diff --git a/.changes/background_color.md b/.changes/background_color.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..407751f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/background_color.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tao": "patch"
+---
+
+Add `WindowAttributes::background_color`, `WindowBuilder::with_background_color`, and `Window::set_background_color` APIs to set and change window background color.
+
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs
index 069272311..a24155a0f 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs
@@ -683,6 +683,8 @@ impl Window {
     ))
   }
 
+  pub fn set_background_color(&self, _color: Option<crate::window::RGBA>) {}
+
   pub fn set_ignore_cursor_events(&self, _ignore: bool) -> Result<(), error::ExternalError> {
     Err(error::ExternalError::NotSupported(
       error::NotSupportedError::new(),
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/ios/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/ios/window.rs
index d24f63d22..26db35e06 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/ios/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/ios/window.rs
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ impl Inner {
     warn!("`Window::request_user_attention` is ignored on iOS")
   }
 
+  pub fn set_background_color(&self, _color: Option<crate::window::RGBA>) {}
+
   // Allow directly accessing the current monitor internally without unwrapping.
   fn current_monitor_inner(&self) -> RootMonitorHandle {
     unsafe {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/event_loop.rs
index e5229395d..a90f913ba 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/event_loop.rs
@@ -368,6 +368,28 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
             window.set_skip_taskbar_hint(skip);
             window.set_skip_pager_hint(skip)
           }
+          WindowRequest::BackgroundColor(css_provider, color) => {
+            unsafe { window.set_data("background_color", color) };
+
+            let style_context = window.style_context();
+            style_context.remove_provider(&css_provider);
+
+            if let Some(color) = color {
+              let theme = format!(
+                r#"
+                  window {{
+                    background-color:  rgba({},{},{},{});
+                    }}
+                    "#,
+                color.0,
+                color.1,
+                color.2,
+                color.3 as f64 / 255.0
+              );
+              let _ = css_provider.load_from_data(theme.as_bytes());
+              style_context.add_provider(&css_provider, gtk::STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_APPLICATION);
+            };
+          }
           WindowRequest::SetVisibleOnAllWorkspaces(visible) => {
             if visible {
               window.stick();
@@ -854,15 +876,36 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
 
             // Receive draw events of the window.
             let draw_clone = draw_tx.clone();
-            window.connect_draw(move |_, cr| {
+            window.connect_draw(move |window, cr| {
               if let Err(e) = draw_clone.send(id) {
                 log::warn!("Failed to send redraw event to event channel: {}", e);
               }
 
               if transparent {
-                cr.set_source_rgba(0., 0., 0., 0.);
+                let background_color = unsafe {
+                  window
+                    .data::<Option<crate::window::RGBA>>("background_color")
+                    .and_then(|c| c.as_ref().clone())
+                };
+
+                let rgba = background_color
+                  .map(|(r, g, b, a)| (r as f64, g as f64, b as f64, a as f64 / 255.0))
+                  .unwrap_or((0., 0., 0., 0.));
+
+                let rect = window
+                  .child()
+                  .map(|c| c.allocation())
+                  .unwrap_or_else(|| window.allocation());
+
+                cr.rectangle(
+                  rect.x() as _,
+                  rect.y() as _,
+                  rect.width() as _,
+                  rect.height() as _,
+                );
+                cr.set_source_rgba(rgba.0, rgba.1, rgba.2, rgba.3);
                 cr.set_operator(cairo::Operator::Source);
-                let _ = cr.paint();
+                let _ = cr.fill();
                 cr.set_operator(cairo::Operator::Over);
               }
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs
index bcf37e154..aeba25e18 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use gtk::{
   gdk::WindowState,
   glib::{self, translate::ToGlibPtr},
   prelude::*,
-  Settings,
+  CssProvider, Settings,
 };
 
 use crate::{
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use crate::{
   platform_impl::wayland::header::WlHeader,
   window::{
     CursorIcon, Fullscreen, ProgressBarState, ResizeDirection, Theme, UserAttentionType,
-    WindowAttributes, WindowSizeConstraints,
+    WindowAttributes, WindowSizeConstraints, RGBA,
   },
 };
 
