diff --git content/public/common/common_param_traits_macros.h content/public/common/common_param_traits_macros.h
index dd1363a6b295..b69c7895c0e3 100644
--- content/public/common/common_param_traits_macros.h
+++ content/public/common/common_param_traits_macros.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ IPC_STRUCT_TRAITS_BEGIN(content::WebPreferences)
   IPC_STRUCT_TRAITS_MEMBER(main_frame_resizes_are_orientation_changes)
   IPC_STRUCT_TRAITS_MEMBER(initialize_at_minimum_page_scale)
   IPC_STRUCT_TRAITS_MEMBER(smart_insert_delete_enabled)
+  IPC_STRUCT_TRAITS_MEMBER(base_background_color)
   IPC_STRUCT_TRAITS_MEMBER(cookie_enabled)
   IPC_STRUCT_TRAITS_MEMBER(navigate_on_drag_drop)
   IPC_STRUCT_TRAITS_MEMBER(spatial_navigation_enabled)
diff --git content/public/common/web_preferences.cc content/public/common/web_preferences.cc
index 114b0f7d04cd..adce9ab8c3b5 100644
--- content/public/common/web_preferences.cc
+++ content/public/common/web_preferences.cc
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ WebPreferences::WebPreferences()
       caret_browsing_enabled(false),
       use_solid_color_scrollbars(false),
       navigate_on_drag_drop(true),
+      base_background_color(0xFFFFFFFF),  // Color::white
       v8_cache_options(blink::mojom::V8CacheOptions::kDefault),
       record_whole_document(false),
       cookie_enabled(true),
diff --git content/public/common/web_preferences.h content/public/common/web_preferences.h
index e47b250f52bd..dfa18577d402 100644
--- content/public/common/web_preferences.h
+++ content/public/common/web_preferences.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ struct CONTENT_EXPORT WebPreferences {
   bool caret_browsing_enabled;
   bool use_solid_color_scrollbars;
   bool navigate_on_drag_drop;
+  uint32_t base_background_color;
   blink::mojom::V8CacheOptions v8_cache_options;
   bool record_whole_document;
 
diff --git content/renderer/render_view_impl.cc content/renderer/render_view_impl.cc
index f780c653d6e5..4b07220bac8c 100644
--- content/renderer/render_view_impl.cc
+++ content/renderer/render_view_impl.cc
@@ -998,6 +998,8 @@ void RenderView::ApplyWebPreferences(const WebPreferences& prefs,
 #endif
 
   WebRuntimeFeatures::EnableTranslateService(prefs.translate_service_available);
+
+  web_view->SetBaseBackgroundColor(prefs.base_background_color);
 }
 
 /*static*/