diff --git a/components/shop/shop-content.tsx b/components/shop/shop-content.tsx
index 7d11b90..2915702 100644
--- a/components/shop/shop-content.tsx
+++ b/components/shop/shop-content.tsx
@@ -70,9 +70,18 @@ function ShopItemCard({
     <Card className="flex h-full flex-col overflow-hidden">
       <CardContent className="flex h-full flex-col gap-3 p-3">
         <div className="flex min-w-0 items-start gap-3">
-          <div className="flex size-12 shrink-0 items-center justify-center border-2 border-border bg-zinc-950/80 p-1">
+          <div className="flex size-12 shrink-0 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden border-2 border-border bg-zinc-950/80 p-1">
             {room ? (
-              <div className={cn("size-full", room.previewClassName)} />
+              item.image_path ? (
+                // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+                <img
+                  src={item.image_path}
+                  alt=""
+                  className="size-full object-cover"
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div className={cn("size-full", room.previewClassName)} />
+              )
             ) : (
               <TintedSpriteIcon
                 src={item.image_path}
diff --git a/lib/room-backgrounds.ts b/lib/room-backgrounds.ts
index e3328dd..a5c559c 100644
--- a/lib/room-backgrounds.ts
+++ b/lib/room-backgrounds.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export function getShopRoomBackgrounds() {
 
     price: room.id === "room-night" ? 40 : 50,
 
-    image_path: "",
+    image_path: room.id === "room-night" ? "/shop/room-night.svg" : "/shop/room-forest.svg",
 
   }));
 
diff --git a/public/shop/room-forest.svg b/public/shop/room-forest.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a2e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/shop/room-forest.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="48" height="48">
+  <defs>
+    <linearGradient id="forest-sky" x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="1">
+      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#064e3b"/>
+      <stop offset="50%" stop-color="#14532d"/>
+      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#052e16"/>
+    </linearGradient>
+  </defs>
+  <rect width="48" height="48" fill="url(#forest-sky)"/>
+  <rect x="0" y="34" width="48" height="14" fill="#166534"/>
+  <rect x="6" y="18" width="8" height="20" fill="#14532d"/>
+  <rect x="20" y="14" width="10" height="24" fill="#15803d"/>
+  <rect x="34" y="20" width="8" height="18" fill="#14532d"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/public/shop/room-night.svg b/public/shop/room-night.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74d0f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/shop/room-night.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="48" height="48">
+  <defs>
+    <linearGradient id="night-sky" x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="1">
+      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#1e1b4b"/>
+      <stop offset="55%" stop-color="#4c1d95"/>
+      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#0f172a"/>
+    </linearGradient>
+  </defs>
+  <rect width="48" height="48" fill="url(#night-sky)"/>
+  <circle cx="10" cy="12" r="1" fill="#fef9c3"/>
+  <circle cx="22" cy="8" r="1" fill="#fef9c3"/>
+  <circle cx="34" cy="14" r="1" fill="#fef9c3"/>
+  <circle cx="38" cy="10" r="1.5" fill="#fef08a"/>
+  <circle cx="36" cy="11" r="4" fill="#fef9c3" opacity="0.9"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20260525100000_shop_catalog_upsert.sql b/supabase/migrations/20260525100000_shop_catalog_upsert.sql
index 7490df7..95ae6e6 100644
--- a/supabase/migrations/20260525100000_shop_catalog_upsert.sql
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20260525100000_shop_catalog_upsert.sql
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ values
   ('head-5', 'Head 5', 'head', 50, '/character/head/head-5.png'),
   ('head-6', 'Head 6', 'head', 55, '/character/head/head-6.png'),
   ('head-7', 'Head 7', 'head', 60, '/character/head/head-7.png'),
-  ('room-night', 'Starlit Night', 'room', 40, ''),
-  ('room-forest', 'Mystic Forest', 'room', 50, '')
+  ('room-night', 'Starlit Night', 'room', 40, '/shop/room-night.svg'),
+  ('room-forest', 'Mystic Forest', 'room', 50, '/shop/room-forest.svg')
 on conflict (id) do update
 set
   name = excluded.name,
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20260525120000_room_shop_preview_paths.sql b/supabase/migrations/20260525120000_room_shop_preview_paths.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62c8aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20260525120000_room_shop_preview_paths.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- Placeholder shop preview images for paid room backgrounds.
+
+update public.shop_items
+set image_path = '/shop/room-night.svg'
+where id = 'room-night';
+
+update public.shop_items
+set image_path = '/shop/room-forest.svg'
+where id = 'room-forest';
diff --git a/supabase/seed.sql b/supabase/seed.sql
index a9eb64b..ceb6074 100644
--- a/supabase/seed.sql
+++ b/supabase/seed.sql
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ values
   ('head-5', 'Head 5', 'head', 50, '/character/head/head-5.png'),
   ('head-6', 'Head 6', 'head', 55, '/character/head/head-6.png'),
   ('head-7', 'Head 7', 'head', 60, '/character/head/head-7.png'),
-  ('room-night', 'Starlit Night', 'room', 40, ''),
-  ('room-forest', 'Mystic Forest', 'room', 50, '')
+  ('room-night', 'Starlit Night', 'room', 40, '/shop/room-night.svg'),
+  ('room-forest', 'Mystic Forest', 'room', 50, '/shop/room-forest.svg')
 on conflict (id) do update
 set
   name = excluded.name,