diff --git a/WebViewControl/GlobalSettings.cs b/WebViewControl/GlobalSettings.cs
index 1482b352..9ddd6e70 100644
--- a/WebViewControl/GlobalSettings.cs
+++ b/WebViewControl/GlobalSettings.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
 using Xilium.CefGlue.Common;
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ namespace WebViewControl {
 
     public class GlobalSettings {
 
+        private Color backgroundColor = Color.White;
         private bool persistCache;
         private bool enableErrorLogOnly;
         private bool osrEnabled = false;
@@ -25,6 +27,14 @@ public void AddCommandLineSwitch(string key, string value) {
         
         public IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>> CommandLineSwitches => commandLineSwitches;
 
+        public Color BackgroundColor {
+            get => backgroundColor;
+            set {
+                EnsureNotLoaded(nameof(BackgroundColor));
+                backgroundColor = value;
+            }
+        }
+
         public string CachePath {
             get => cachePath;
             set {
diff --git a/WebViewControl/WebViewLoader.cs b/WebViewControl/WebViewLoader.cs
index 0b2feed7..4a598701 100644
--- a/WebViewControl/WebViewLoader.cs
+++ b/WebViewControl/WebViewLoader.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public static void Initialize(GlobalSettings settings) {
                 CachePath = settings.CachePath, // enable cache for external resources to speedup loading
                 WindowlessRenderingEnabled = settings.OsrEnabled,
                 RemoteDebuggingPort = settings.GetRemoteDebuggingPort(),
-                UserAgent = settings.UserAgent
+                UserAgent = settings.UserAgent,
+                BackgroundColor = new CefColor((uint)settings.BackgroundColor.ToArgb())
             };
 
             var customSchemes = CustomSchemes.Select(s => new CustomScheme() {