Index: ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/minimap/MiniMap.xml
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/minimap/MiniMap.xml
+++ ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/minimap/MiniMap.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
 		ghost="true"
 	/>
 
+	<!-- Civ background image -->
+	<object
+		name="minimapBackgroundTexture"
+		type="image"
+		size="4 4 100%-4 100%-4"
+		ghost="true"
+	/>
+
 	<!-- Idle Worker Button -->
 	<object name="idleWorkerButton"
 		type="button"
Index: ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/minimap/MiniMapPanel.js
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/minimap/MiniMapPanel.js
+++ ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/minimap/MiniMapPanel.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 		this.idleWorkerButton = new MiniMapIdleWorkerButton(playerViewControl, idleWorkerClasses);
 		this.flareButton = new MiniMapFlareButton(playerViewControl);
 		this.miniMap = new MiniMap();
+		playerViewControl.registerViewedPlayerChangeHandler(this.rebuild.bind(this));
+		registerHotkeyChangeHandler(this.rebuild.bind(this));
 	}
 
 	flare(target, playerID)
@@ -20,4 +22,16 @@
 	{
 		return this.miniMap.isMouseOverMiniMap();
 	}
+
+	rebuild()
+	{
+		this.setCivBackgroundTexture();
+	}
+
+	setCivBackgroundTexture()
+	{
+		const playerCiv = g_ViewedPlayer > 0 ? g_Players[g_ViewedPlayer].civ : "gaia";
+		const backgroundObject = Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("minimapBackgroundTexture");
+		backgroundObject.sprite = `stretched:session/icons/bkg/background_circle_${playerCiv}.png`;
+	}
 }
Index: ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml
+++ ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	<object size="50%-512 0 50%+512 100%">
 
 		<object size="50%-512 100%-200 50%-312 100%">
-			<include directory="gui/session/minimap/"/>
+			<include file="gui/session/minimap/MiniMap.xml"/>
 		</object>
 
 		<!-- Supplemental Details Panel (left). -->