diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index f1872b9b0..d0a86b0c2 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - macOS: Fix regression in 0.47.0 that broke passing :kbd:`Cmd+C` on to terminal applications when no text is selected (:iss:`10087`)
 
+- ``kitten @ set-background-image``: Fix ``--layout=configured`` changing layout to centered instead (:iss:`10089`)
+
 0.47.1 [2026-05-28]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/rc/set_background_image.py b/kitty/rc/set_background_image.py
index 4168d8851..4d80b17b2 100644
--- a/kitty/rc/set_background_image.py
+++ b/kitty/rc/set_background_image.py
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ failed, the command will exit with a success code.
         windows = self.windows_for_payload(boss, window, payload_get, window_match_name='match')
         os_windows = tuple({w.os_window_id for w in windows if w})
         layout = payload_get('layout')
+        if layout == 'configured':
+            layout = None
         try:
             boss.set_background_image(
                 path, os_windows, payload_get('configured'), layout, tfile.getvalue(),