2 files changed, 8 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/output/background.c b/sway/commands/output/background.c
index 9e370d43..30fb47c4 100644
--- a/sway/commands/output/background.c
+++ b/sway/commands/output/background.c
@@ -123,19 +123,13 @@ struct cmd_results *output_cmd_background(int argc, char **argv) {
                         }
                         free(src);
                 } else {
-                        // Escape spaces and quotes in the final path for swaybg
+                        // Escape double quotes in the final path for swaybg
                         for (size_t i = 0; i < strlen(src); i++) {
-                                switch (src[i]) {
-                                        case ' ':
-                                        case '\'':
-                                        case '\"':
-                                                src = realloc(src, strlen(src) + 2);
-                                                memmove(src + i + 1, src + i, strlen(src + i) + 1);
-                                                *(src + i) = '\\';
-                                                i++;
-                                                break;
-                                        default:
-                                                break;
+                                if (src[i] == '"') {
+                                        src = realloc(src, strlen(src) + 2);
+                                        memmove(src + i + 1, src + i, strlen(src + i) + 1);
+                                        *(src + i) = '\\';
+                                        i++;
                                 }
                         }
 
diff --git a/sway/config/output.c b/sway/config/output.c
index 74d79130..6f337b66 100644
--- a/sway/config/output.c
+++ b/sway/config/output.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void apply_output_config(struct output_config *oc, struct sway_output *output) {
                 wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Setting background for output %d to %s",
                                 output_i, oc->background);
 
-                size_t len = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s %d %s %s %s",
+                size_t len = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s %d \"%s\" %s %s",
                                 config->swaybg_command ? config->swaybg_command : "swaybg",
                                 output_i, oc->background, oc->background_option,
                                 oc->background_fallback ? oc->background_fallback : "");
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void apply_output_config(struct output_config *oc, struct sway_output *output) {
                         wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Unable to allocate swaybg command");
                         return;
                 }
-                snprintf(command, len + 1, "%s %d %s %s %s",
+                snprintf(command, len + 1, "%s %d \"%s\" %s %s",
                                 config->swaybg_command ? config->swaybg_command : "swaybg",
                                 output_i, oc->background, oc->background_option,
                                 oc->background_fallback ? oc->background_fallback : "");