diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/src/BackgroundRenderer/CairoBackgroundRenderer.cc b/pdf2htmlEX/src/BackgroundRenderer/CairoBackgroundRenderer.cc
index ae5c8091..4621db9b 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/src/BackgroundRenderer/CairoBackgroundRenderer.cc
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/src/BackgroundRenderer/CairoBackgroundRenderer.cc
@@ -130,11 +130,9 @@ bool CairoBackgroundRenderer::render_page(PDFDoc * doc, int pageno)
     if (doc->getPageRotate(pageno) == 90 || doc->getPageRotate(pageno) == 270)
         std::swap(page_height, page_width);
 
-    string fn = (char*)html_renderer->str_fmt("%s/bg%x.svg", (param.embed_image ? param.tmp_dir : param.dest_dir).c_str(), pageno);
-    if(param.embed_image)
-        html_renderer->tmp_files.add(fn);
+    auto fn = html_renderer->str_fmt("%s/bg%x.svg", (param.embed_image ? param.tmp_dir : param.dest_dir).c_str(), pageno);
 
-    surface = cairo_svg_surface_create(fn.c_str(), page_width * param.actual_dpi / DEFAULT_DPI, page_height * param.actual_dpi / DEFAULT_DPI);
+    surface = cairo_svg_surface_create((const char *)fn, page_width * param.actual_dpi / DEFAULT_DPI, page_height * param.actual_dpi / DEFAULT_DPI);
     cairo_svg_surface_restrict_to_version(surface, CAIRO_SVG_VERSION_1_2);
     cairo_surface_set_fallback_resolution(surface, param.actual_dpi, param.actual_dpi);
 
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ bool CairoBackgroundRenderer::render_page(PDFDoc * doc, int pageno)
     {
         int n = 0;
         char c;
-        ifstream svgfile(fn);
+        ifstream svgfile((const char *)fn);
         //count of '<' in the file should be an approximation of node count.
         while(svgfile >> c)
         {
@@ -182,7 +180,6 @@ bool CairoBackgroundRenderer::render_page(PDFDoc * doc, int pageno)
                 ++n;
             if (n > param.svg_node_count_limit)
             {
-                html_renderer->tmp_files.add(fn);
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -192,6 +189,9 @@ bool CairoBackgroundRenderer::render_page(PDFDoc * doc, int pageno)
     for (auto id : bitmaps_in_current_page)
         ++bitmaps_ref_count[id];
 
+    if(param.embed_image)
+        html_renderer->tmp_files.add((const char *)fn);
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/src/BackgroundRenderer/SplashBackgroundRenderer.cc b/pdf2htmlEX/src/BackgroundRenderer/SplashBackgroundRenderer.cc
index de965e16..780c008a 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/src/BackgroundRenderer/SplashBackgroundRenderer.cc
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/src/BackgroundRenderer/SplashBackgroundRenderer.cc
@@ -111,66 +111,55 @@ bool SplashBackgroundRenderer::render_page(PDFDoc * doc, int pageno)
             (!(param.use_cropbox)),
             false, false,
             nullptr, nullptr, &annot_cb, &process_annotation);
+
+    auto * bitmap = getBitmap();
+
+    auto fn = html_renderer->str_fmt("%s/bg%x.%s", (param.embed_image ? param.tmp_dir : param.dest_dir).c_str(), pageno, format.c_str());
+
+    SplashImageFileFormat splashImageFileFormat;
+    if(format == "png")
+        splashImageFileFormat = splashFormatPng;
+    else if(format == "jpg")
+        splashImageFileFormat = splashFormatJpeg;
+    else
+        throw string("Image format not supported: ") + format;
+
+    SplashError e = bitmap->writeImgFile(splashImageFileFormat, (const char *)fn, param.actual_dpi, param.actual_dpi);
+    if (e != splashOk)
+        throw string("Cannot write background image. SplashErrorCode: ") + std::to_string(e);
+
+    if(param.embed_image)
+        html_renderer->tmp_files.add((const char *)fn);
+
     return true;
 }
 
