diff --git content/public/common/common_param_traits_macros.h content/public/common/common_param_traits_macros.h
index c0c22fa5429f..f0a6215f3f54 100644
--- content/public/common/common_param_traits_macros.h
+++ content/public/common/common_param_traits_macros.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ 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 678bd07c0753..1ae838c3de32 100644
--- content/public/common/web_preferences.cc
+++ content/public/common/web_preferences.cc
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ 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 ca883e52fee0..0bc16d1e8330 100644
--- content/public/common/web_preferences.h
+++ content/public/common/web_preferences.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ 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 d0ca81590d2b..8f2f30878650 100644
--- content/renderer/render_view_impl.cc
+++ content/renderer/render_view_impl.cc
@@ -1018,6 +1018,8 @@ void RenderView::ApplyWebPreferences(const WebPreferences& prefs,
 #endif
 
   WebRuntimeFeatures::EnableTranslateService(prefs.translate_service_available);
+
+  web_view->SetBaseBackgroundColor(prefs.base_background_color);
 }
 
 /*static*/