diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h
index 260ee5fbc..07b00d803 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-internal.h
@@ -581,6 +581,9 @@ struct drm_crtc {
 
 	/* CRTC prop WDRM_CRTC_GAMMA_LUT_SIZE */
 	uint32_t lut_size;
+
+	/* CRTC prop WDRM_CRTC_BACKGROUND_COLOR */
+	uint64_t background_color;
 };
 
 struct drm_output {
@@ -771,6 +774,9 @@ drm_output_get_handle_type_name(struct drm_plane_handle *h)
 struct drm_crtc *
 drm_crtc_find(struct drm_device *device, uint32_t crtc_id);
 
+bool
+drm_crtc_supports_background_color(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+
 struct drm_head *
 drm_head_find_by_connector(struct drm_backend *backend, struct drm_device *device, uint32_t connector_id);
 
diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-kms-enums.h b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-kms-enums.h
index 955a3ae15..ad9a11148 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm-kms-enums.h
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm-kms-enums.h
@@ -197,5 +197,6 @@ enum wdrm_crtc_property {
 	WDRM_CRTC_GAMMA_LUT,
 	WDRM_CRTC_GAMMA_LUT_SIZE,
 	WDRM_CRTC_VRR_ENABLED,
+	WDRM_CRTC_BACKGROUND_COLOR,
 	WDRM_CRTC__COUNT
 };
diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
index f13df83f7..0e753b4f7 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
@@ -2512,6 +2512,10 @@ drm_crtc_create(struct drm_device *device, uint32_t crtc_id, uint32_t pipe)
 		drm_property_get_value(&crtc->props_crtc[WDRM_CRTC_GAMMA_LUT_SIZE],
 				       props, 0);
 
+	crtc->background_color =
+		drm_property_get_value(&crtc->props_crtc[WDRM_CRTC_BACKGROUND_COLOR],
+				       props, 0);
+
 	/* Add it to the last position of the DRM-backend CRTC list */
 	wl_list_insert(device->crtc_list.prev, &crtc->link);
 
diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c b/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c
index 47db319f1..c8bf70afb 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/kms.c
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ const struct drm_property_info crtc_props[] = {
 	[WDRM_CRTC_GAMMA_LUT] = { .name = "GAMMA_LUT", },
 	[WDRM_CRTC_GAMMA_LUT_SIZE] = { .name = "GAMMA_LUT_SIZE", },
 	[WDRM_CRTC_VRR_ENABLED] = { .name = "VRR_ENABLED", },
+	[WDRM_CRTC_BACKGROUND_COLOR] = { .name = "BACKGROUND_COLOR", },
 };
 
 
@@ -1039,6 +1040,15 @@ crtc_add_prop_zero_ok(drmModeAtomicReq *req, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	return crtc_add_prop(req, crtc, prop, val);
 }
 
+bool
+drm_crtc_supports_background_color(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	if (crtc->props_crtc[WDRM_CRTC_BACKGROUND_COLOR].prop_id != 0)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int
 connector_add_prop(drmModeAtomicReq *req, struct drm_connector *connector,
 		   enum wdrm_connector_property prop, uint64_t val)
@@ -1338,6 +1348,10 @@ drm_output_apply_state_atomic(struct drm_output_state *state,
 		ret |= crtc_add_prop_zero_ok(req, crtc, WDRM_CRTC_VRR_ENABLED,
 					     wdrm_vrr_enabled_from_output(output));
 
+		ret |= crtc_add_prop_zero_ok(req, crtc,
+					     WDRM_CRTC_BACKGROUND_COLOR,
+					     crtc->background_color);
+
 		/* No need for the DPMS property, since it is implicit in
 		 * routing and CRTC activity. */
 		wl_list_for_each(head, &output->base.head_list, base.output_link) {