diff --git a/repos/base/ports/grub2.hash b/repos/base/ports/grub2.hash
index d724eb4f2..ad3a4940c 100644
--- a/repos/base/ports/grub2.hash
+++ b/repos/base/ports/grub2.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bf7448a8ecabfa70a5f9ba3f82f42c04b1052097
+e1b6f0ea55b716ef8548fbf416ec503a5d31a09d
diff --git a/repos/base/ports/grub2.port b/repos/base/ports/grub2.port
index 60c2a2ebc..67161c80d 100644
--- a/repos/base/ports/grub2.port
+++ b/repos/base/ports/grub2.port
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ VERSION   := git
 DOWNLOADS := g2fg.git
 
 URL(g2fg) := https://github.com/alex-ab/g2fg.git
-REV(g2fg) := e6095dd34d71cb180271f47a7bbf20a813102a28
+REV(g2fg) := cf35a6e5dc35a9b1961f66cd37cb1d4c23309832
 DIR(g2fg) := boot
 
 default: $(DOWNLOADS)
diff --git a/tool/boot/boot.png b/tool/boot/boot.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec695877d
Binary files /dev/null and b/tool/boot/boot.png differ
diff --git a/tool/run/boot_dir/nova b/tool/run/boot_dir/nova
index 25bb3ff70..368ec9002 100644
--- a/tool/run/boot_dir/nova
+++ b/tool/run/boot_dir/nova
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ proc run_boot_dir {binaries} {
 		if {[have_include "image/disk"]} {
 			exec mkdir -p [run_dir]/boot/grub
 			exec cp [genode_dir]/tool/boot/bender [run_dir]/boot/bender
+			exec cp [genode_dir]/tool/boot/boot.png [run_dir]/boot/boot.png
+			if {[file exists /boot/grub/unicode.pf2]} {
+				# needed in graphical menu with non-scrampled characters
+				# exec cp /boot/grub/unicode.pf2 [run_dir]/boot/grub/unicode.pf2
+			}
 		}
 
 		if {[have_include "image/iso"]} {
@@ -84,6 +89,12 @@ proc run_boot_dir {binaries} {
 			exec mkdir -p [run_dir]/boot/grub
 			exec cp [genode_dir]/tool/boot/bender [run_dir]/boot/bender
 
+			exec cp [genode_dir]/tool/boot/boot.png [run_dir]/boot/boot.png
+			if {[file exists /boot/grub/unicode.pf2]} {
+				# needed in graphical menu with non-scrampled characters
+				# exec cp /boot/grub/unicode.pf2 [run_dir]/boot/grub/unicode.pf2
+			}
+
 			set serial_bender_opt "serial_fallback"
 		}
 
@@ -91,9 +102,26 @@ proc run_boot_dir {binaries} {
 		# Generate GRUB2 config file
 		#
 		set fh [open "[run_dir]/boot/grub/grub.cfg" "WRONLY CREAT TRUNC"]
+
+		# If timeout != 0 is used and gfxterm, enable and add unicode.pf2 (see above)
+		# puts $fh "loadfont /boot/grub/unicode.pf2"
 		puts $fh "set timeout=0"
+
 		# tell grub2 to prefer 32bit framebuffer resolution
 		puts $fh "set gfxpayload=\"0x0x32\""
+
+		if {[have_include image/uefi]} {
+			puts $fh "insmod gfxterm"
+			puts $fh "terminal_output gfxterm"
+			puts $fh "insmod gfxterm_background"
+			puts $fh "insmod png"
+			puts $fh "background_image -m center /boot/boot.png"
+		}
+
+		# set this to get text console instead of graphical console
+		# puts $fh "terminal_input console"
+		# puts $fh "terminal_output console"
+
 		puts $fh "menuentry 'Genode on NOVA' {"
 		puts $fh " insmod multiboot2"
 		puts $fh " insmod gzio"
diff --git a/tool/run/image/disk b/tool/run/image/disk
index 71b91b9ea..6eabb947f 100644
--- a/tool/run/image/disk
+++ b/tool/run/image/disk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ proc run_image { {unused ""} } {
 	if {[image_disk_size] > 0} {
 		set disk_size_kb [expr [image_disk_size] * 1024 * 1024]
 	} else {
-		set disk_size_kb [expr ($size_run + 256 + 128) / 32 * 32]
+		set disk_size_kb [expr ($size_run + 512) / 32 * 32]
 	}
 
 	# setup partition with content
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ proc run_image { {unused ""} } {
 
 	# create partition table entry pointing to the content
 	catch { exec parted -a none [run_dir].img -- mkpart Fix GENODE ext2 [expr $first_sector]s ${last_sector}s }
+	exec parted [run_dir].img -s 'name 3 GENODE'
 
 	# create hybrid MBR
 	exec echo -e "r\no\nh\n1\nn\n\ny\nn\no\nw\ny\n" | gdisk [run_dir].img