 void SplashBackgroundRenderer::embed_image(int pageno)
 {
-	auto * bitmap = getBitmap();
-    // dump the background image only when it is not empty
-    if(bitmap->getWidth() >= 0 && bitmap->getHeight() >= 0)
+    auto & f_page = *(html_renderer->f_curpage);
+
+    f_page << "<img class=\"" << CSS::FULL_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_CN
+        << "\" alt=\"\" src=\"";
+
+    if(param.embed_image)
+    {
+        auto path = html_renderer->str_fmt("%s/bg%x.%s", param.tmp_dir.c_str(), pageno, format.c_str());
+        ifstream fin((char*)path, ifstream::binary);
+        if(!fin)
+            throw string("Cannot read background image ") + (char*)path;
+
+        auto iter = FORMAT_MIME_TYPE_MAP.find(format);
+        if(iter == FORMAT_MIME_TYPE_MAP.end())
+            throw string("Image format not supported: ") + format;
+
+        string mime_type = iter->second;
+        f_page << "data:" << mime_type << ";base64," << Base64Stream(fin);
+    }
+    else
     {
-        {
-            auto fn = html_renderer->str_fmt("%s/bg%x.%s", (param.embed_image ? param.tmp_dir : param.dest_dir).c_str(), pageno, format.c_str());
-            if(param.embed_image)
-                html_renderer->tmp_files.add((const char *)fn);
-
-            SplashImageFileFormat splashImageFileFormat;
-            if(format == "png")
-                splashImageFileFormat = splashFormatPng;
-            else if(format == "jpg")
-                splashImageFileFormat = splashFormatJpeg;
-            else
-                throw string("Image format not supported: ") + format;
-
-            SplashError e = bitmap->writeImgFile(splashImageFileFormat, (const char *)fn, param.actual_dpi, param.actual_dpi);
-            if (e != splashOk)
-                throw string("Cannot write background image. SplashErrorCode: ") + std::to_string(e);
-        }
-
-        double h_scale = html_renderer->text_zoom_factor() * DEFAULT_DPI / param.actual_dpi;
-        double v_scale = html_renderer->text_zoom_factor() * DEFAULT_DPI / param.actual_dpi;
-
-        auto & f_page = *(html_renderer->f_curpage);
-        auto & all_manager = html_renderer->all_manager;
-        
-        f_page << "<img class=\"" << CSS::BACKGROUND_IMAGE_CN 
-            << " " << CSS::LEFT_CN      << all_manager.left.install(0.0L)
-            << " " << CSS::BOTTOM_CN    << all_manager.bottom.install(0.0L)
-            << " " << CSS::WIDTH_CN     << all_manager.width.install(h_scale * bitmap->getWidth())
-            << " " << CSS::HEIGHT_CN    << all_manager.height.install(v_scale * bitmap->getHeight())
-            << "\" alt=\"\" src=\"";
-
-        if(param.embed_image)
-        {
-            auto path = html_renderer->str_fmt("%s/bg%x.%s", param.tmp_dir.c_str(), pageno, format.c_str());
-            ifstream fin((char*)path, ifstream::binary);
-            if(!fin)
-                throw string("Cannot read background image ") + (char*)path;
-
-            auto iter = FORMAT_MIME_TYPE_MAP.find(format);
-            if(iter == FORMAT_MIME_TYPE_MAP.end())
-                throw string("Image format not supported: ") + format;
-
-            string mime_type = iter->second;
-            f_page << "data:" << mime_type << ";base64," << Base64Stream(fin);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            f_page << (char*)html_renderer->str_fmt("bg%x.%s", pageno, format.c_str());
-        }
-        f_page << "\"/>";
+        f_page << (char*)html_renderer->str_fmt("bg%x.%s", pageno, format.c_str());
     }
+    f_page << "\"/>";
 }
 
 } // namespace pdf2htmlEX
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/src/CoveredTextDetector.cc b/pdf2htmlEX/src/CoveredTextDetector.cc
index 0792c528..30fb22b8 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/src/CoveredTextDetector.cc
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/src/CoveredTextDetector.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
 
 namespace pdf2htmlEX {
 
-CoveredTextDetector::CoveredTextDetector(Param & param): param(param)
+CoveredTextDetector::CoveredTextDetector()
+{
+}
+
+CoveredTextDetector::CoveredTextDetector(Param & param): param(&param)
 {
 }
 
@@ -41,10 +45,10 @@ void CoveredTextDetector::add_char_bbox_clipped(cairo_t *cairo, double * bbox, i
     char_pts_visible.push_back(pts_visible);
 
     // DCRH: Hide if no points are visible, or if some points are visible and correct_text_visibility == 2
-    if (pts_visible == 0 || param.correct_text_visibility == 2) {
+    if (pts_visible == 0 || param->correct_text_visibility == 2) {
         chars_covered.push_back(true);
-        if (pts_visible > 0 && param.correct_text_visibility == 2) {
-            param.actual_dpi = std::min(param.text_dpi, param.max_dpi); // Char partially covered so increase background resolution
+        if (pts_visible > 0 && param->correct_text_visibility == 2) {
+            param->actual_dpi = std::min(param->text_dpi, param->max_dpi); // Char partially covered so increase background resolution
         }
     } else {
         chars_covered.push_back(false);
@@ -98,13 +102,13 @@ printf("pts_visible=%x\n", pts_visible);
 printf("pts_visible=%x\n", pts_visible);
 #endif
             char_pts_visible[i] = pts_visible;
-            if (pts_visible == 0 || (pts_visible != (1|2|4|8) && param.correct_text_visibility == 2)) {
+            if (pts_visible == 0 || (pts_visible != (1|2|4|8) && param->correct_text_visibility == 2)) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 printf("Char covered\n");
 #endif
                 chars_covered[i] = true;
-                if (pts_visible > 0 && param.correct_text_visibility == 2) { // Partially visible text => increase rendering DPI
-                    param.actual_dpi = std::min(param.text_dpi, param.max_dpi);
+                if (pts_visible > 0 && param->correct_text_visibility == 2) { // Partially visible text => increase rendering DPI
+                    param->actual_dpi = std::min(param->text_dpi, param->max_dpi);
                 }
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/src/CoveredTextDetector.h b/pdf2htmlEX/src/CoveredTextDetector.h
index 0f0506f3..d1e6bf34 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/src/CoveredTextDetector.h
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/src/CoveredTextDetector.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace pdf2htmlEX {
 class CoveredTextDetector
 {
 public:
+    CoveredTextDetector();
 
