diff --git a/include/internal/cef_types.h b/include/internal/cef_types.h
index e2b67de04..1df930179 100644
--- a/include/internal/cef_types.h
+++ b/include/internal/cef_types.h
@@ -559,6 +559,15 @@ typedef struct _cef_browser_settings_t {
   // "disable-accelerated-compositing" command-line switch.
   ///
   cef_state_t accelerated_compositing;
+
+  ///
+  // Opaque background color used for the browser before a document is loaded
+  // and when no document color is specified. By default the background color
+  // will be the same as CefSettings.background_color. Only the RGB compontents
+  // of the specified value will be used. The alpha component must greater than
+  // 0 to enable use of the background color but will be otherwise ignored.
+  ///
+  cef_color_t background_color;
 } cef_browser_settings_t;
 
 ///
diff --git a/include/internal/cef_types_wrappers.h b/include/internal/cef_types_wrappers.h
index 3e7af2342..53296bd23 100644
--- a/include/internal/cef_types_wrappers.h
+++ b/include/internal/cef_types_wrappers.h
@@ -451,6 +451,8 @@ struct CefBrowserSettingsTraits {
     target->application_cache = src->application_cache;
     target->webgl = src->webgl;
     target->accelerated_compositing = src->accelerated_compositing;
+
+    target->background_color = src->background_color;
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/libcef/browser/browser_settings.cc b/libcef/browser/browser_settings.cc
index 0e9919457..d52658296 100644
--- a/libcef/browser/browser_settings.cc
+++ b/libcef/browser/browser_settings.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-#include "libcef/browser/context.h"
 #include "libcef/common/cef_switches.h"
 
 #include "base/command_line.h"
@@ -127,6 +126,4 @@ void BrowserToWebSettings(const CefBrowserSettings& cef, WebPreferences& web) {
     web.experimental_webgl_enabled = false;
   if (cef.accelerated_compositing == STATE_DISABLED)
     web.accelerated_compositing_enabled = false;
-
-  web.base_background_color = CefContext::Get()->settings().background_color;
 }
diff --git a/libcef/browser/content_browser_client.cc b/libcef/browser/content_browser_client.cc
index 2e67f8d3d..83e915e03 100644
--- a/libcef/browser/content_browser_client.cc
+++ b/libcef/browser/content_browser_client.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "libcef/browser/browser_message_filter.h"
 #include "libcef/browser/browser_settings.h"
 #include "libcef/browser/chrome_scheme_handler.h"
+#include "libcef/browser/context.h"
 #include "libcef/browser/media_capture_devices_dispatcher.h"
 #include "libcef/browser/printing/printing_message_filter.h"
 #include "libcef/browser/resource_dispatcher_host_delegate.h"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebWindowFeatures.h"
 #include "ui/base/ui_base_switches.h"
 #include "url/gurl.h"
+#include "webkit/common/webpreferences.h"
 
 #if defined(OS_POSIX) && !defined(OS_MACOSX)
 #include "base/debug/leak_annotations.h"
@@ -863,6 +865,33 @@ void CefContentBrowserClient::OverrideWebkitPrefs(
 
   // Populate WebPreferences based on CefBrowserSettings.
   BrowserToWebSettings(browser->settings(), *prefs);
+
+  prefs->base_background_color = GetBaseBackgroundColor(rvh);
+}
+
+SkColor CefContentBrowserClient::GetBaseBackgroundColor(
+    content::RenderViewHost* rvh) {
+  CefRefPtr<CefBrowserHostImpl> browser =
+      CefBrowserHostImpl::GetBrowserForHost(rvh);
+  DCHECK(browser.get());
+
+  const CefBrowserSettings& browser_settings = browser->settings();
+  if (CefColorGetA(browser_settings.background_color) > 0) {
+    return SkColorSetRGB(
+        CefColorGetR(browser_settings.background_color),
+        CefColorGetG(browser_settings.background_color),
+        CefColorGetB(browser_settings.background_color));
+  } else {
+    const CefSettings& settings = CefContext::Get()->settings();
+    if (CefColorGetA(settings.background_color) > 0) {
+      return SkColorSetRGB(
+          CefColorGetR(settings.background_color),
+          CefColorGetG(settings.background_color),
+          CefColorGetB(settings.background_color));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return SK_ColorWHITE;
 }
 
 void CefContentBrowserClient::BrowserURLHandlerCreated(
diff --git a/libcef/browser/content_browser_client.h b/libcef/browser/content_browser_client.h
index 0ee555533..0d7901b59 100644
--- a/libcef/browser/content_browser_client.h
+++ b/libcef/browser/content_browser_client.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class CefContentBrowserClient : public content::ContentBrowserClient {
   virtual void OverrideWebkitPrefs(content::RenderViewHost* rvh,
                                    const GURL& url,
                                    WebPreferences* prefs) OVERRIDE;
+  virtual SkColor GetBaseBackgroundColor(content::RenderViewHost* rvh) OVERRIDE;
   virtual void BrowserURLHandlerCreated(
       content::BrowserURLHandler* handler) OVERRIDE;
   virtual std::string GetDefaultDownloadName() OVERRIDE;
diff --git a/libcef/browser/devtools_frontend.cc b/libcef/browser/devtools_frontend.cc
index e0c753c34..99805392c 100644
--- a/libcef/browser/devtools_frontend.cc
+++ b/libcef/browser/devtools_frontend.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "content/public/browser/web_contents_view.h"
 #include "content/public/common/content_client.h"
 #include "net/base/net_util.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkColor.h"
 
