diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc
index c4beaace67..62994c9c93 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ bool Window::IsKiosk() {
   return window_->IsKiosk();
 }
 
+void Window::SetBackgroundColor(const std::string& color_name) {
+  window_->SetBackgroundColor(color_name);
+}
+
 void Window::FocusOnWebView() {
   window_->FocusOnWebView();
 }
@@ -564,6 +568,7 @@ void Window::BuildPrototype(v8::Isolate* isolate,
       .SetMethod("setSkipTaskbar", &Window::SetSkipTaskbar)
       .SetMethod("setKiosk", &Window::SetKiosk)
       .SetMethod("isKiosk", &Window::IsKiosk)
+      .SetMethod("setBackgroundColor", &Window::SetBackgroundColor)
       .SetMethod("setRepresentedFilename", &Window::SetRepresentedFilename)
       .SetMethod("getRepresentedFilename", &Window::GetRepresentedFilename)
       .SetMethod("setDocumentEdited", &Window::SetDocumentEdited)
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h
index d2886b5fac..8a8ff266a8 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class Window : public mate::TrackableObject<Window>,
   void SetSkipTaskbar(bool skip);
   void SetKiosk(bool kiosk);
   bool IsKiosk();
+  void SetBackgroundColor(const std::string& color_name);
   void FocusOnWebView();
   void BlurWebView();
   bool IsWebViewFocused();
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window.cc b/atom/browser/native_window.cc
index 8f3af83885..c19bcdf467 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window.cc
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ void NativeWindow::InitFromOptions(const mate::Dictionary& options) {
   if (options.Get(switches::kKiosk, &kiosk) && kiosk) {
     SetKiosk(kiosk);
   }
+  std::string color;
+  if (options.Get(switches::kBackgroundColor, &color)) {
+    SetBackgroundColor(color);
+  }
   std::string title("Electron");
   options.Get(switches::kTitle, &title);
   SetTitle(title);
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window.h b/atom/browser/native_window.h
index 67bac88f32..37a59ff8a9 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window.h
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class NativeWindow : public base::SupportsUserData,
   virtual void SetSkipTaskbar(bool skip) = 0;
   virtual void SetKiosk(bool kiosk) = 0;
   virtual bool IsKiosk() = 0;
+  virtual void SetBackgroundColor(const std::string& color_name) = 0;
   virtual void SetRepresentedFilename(const std::string& filename);
   virtual std::string GetRepresentedFilename();
   virtual void SetDocumentEdited(bool edited);
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.h b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.h
index 7a97032d75..08f9198e4f 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.h
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class NativeWindowMac : public NativeWindow {
   void SetSkipTaskbar(bool skip) override;
   void SetKiosk(bool kiosk) override;
   bool IsKiosk() override;
+  void SetBackgroundColor(const std::string& color_name) override;
   void SetRepresentedFilename(const std::string& filename) override;
   std::string GetRepresentedFilename() override;
   void SetDocumentEdited(bool edited) override;
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
index 9724930c48..28c8a5ae59 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ bool NativeWindowMac::IsKiosk() {
   return is_kiosk_;
 }
 
+void NativeWindowMac::SetBackgroundColor(const std::string& color_name) {
+}
+
 void NativeWindowMac::SetRepresentedFilename(const std::string& filename) {
   [window_ setRepresentedFilename:base::SysUTF8ToNSString(filename)];
 }
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
index 1e4207bf0c..876058789d 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #elif defined(OS_WIN)
 #include "atom/browser/ui/views/win_frame_view.h"
 #include "atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_window_tree_host_win.h"
+#include "skia/ext/skia_utils_win.h"
 #include "ui/base/win/shell.h"
 #include "ui/gfx/win/dpi.h"
 #include "ui/views/widget/desktop_aura/desktop_native_widget_aura.h"
@@ -229,12 +230,6 @@ NativeWindowViews::NativeWindowViews(
   // Add web view.
   SetLayoutManager(new MenuLayout(this, kMenuBarHeight));
 
-  // web views' background color.
-  std::string background_color = "#fff";
-  options.Get(switches::kBackgroundColor, &background_color);
-  set_background(views::Background::CreateSolidBackground(
-      ParseHexColor(background_color)));
-
   AddChildView(web_view_);
 
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
@@ -525,6 +520,21 @@ bool NativeWindowViews::IsKiosk() {
   return IsFullscreen();
 }
 
+void NativeWindowViews::SetBackgroundColor(const std::string& color_name) {
+  // web views' background color.
+  SkColor background_color = ParseHexColor(color_name);
+  set_background(views::Background::CreateSolidBackground(background_color));
+
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+  // Set the background color of native window.
+  HBRUSH brush = CreateSolidBrush(skia::SkColorToCOLORREF(background_color));
+  ULONG_PTR previous_brush = SetClassLongPtr(
+      GetAcceleratedWidget(), GCLP_HBRBACKGROUND, (LONG)brush);
+  if (previous_brush)
+    DeleteObject((HBRUSH)previous_brush);
+#endif
+}
+
 void NativeWindowViews::SetMenu(ui::MenuModel* menu_model) {
   if (menu_model == nullptr) {
     // Remove accelerators
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_views.h b/atom/browser/native_window_views.h
index 0014acd073..6c47c74331 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_views.h
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_views.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class NativeWindowViews : public NativeWindow,
   void SetSkipTaskbar(bool skip) override;
   void SetKiosk(bool kiosk) override;
   bool IsKiosk() override;
+  void SetBackgroundColor(const std::string& color_name) override;
   void SetMenu(ui::MenuModel* menu_model) override;
   gfx::NativeWindow GetNativeWindow() override;
   void SetOverlayIcon(const gfx::Image& overlay,
diff --git a/docs/api/browser-window.md b/docs/api/browser-window.md
index 165ce70a97..aa46590c74 100644
--- a/docs/api/browser-window.md
+++ b/docs/api/browser-window.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ It creates a new `BrowserWindow` with native properties as set by the `options`.
 * `enable-larger-than-screen` Boolean - Enable the window to be resized larger
   than screen.
 * `background-color` String - Window's background color as Hexadecimal value,
-  like `#66CD00` or `#FFF`. This is only implemented on Linux.
+  like `#66CD00` or `#FFF`. This is only implemented on Linux and Windows.
 * `dark-theme` Boolean - Forces using dark theme for the window, only works on
   some GTK+3 desktop environments.
 * `transparent` Boolean - Makes the window [transparent](frameless-window.md).