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ pub struct Window {
   /// Draw event Sender
   draw_tx: crossbeam_channel::Sender<WindowId>,
   preferred_theme: RefCell<Option<Theme>>,
+  css_provider: CssProvider,
 }
 
 impl Window {
@@ -324,9 +325,11 @@ impl Window {
       fullscreen: RefCell::new(attributes.fullscreen),
       inner_size_constraints: RefCell::new(attributes.inner_size_constraints),
       preferred_theme: RefCell::new(preferred_theme),
+      css_provider: CssProvider::new(),
     };
 
-    win.set_skip_taskbar(pl_attribs.skip_taskbar);
+    let _ = win.set_skip_taskbar(pl_attribs.skip_taskbar);
+    win.set_background_color(attributes.background_color);
 
     Ok(win)
   }
@@ -407,6 +410,7 @@ impl Window {
       fullscreen: RefCell::new(None),
       inner_size_constraints: RefCell::new(WindowSizeConstraints::default()),
       preferred_theme: RefCell::new(None),
+      css_provider: CssProvider::new(),
     };
 
     Ok(win)
@@ -456,6 +460,15 @@ impl Window {
     }
   }
 
+  pub fn set_background_color(&self, color: Option<RGBA>) {
+    if let Err(e) = self.window_requests_tx.send((
+      self.window_id,
+      WindowRequest::BackgroundColor(self.css_provider.clone(), color),
+    )) {
+      log::warn!("Fail to send size request: {}", e);
+    }
+  }
+
   pub fn inner_size(&self) -> PhysicalSize<u32> {
     let (width, height) = &*self.size;
 
@@ -1029,6 +1042,7 @@ pub enum WindowRequest {
   SetVisibleOnAllWorkspaces(bool),
   ProgressBarState(ProgressBarState),
   SetTheme(Option<Theme>),
+  BackgroundColor(CssProvider, Option<RGBA>),
 }
 
 impl Drop for Window {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
index 6ac3ab4c0..929aeb4bc 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ pub struct UnownedWindow {
   pub shared_state: Arc<Mutex<SharedState>>,
   decorations: AtomicBool,
   cursor_state: Weak<Mutex<CursorState>>,
+  transparent: bool,
   pub inner_rect: Option<PhysicalSize<u32>>,
 }
 
@@ -500,7 +501,22 @@ impl UnownedWindow {
     unsafe {
       if win_attribs.transparent {
         ns_window.setOpaque_(NO);
-        ns_window.setBackgroundColor_(NSColor::clearColor(nil));
+      }
+
+      if win_attribs.transparent || win_attribs.background_color.is_some() {
+        let color = win_attribs
+          .background_color
+          .map(|(r, g, b, a)| {
+            NSColor::colorWithRed_green_blue_alpha_(
+              nil,
+              r as f64,
+              g as f64,
+              b as f64,
+              a as f64 / 255.0,
+            )
+          })
+          .unwrap_or_else(|| NSColor::clearColor(nil));
+        ns_window.setBackgroundColor_(color);
       }
 
       if win_attribs.inner_size_constraints.has_min() {
@@ -530,6 +546,7 @@ impl UnownedWindow {
     // `WindowDelegate` to update the state.
     let fullscreen = win_attribs.fullscreen.take();
     let maximized = win_attribs.maximized;
+    let transparent = win_attribs.transparent;
     let visible = win_attribs.visible;
     let focused = win_attribs.focused;
     let decorations = win_attribs.decorations;
@@ -548,6 +565,7 @@ impl UnownedWindow {
       decorations: AtomicBool::new(decorations),
       cursor_state,
       inner_rect,
+      transparent,
     });
 
     match cloned_preferred_theme {
@@ -848,6 +866,30 @@ impl UnownedWindow {
     Ok(())
   }
 
