blocks/article/index.jsx
index 4b9a1d6..3c9bf8f 100644
--- a/resources/views/blocks/article/index.jsx
+++ b/resources/views/blocks/article/index.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { registerBlockType } from '@wordpress/blocks';
+import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 import {
   useBlockProps,
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import {
   InspectorControls,
   BlockControls,
   AlignmentToolbar,
+  MediaUpload,
+  MediaUploadCheck,
 } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 
 import {
@@ -17,15 +20,20 @@ import {
   PanelRow,
   SelectControl,
   ToggleControl,
-  ColorIndicator,
+  RangeControl,
   ColorPalette,
+  Button,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 
+// import { Image } from '@10up/block-components';
+
 import { useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
-import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
 import metadata from './block.json';
 import allowedBlocks from '../../../json/core-block-whitelist.json';
 import { containerClassNames, sectionClassNames } from '../../../js/lib/blocks/classNames';
+import AttachmentImage from '../../../js/lib/blocks/AttachmentImage';
+
+import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
 
 registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
   edit({ attributes, setAttributes }) {
@@ -40,6 +48,10 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
       background_colour,
       background_hex,
       background_tint,
+      background_image,
+      background_url,
+      background_position,
+      background_opacity,
     } = attributes;
 
     const [
@@ -76,7 +88,7 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
           />
         </BlockControls>
         <InspectorControls>
-          <Panel>
+          <Panel className="badegg-components-panel">
             <PanelBody title={ __("Settings", "badegg") }>
               <SelectControl
                 label={ __("Container Width", "badegg") }
@@ -87,23 +99,31 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
                 __nextHasNoMarginBottom={ true }
               />
               <ToggleControl
-                label={ __('Top Padding', 'badegg') }
+                label={ __('Top padding', 'badegg') }
                 checked={ padding_top }
                 onChange={(value) => setAttributes({ padding_top: value }) }
                 __nextHasNoMarginBottom
               />
               <ToggleControl
-                label={ __('Bottom Padding', 'badegg') }
+                label={ __('Bottom padding', 'badegg') }
                 checked={ padding_bottom }
                 onChange={(value) => setAttributes({ padding_bottom: value }) }
                 __nextHasNoMarginBottom
               />
             </PanelBody>
-            <PanelBody title={ __("Background Colour", "badegg") }>
+            <PanelBody
+              title={ __("Background", "badegg") }
+              initialOpen={ false }
+            >
+              <p style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase', fontSize: '11px' }} className="components-truncate components-text components-input-control__label">
+                { __('Colour', 'badegg') }
+              </p>
               <ColorPalette
                 colors={ configOptions.colours }
                 value={ background_hex }
+                clearable={ false }
                 disableCustomColors={ true }
+                style={{ marginBottom: '16px' }}
                 onChange={ ( value ) => {
                   let slug, hex, selected = '';
 
@@ -127,9 +147,9 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
                 } }
               />
 
-              { 'background_colour' in attributes && attributes.background_colour ? (
+              { 'background_colour' in attributes && attributes.background_colour && ![0, '0', 'white', 'black'].includes(attributes.background_colour) ? (
                 <SelectControl
-                  label={ __("Tint", "badegg") }
+                  label={ __("Background Tint", "badegg") }
                   value={ background_tint }
                   options={ configOptions.tints }
                   onChange={ (value) => setAttributes({ background_tint: value }) }
@@ -138,6 +158,57 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
                 />
               ) : null }
 
+              { background_image != 0 && (
+                <>
+                  <AttachmentImage
+                    imageId={ background_image }
+                    size="thumbnail"
+                  />
+                  <RangeControl
+                    __next40pxDefaultSize
+                    __nextHasNoMarginBottom
+                    label={ __("Opacity", "badegg") }
+                    value={ background_opacity }
+                    onChange={ ( value ) => setAttributes({ background_opacity: value }) }
+                    min={ 5 }
+                    max={ 100 }
+                  />
+                </>
+              )}
+
+              <PanelRow>
+                <MediaUploadCheck>
+                  <MediaUpload
+                    onSelect={ (media) => {
+                      setAttributes({
+                        background_image: media.id,
+                        background_url: media.url,
+                      });
+                    }}
+                    allowedTypes={ ['image'] }
+                    value={ background_image }
+                    render={ ({ open }) => (
+                      <Button
+                        onClick={ open }
+                        variant="primary"
+                      >
+                        { background_image ?  __("Replace image", "badegg") :  __("Choose image", "badegg") }
+                      </Button>
+                    )}
+                  />
+                </MediaUploadCheck>
+
+                { background_image != 0 && (
+                  <Button
+                    onClick={ () => setAttributes({ background_image: 0 }) }
+                    isDestructive
+                    variant="secondary"
+                  >
+                    { __("Remove image", "badegg") }
+                  </Button>
+                )}
+              </PanelRow>
+
             </PanelBody>
           </Panel>
         </InspectorControls>
@@ -154,6 +225,18 @@ registerBlockType(metadata.name, {
             }
           />
         </div>
+
+        { attributes.background_image != 0 && (
+          <div
+            className="badegg-block-background"
+            style={{
+              backgroundImage: `url(${background_url})`,
+              backgroundPosition: background_position,
+              opacity: Number(background_opacity) * 0.01,
+            }}
+          />
+        ) }
+
       </div>
     );
   },