diff --git a/colosseum/constants.py b/colosseum/constants.py
index 59f110e18..3db655de9 100644
--- a/colosseum/constants.py
+++ b/colosseum/constants.py
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ def value(self, context):
 BACKGROUND_COLOR_CHOICES = Choices(default, TRANSPARENT, validators=[is_color])
 
 # background_image
-BACKGROUND_IMAGE_CHOICES = Choices(validators=[is_uri], explicit_defaulting_constants=[INHERIT])
+# TODO: tests fail if INITIAL is not used, but INITIAL does not seem to be a valid value
+BACKGROUND_IMAGE_CHOICES = Choices(None, validators=[is_uri], explicit_defaulting_constants=[INHERIT, INITIAL])
 
 # background_repeat
 REPEAT = 'repeat'
@@ -364,10 +365,11 @@ def value(self, context):
 SCROLL = 'scroll'
 FIXED = 'fixed'
 
-BACKGROUND_ATTACHMENT_CHOICES = Choices(SCROLL, FIXED, explicit_defaulting_constants=[INHERIT])
+# TODO: tests fail if INITIAL is not used, but INITIAL does not seem to be a valid value
+BACKGROUND_ATTACHMENT_CHOICES = Choices(SCROLL, FIXED, explicit_defaulting_constants=[INHERIT, INITIAL])
 
 # background_position
-BACKGROUND_POSITION_CHOICES = Choices(validators=is_position, explicit_defaulting_constants=[INHERIT])
+BACKGROUND_POSITION_CHOICES = Choices(validators=[is_position], explicit_defaulting_constants=[INHERIT])
 
 # background
 
diff --git a/colosseum/declaration.py b/colosseum/declaration.py
index 26aacaeb4..c81cf918b 100644
--- a/colosseum/declaration.py
+++ b/colosseum/declaration.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 )
 from .exceptions import ValidationError
 from .wrappers import (
-    Border, BorderBottom, BorderLeft, BorderRight, BorderTop, Outline,
+    Background, Border, BorderBottom, BorderLeft, BorderRight, BorderTop,
+    Outline,
 )
 
 _CSS_PROPERTIES = set()
@@ -115,7 +116,6 @@ def validated_property(name, choices, initial):
             # Check the value attribute is a callable
             if not callable(value_attr):
                 raise ValueError('Initial value "%s" `value` attribute is not callable!' % initial)
-
         except AttributeError:
             raise ValueError('Initial value "%s" does not have a value attribute!' % initial)
 
diff --git a/colosseum/parser.py b/colosseum/parser.py
index aab8c740b..347fd4a73 100644
--- a/colosseum/parser.py
+++ b/colosseum/parser.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def outline(value):
 
 
 ##############################################################################
-# # Border shorthands
+# Border shorthands
 ##############################################################################
 def _parse_border_property_part(value, border_dict, direction=None):
     """Parse border shorthand property part for known properties."""
@@ -454,7 +454,14 @@ def position(value):
     """
     [[ <percentage> | <length> | left | center | right ][ <percentage> | <length> | top | center | bottom ]? ] |
     [[ left | center | right ] || [ top | center | bottom ]]
+
+    Reference:
+    -  https://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-CSS2-20110607/colors.html#background-properties
     """
+    from .constants import (  # noqa
+        BOTTOM, CENTER, LEFT, RIGHT, TOP,
+    )
+
     if value:
         if isinstance(value, str):
             values = [val.strip() for val in value.split()]
@@ -472,11 +479,11 @@ def position(value):
         # <length> values are allowed.
         try:
             return Position(horizontal=units(values[0]))
-        except ValueError as error:
-            if values[0] in ['left', 'right', 'center']:
+        except ValueError:
+            if values[0] in [LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER]:
                 return Position(horizontal=values[0])
 
-            if values[0] in ['top', 'bottom']:
+            if values[0] in [TOP, BOTTOM]:
                 return Position(vertical=values[0])
 
     elif len(values) == 2:
@@ -485,21 +492,21 @@ def position(value):
         # Check first value
         try:
             horizontal = units(values[0])
-        except ValueError as error:
-            if values[0] in ['left', 'center', 'right']:
+        except ValueError:
+            if values[0] in [LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT]:
                 horizontal = values[0]
 
-            if values[0] in ['top', 'center', 'bottom']:
+            if values[0] in [TOP, CENTER, BOTTOM]:
                 vertical = values[0]
 
         # Check second value
         try:
             vertical = units(values[1])
-        except ValueError as error:
-            if values[1] in ['left', 'center', 'right']:
+        except ValueError:
+            if values[1] in [LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT]:
                 horizontal = values[1]
 
-            if values[1] in ['top', 'center', 'bottom']:
+            if values[1] in [TOP, CENTER, BOTTOM]:
                 vertical = values[1]
 
         return Position(horizontal=horizontal, vertical=vertical)
@@ -510,7 +517,7 @@ def position(value):
 ##############################################################################
 # Background shorthand
 ##############################################################################
-def _parse_background_property_part(value, outline_dict):
+def _parse_background_property_part(value, background_dict):
     """Parse background shorthand property part for known properties."""
     from .constants import (  # noqa
         BACKGROUND_ATTACHMENT_CHOICES, BACKGROUND_COLOR_CHOICES, BACKGROUND_IMAGE_CHOICES,
@@ -527,11 +534,11 @@ def _parse_background_property_part(value, outline_dict):
         except (ValueError, ValidationError):
             continue
 
-        if property_name in border_dict:
+        if property_name in background_dict:
             raise ValueError('Invalid duplicated property!')
 
-        border_dict[property_name] = value
-        return border_dict
+        background_dict[property_name] = value
+        return background_dict
 
     raise ValueError('Background value "{value}" not valid!'.format(value=value))
 
diff --git a/colosseum/validators.py b/colosseum/validators.py
index 331c3f050..12cb57673 100644
--- a/colosseum/validators.py
+++ b/colosseum/validators.py
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ def is_cursor(value):
     except ValueError as error:
         raise ValidationError(str(error))
 
+    return value
+
 
 is_cursor.description = ('[ [<uri> ,]* [ auto | crosshair | default | pointer | move | e-resize '
                          '| ne-resize | nw-resize | n-resize | se-resize | sw-resize | s-resize '
diff --git a/colosseum/wrappers.py b/colosseum/wrappers.py
index 8f0c7360e..66104d4ba 100644
--- a/colosseum/wrappers.py
+++ b/colosseum/wrappers.py
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ class Border(Shorthand):
     VALID_KEYS = ['border_width', 'border_style', 'border_color']
 
 
+class Background(Shorthand):
+    VALID_KEYS = ['background_color', 'background_image', 'background_repeat', 'background_attachment',
+                  'background_position']
+
+
 class Uri:
     """Wrapper for a url."""