+  #[inline]
+  pub fn set_background_color(&self, color: Option<crate::window::RGBA>) {
+    unsafe {
+      let color = color
+        .map(|(r, g, b, a)| {
+          NSColor::colorWithRed_green_blue_alpha_(
+            nil,
+            r as f64,
+            g as f64,
+            b as f64,
+            a as f64 / 255.0,
+          )
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+          if self.transparent {
+            NSColor::clearColor(nil)
+          } else {
+            nil
+          }
+        });
+      self.ns_window.setBackgroundColor_(color);
+    }
+  }
+
   #[inline]
   pub fn drag_window(&self) -> Result<(), ExternalError> {
     unsafe {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
index 5b9d4db59..ab5df3f79 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
@@ -1113,6 +1113,25 @@ unsafe fn public_window_callback_inner<T: 'static>(
       }
     }
 
+    win32wm::WM_ERASEBKGND => {
+      let w = subclass_input.window_state.lock();
+      if let Some(color) = w.background_color {
+        let hdc = HDC(wparam.0 as *mut _);
+        let mut rc = RECT::default();
+        if GetClientRect(window, &mut rc).is_ok() {
+          let brush = CreateSolidBrush(util::RGB(color.0, color.1, color.2));
+          FillRect(hdc, &rc, brush);
+          let _ = DeleteObject(brush);
+
+          result = ProcResult::Value(LRESULT(1));
+        } else {
+          result = ProcResult::DefSubclassProc;
+        }
+      } else {
+        result = ProcResult::DefSubclassProc;
+      }
+    }
+
     win32wm::WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING => {
       let mut window_state = subclass_input.window_state.lock();
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/util.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/util.rs
index a7568f27a..96879c0c7 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/util.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/util.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
 use windows::{
   core::{HRESULT, PCSTR, PCWSTR},
   Win32::{
-    Foundation::{BOOL, FARPROC, HWND, LPARAM, LRESULT, POINT, RECT, WPARAM},
+    Foundation::{BOOL, COLORREF, FARPROC, HWND, LPARAM, LRESULT, POINT, RECT, WPARAM},
     Globalization::lstrlenW,
     Graphics::Gdi::{ClientToScreen, InvalidateRgn, HMONITOR, HRGN},
     System::LibraryLoader::*,
@@ -393,6 +393,13 @@ pub fn PRIMARYLANGID(hkl: HKL) -> u32 {
   ((hkl.0 as usize) & 0x3FF) as u32
 }
 
+/// Implementation of the `RGB` macro.
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+#[inline]
+pub fn RGB<T: Into<u32>>(r: T, g: T, b: T) -> COLORREF {
+  COLORREF(r.into() | g.into() << 8 | b.into() << 16)
+}
+
 pub unsafe extern "system" fn call_default_window_proc(
   hwnd: HWND,
   msg: u32,
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs
index 31ec275ea..d9143bd35 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ use crate::{
   },
   window::{
     CursorIcon, Fullscreen, ProgressBarState, ProgressState, ResizeDirection, Theme,
-    UserAttentionType, WindowAttributes, WindowSizeConstraints,
+    UserAttentionType, WindowAttributes, WindowSizeConstraints, RGBA,
   },
 };
 
@@ -982,6 +982,16 @@ impl Window {
     unsafe { set_skip_taskbar(self.hwnd(), skip) }
   }
 
