diff --git a/containment/contents/icons/blueprint.jpg b/containment/contents/icons/blueprint.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad415d443
Binary files /dev/null and b/containment/contents/icons/blueprint.jpg differ
diff --git a/containment/contents/ui/EditModeVisual.qml b/containment/contents/ui/EditModeVisual.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..027768316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containment/contents/ui/EditModeVisual.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import QtQuick 2.1
+
+Image{
+    anchors.fill: parent
+    fillMode: Image.Tile
+    horizontalAlignment: Image.AlignLeft
+    verticalAlignment: Image.AlignTop
+    source: "../icons/blueprint.jpg"
+    opacity: 0.5
+}
diff --git a/containment/contents/ui/main.qml b/containment/contents/ui/main.qml
index db21dab5e..b914d2cfc 100644
--- a/containment/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containment/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -983,6 +983,16 @@ DragDrop.DropArea {
     ///////////////END components
 
     ///////////////BEGIN UI elements
+
+    Loader{
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        active: !plasmoid.immutable
+
+        sourceComponent: EditModeVisual{
+        }
+    }
+
+
     Item {
         id: lastSpacer
         parent: mainLayout