diff --git a/utils/awsetbg b/utils/awsetbg
index f5e7dcea..de189aee 100755
--- a/utils/awsetbg
+++ b/utils/awsetbg
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # The wallpapersetter is selected in this order
-wpsetters="${wpsetters:=Esetroot habak wmsetbg feh hsetroot chbg display qiv xv xsri xli xsetbg xsetroot}" # broken icewmbg'
+wpsetters="${wpsetters:=Esetroot habak wmsetbg feh hsetroot chbg fvwm-root display qiv xv xsri xli xsetbg xsetroot}" # broken icewmbg'
 lastwallpaper="${CONFIG_DIR}/lastwallpaper"
 
 
@@ -334,10 +334,10 @@ if [ "$setterfromcommandline" != true ]; then
 fi
 
 standardrant=\
-"$WPSETTER doesn't set the wallpaper properly. Transparency for awesome and
-apps like aterm and xchat won't work right with it. Consider installing
-feh, wmsetbg (from windowmaker) or Esetroot (from Eterm) and I'll use
-them instead."
+"$WPSETTER doesn't set the wallpaper properly. Transparency for
+awesome and apps like aterm and xchat won't work right with
+it. Consider installing feh, wmsetbg (from windowmaker), Esetroot
+(from Eterm) or fvwm-root (from FVWM) and I'll use them instead."
 
 standardok=\
 "$WPSETTER is a nice wallpapersetter. You won't have any problems."
@@ -427,6 +427,15 @@ case $WPSETTER in
         aspect='-mS'
         debugstory=$standardok
         ;;
+    fvwm-root)
+        tile='-r'
+        full=$tile
+        center=$tile
+        aspect=$tile
+        debugstory="fvwm-root can retain and publish the Pixmap, thus
+supports transparency. But only these image formats are supported:
+XBM, XPM, PNG, SVG and it is rather limited with options."
+        ;;
     icewmbg)
         tile='-s'
         full=$tile