diff --git a/browser/ui/webui/brave_webui_source.cc b/browser/ui/webui/brave_webui_source.cc
index c92729637301..9e24437f7c57 100644
--- a/browser/ui/webui/brave_webui_source.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/webui/brave_webui_source.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void CustomizeWebUIHTMLSource(const std::string &name,
         { "6c337c63662ee0ba4e57f6f8156d69ce.svg", IDR_BRAVE_NEW_TAB_IMG2 },
         // New tab Backgrounds
 #if !defined(OS_ANDROID)
-        { "spencer-moore_lake.avif", IDR_BRAVE_NEW_TAB_BACKGROUND1 },
+        { "dylan-malval_sea-min.webp", IDR_BRAVE_NEW_TAB_BACKGROUND1 },
 #endif
         // private tab
         { "c168145d6bf1abf2c0322636366f7dbe.svg", IDR_BRAVE_PRIVATE_TAB_TOR_IMG },               // NOLINT
diff --git a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/data/backgrounds.ts b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/data/backgrounds.ts
index 9a376755f5e3..c55169894654 100644
--- a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/data/backgrounds.ts
+++ b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/data/backgrounds.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 export const images: NewTab.BackgroundWallpaper[] = [
   {
-    'wallpaperImageUrl': 'spencer-moore_lake.avif',
-    'author': 'Spencer M. Moore',
-    'link': 'https://www.smoorevisuals.com/landscapes',
+    'wallpaperImageUrl': 'dylan-malval_sea-min.webp',
+    'author': 'Dylan Malval',
+    'link': 'https://www.instagram.com/vass_captures/',
     'originalUrl': 'Contributor sent the hi-res version through email',
     'license': 'used with permission'
   }
diff --git a/components/img/newtab/backgrounds/dylan-malval_sea-min.webp b/components/img/newtab/backgrounds/dylan-malval_sea-min.webp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..251303f2deaf
Binary files /dev/null and b/components/img/newtab/backgrounds/dylan-malval_sea-min.webp differ
diff --git a/components/img/newtab/backgrounds/spencer-moore_lake.avif b/components/img/newtab/backgrounds/spencer-moore_lake.avif
deleted file mode 100644
index d000a90939c9..000000000000
Binary files a/components/img/newtab/backgrounds/spencer-moore_lake.avif and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/components/resources/brave_components_resources.grd b/components/resources/brave_components_resources.grd
index b0f679aae093..f7e2724f66a6 100644
--- a/components/resources/brave_components_resources.grd
+++ b/components/resources/brave_components_resources.grd
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
       <!-- Imagery links -->
       <if expr="not is_android">
-        <include name="IDR_BRAVE_NEW_TAB_BACKGROUND1" file="../img/newtab/backgrounds/spencer-moore_lake.avif" type="BINDATA" />
+        <include name="IDR_BRAVE_NEW_TAB_BACKGROUND1" file="../img/newtab/backgrounds/dylan-malval_sea-min.webp" type="BINDATA" />
       </if>
 
       <!-- WebUI private new tab resources -->