+  #[inline]
+  pub fn set_background_color(&self, color: Option<RGBA>) {
+    self.window_state.lock().background_color = color;
+
+    unsafe {
+      let _ = InvalidateRect(self.hwnd(), None, true);
+      let _ = UpdateWindow(self.hwnd());
+    }
+  }
+
   #[inline]
   pub fn set_progress_bar(&self, progress: ProgressBarState) {
     unsafe {
@@ -1176,6 +1186,7 @@ unsafe fn init<T: 'static>(
       scale_factor,
       current_theme,
       attributes.preferred_theme,
+      attributes.background_color,
     );
     let window_state = Arc::new(Mutex::new(window_state));
     WindowState::set_window_flags(window_state.lock(), real_window.0, |f| *f = window_flags);
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/window_state.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/window_state.rs
index 12bafb884..00d558d1d 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/window_state.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/window_state.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
   icon::Icon,
   keyboard::ModifiersState,
   platform_impl::platform::{event_loop, minimal_ime::MinimalIme, util},
-  window::{CursorIcon, Fullscreen, Theme, WindowAttributes, WindowSizeConstraints},
+  window::{CursorIcon, Fullscreen, Theme, WindowAttributes, WindowSizeConstraints, RGBA},
 };
 use parking_lot::MutexGuard;
 use std::io;
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ pub struct WindowState {
   // Used by WM_NCACTIVATE, WM_SETFOCUS and WM_KILLFOCUS
   pub is_active: bool,
   pub is_focused: bool,
+
+  pub background_color: Option<RGBA>,
 }
 
 unsafe impl Send for WindowState {}
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ impl WindowState {
     scale_factor: f64,
     current_theme: Theme,
     preferred_theme: Option<Theme>,
+    background_color: Option<RGBA>,
   ) -> WindowState {
     WindowState {
       mouse: MouseProperties {
@@ -155,6 +158,8 @@ impl WindowState {
       window_flags: WindowFlags::empty(),
       is_active: false,
       is_focused: false,
+
+      background_color,
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index abe11c25b..22f438db2 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ impl Drop for Window {
   }
 }
 
+/// Type alias for a color in the RGBA format.
+///
+/// Each value can be 0..255 inclusive.
+pub type RGBA = (u8, u8, u8, u8);
+
 /// Identifier of a window. Unique for each window.
 ///
 /// Can be obtained with `window.id()`.
@@ -257,6 +262,14 @@ pub struct WindowAttributes {
   ///
   /// - **iOS / Android / Windows:** Unsupported.
   pub visible_on_all_workspaces: bool,
+
+  /// Sets the window background color.
+  ///
+  /// ## Platform-specific:
+  ///
+  /// - **Windows:** alpha channel is ignored. Instead manually draw the window, for example using `softbuffer` crate, see <https://github.com/tauri-apps/tao/blob/dev/examples/transparent.rs>
+  /// - **iOS / Android:** Unsupported.
+  pub background_color: Option<RGBA>,
 }
 
 impl Default for WindowAttributes {
@@ -283,6 +296,7 @@ impl Default for WindowAttributes {
       focused: true,
       content_protection: false,
       visible_on_all_workspaces: false,
+      background_color: None,
     }
   }
 }
@@ -546,6 +560,18 @@ impl WindowBuilder {
     self
   }
 
+  /// Sets the window background color.
+  ///
+  /// ## Platform-specific:
+  ///
+  /// - **Windows:** alpha channel is ignored. Instead manually draw the window, for example using `softbuffer` crate, see <https://github.com/tauri-apps/tao/blob/dev/examples/transparent.rs>
+  /// - **iOS / Android:** Unsupported.
+  #[inline]
+  pub fn with_background_color(mut self, color: RGBA) -> WindowBuilder {
+    self.window.background_color = Some(color);
+    self
+  }
+
   /// Builds the window.
   ///
   /// Possible causes of error include denied permission, incompatible system, and lack of memory.
@@ -1155,6 +1181,17 @@ impl Window {
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux"))]
     self.window.set_visible_on_all_workspaces(visible)
   }
+
+  /// Sets the window background color.
+  ///
+  /// ## Platform-specific:
+  ///
+  /// - **Windows:** alpha channel is ignored. Instead manually draw the window, for example using `softbuffer` crate, see <https://github.com/tauri-apps/tao/blob/dev/examples/transparent.rs>
+  /// - **iOS / Android:** Unsupported.
+  #[inline]
+  pub fn set_background_color(&self, color: Option<RGBA>) {
+    self.window.set_background_color(color)
+  }
 }
 
 /// Cursor functions.