     CoveredTextDetector(Param & param);
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ class CoveredTextDetector
     // x00, y00, x01, y01; x10, y10, x11, y11;...
     std::vector<double> char_bboxes;
     std::vector<int> char_pts_visible;
-    Param & param;
+    Param * param;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/src/HTMLRenderer/HTMLRenderer.h b/pdf2htmlEX/src/HTMLRenderer/HTMLRenderer.h
index 6f2c24c9..983962d1 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/src/HTMLRenderer/HTMLRenderer.h
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/src/HTMLRenderer/HTMLRenderer.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ struct HTMLRenderer : OutputDev
 
     void process(PDFDoc * doc);
 
+    bool renderPage(PDFDoc * doc, int pageno);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // OutputDev interface
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -379,6 +381,11 @@ struct HTMLRenderer : OutputDev
 
     CoveredTextDetector covered_text_detector;
     DrawingTracer tracer;
+
+    struct PageCache {
+        CoveredTextDetector covered_text_detector;
+    };
+    std::unordered_map<int, PageCache> page_cache;
 };
 
 } //namespace pdf2htmlEX
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/src/HTMLRenderer/general.cc b/pdf2htmlEX/src/HTMLRenderer/general.cc
index 7d43d130..c9a34f8c 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/src/HTMLRenderer/general.cc
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/src/HTMLRenderer/general.cc
@@ -183,13 +183,44 @@ void HTMLRenderer::process(PDFDoc *doc)
 
     post_process();
 
-    bg_renderer = nullptr;
-    fallback_bg_renderer = nullptr;
+    if (param.delay_background == 0)
+    {
+        bg_renderer = nullptr;
+        fallback_bg_renderer = nullptr;
+    }
 
     if(param.quiet == 0)
         cerr << endl;
 }
 
+bool HTMLRenderer::renderPage(PDFDoc *doc, int pageno)
+{
+    if (param.delay_background == 0)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (page_cache.find(pageno) == page_cache.end())
+    {
+        cerr << "Page number " << pageno << " not found in page cache" << endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    covered_text_detector = page_cache[pageno].covered_text_detector;
+
+    if (bg_renderer->render_page(cur_doc, pageno))
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+    else if (fallback_bg_renderer)
+    {
+        if (fallback_bg_renderer->render_page(cur_doc, pageno))
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 void HTMLRenderer::setDefaultCTM(const double *ctm)
 {
     memcpy(default_ctm, ctm, sizeof(default_ctm));
@@ -243,14 +274,21 @@ void HTMLRenderer::endPage() {
 
     if(param.process_nontext)
     {
-        if (bg_renderer->render_page(cur_doc, pageNum))
+        if (param.delay_background)
         {
             bg_renderer->embed_image(pageNum);
         }
-        else if (fallback_bg_renderer)
+        else
         {
-            if (fallback_bg_renderer->render_page(cur_doc, pageNum))
-                fallback_bg_renderer->embed_image(pageNum);
+            if (bg_renderer->render_page(cur_doc, pageNum))
+            {
+                bg_renderer->embed_image(pageNum);
+            }
+            else if (fallback_bg_renderer)
+            {
+                if (fallback_bg_renderer->render_page(cur_doc, pageNum))
+                    fallback_bg_renderer->embed_image(pageNum);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -294,6 +332,13 @@ void HTMLRenderer::endPage() {
     {
         f_pages.fs << "</div>" << endl;
     }
+
+    if (param.delay_background)
+    {
+        page_cache[this->pageNum] = {
+            .covered_text_detector = covered_text_detector,
+        };
+    }
 }
 
 void HTMLRenderer::pre_process(PDFDoc * doc)
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/src/Param.h b/pdf2htmlEX/src/Param.h
index 859c78b7..b382b96f 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/src/Param.h
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/src/Param.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct Param
     int printing;
     int fallback;
     int tmp_file_size_limit;
+    int delay_background;
 
     // fonts
     int embed_external_font;