diff --git a/src/overlay.cpp b/src/overlay.cpp
index 6e0b06a5..9398e48f 100644
--- a/src/overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay.cpp
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ static void setup_swapchain_data_pipeline(struct swapchain_data *data)
 void imgui_custom_style(struct overlay_params& params){
    ImGuiStyle& style = ImGui::GetStyle();
    style.Colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLines] = ImGui::ColorConvertU32ToFloat4(params.frametime_color);
-   style.Colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]  = ImVec4(0.06f, 0.06f, 0.06f, 1.0f);
+   style.Colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]  = ImGui::ColorConvertU32ToFloat4(params.background_color);
    style.CellPadding.y = -2;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.cpp b/src/overlay_params.cpp
index 88975ce3..6f63278e 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay_params.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ parse_str(const char *str)
 #define parse_engine_color(s) parse_color(s)
 #define parse_io_color(s) parse_color(s)
 #define parse_frametime_color(s) parse_color(s)
+#define parse_background_color(s) parse_color(s)
 
 static bool
 parse_help(const char *str)
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ parse_overlay_config(struct overlay_params *params,
    params->engine_color = strtol("eb5b5b", NULL, 16);
    params->io_color = strtol("a491d3", NULL, 16);
    params->frametime_color = strtol("00ff00", NULL, 16);
+   params->background_color = strtol("020202", NULL, 16);
 
    // first pass with env var
    if (env)
@@ -366,7 +368,7 @@ parse_overlay_config(struct overlay_params *params,
    // Command buffer gets reused and timestamps cause hangs for some reason, force off for now
    params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_gpu_timing] = false;
    // Convert from 0xRRGGBB to ImGui's format
-   std::array<unsigned *, 7> colors = {
+   std::array<unsigned *, 8> colors = {
       &params->crosshair_color,
       &params->cpu_color,
       &params->gpu_color,
@@ -374,6 +376,7 @@ parse_overlay_config(struct overlay_params *params,
       &params->ram_color,
       &params->engine_color,
       &params->io_color,
+      &params->background_color,
    };
 
    for (auto color : colors){
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.h b/src/overlay_params.h
index 4c09cb82..afb036db 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.h
+++ b/src/overlay_params.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ extern "C" {
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(engine_color)                \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(frametime_color)             \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(frametime_alpha)             \
+   OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(background_color)            \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(io_color)                    \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(help)
 
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ struct overlay_params {
    unsigned offset_x;
    unsigned offset_y;
    unsigned vsync;
-   unsigned crosshair_color, cpu_color, gpu_color, vram_color, ram_color, engine_color, io_color, frametime_color;
+   unsigned crosshair_color, cpu_color, gpu_color, vram_color, ram_color, engine_color, io_color, frametime_color, background_color;
    unsigned tableCols;
    float font_size;
    float background_alpha, frametime_alpha;