 // static
 CefDevToolsFrontend* CefDevToolsFrontend::Show(
@@ -26,9 +27,16 @@ CefDevToolsFrontend* CefDevToolsFrontend::Show(
     const CefWindowInfo& windowInfo,
     CefRefPtr<CefClient> client,
     const CefBrowserSettings& settings) {
+  CefBrowserSettings new_settings = settings;
+  if (CefColorGetA(new_settings.background_color) == 0) {
+    // Use white as the default background color for DevTools instead of the
+    // CefSettings.background_color value.
+    new_settings.background_color = SK_ColorWHITE;
+  }
+
   CefRefPtr<CefBrowserHostImpl> frontend_browser =
       CefBrowserHostImpl::Create(windowInfo, client, CefString(),
-                                 settings,
+                                 new_settings,
                                  inspected_browser->GetWindowHandle(), true,
                                  inspected_browser->GetRequestContext());
 
diff --git a/patch/patch.cfg b/patch/patch.cfg
index 16e0622d2..283871650 100644
--- a/patch/patch.cfg
+++ b/patch/patch.cfg
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ patches = [
     'name': 'renderer_host_1161',
     'path': '../content/browser/renderer_host/',
   },
+  {
+    # Allow customization of the background color with Aura.
+    # http://code.google.com/p/chromiumembedded/issues/detail?id=1161
+    'name': 'public_browser_1161',
+    'path': '../content/public/browser/',
+  },
   {
     # Allow customization of the WebView background color.
     # http://code.google.com/p/chromiumembedded/issues/detail?id=1161
diff --git a/patch/patches/prefs_webkit_1161.patch b/patch/patches/prefs_webkit_1161.patch
index bc71621f8..b0620597b 100644
--- a/patch/patches/prefs_webkit_1161.patch
+++ b/patch/patches/prefs_webkit_1161.patch
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Index: common/webpreferences.h
    bool use_solid_color_scrollbars;
    bool compositor_touch_hit_testing;
    bool navigate_on_drag_drop;
-+  int base_background_color;
++  uint32_t base_background_color;
  
    // This flags corresponds to a Page's Settings' setCookieEnabled state. It
    // only controls whether or not the "document.cookie" field is properly
diff --git a/patch/patches/public_browser_1161.patch b/patch/patches/public_browser_1161.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c151d40e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/patches/public_browser_1161.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Index: content_browser_client.cc
+===================================================================
+--- content_browser_client.cc	(revision 261035)
++++ content_browser_client.cc	(working copy)
+@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@
+   return true;
+ }
+ 
++SkColor ContentBrowserClient::GetBaseBackgroundColor(RenderViewHost* rvh) {
++  return SK_ColorWHITE;
++}
++
+ base::FilePath ContentBrowserClient::GetDefaultDownloadDirectory() {
+   return base::FilePath();
+ }
+Index: content_browser_client.h
+===================================================================
+--- content_browser_client.h	(revision 261035)
++++ content_browser_client.h	(working copy)
+@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
+ #include "net/base/mime_util.h"
+ #include "net/cookies/canonical_cookie.h"
+ #include "net/url_request/url_request_job_factory.h"
++#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkColor.h"
+ #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebNotificationPresenter.h"
+ #include "ui/base/window_open_disposition.h"
+ #include "webkit/browser/fileapi/file_system_context.h"
+@@ -542,6 +543,9 @@
+   // Clears browser cookies.
+   virtual void ClearCookies(RenderViewHost* rvh) {}
+ 
++  // Returns the base background color.
++  virtual SkColor GetBaseBackgroundColor(RenderViewHost* rvh);
++
+   // Returns the default download directory.
+   // This can be called on any thread.
+   virtual base::FilePath GetDefaultDownloadDirectory();
diff --git a/patch/patches/renderer_host_1161.patch b/patch/patches/renderer_host_1161.patch
index 0473c6067..e3773a90e 100644
--- a/patch/patches/renderer_host_1161.patch
+++ b/patch/patches/renderer_host_1161.patch
@@ -93,12 +93,16 @@ Index: render_widget_host_view_aura.cc
 ===================================================================
 --- render_widget_host_view_aura.cc	(revision 261035)
 +++ render_widget_host_view_aura.cc	(working copy)
-@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@
+@@ -2685,8 +2685,10 @@
+     // For non-opaque windows, we don't draw anything, since we depend on the
      // canvas coming from the compositor to already be initialized as
      // transparent.
-     if (window_->layer()->fills_bounds_opaquely())
+-    if (window_->layer()->fills_bounds_opaquely())
 -      canvas->DrawColor(SK_ColorWHITE);
-+      canvas->DrawColor(SK_ColorTRANSPARENT);
++    if (window_->layer()->fills_bounds_opaquely()) {
++      canvas->DrawColor(GetContentClient()->browser()->GetBaseBackgroundColor(
++          RenderViewHost::From(host_)));
++    }
    }
  }