diff --git a/src/libsuperderpy.c b/src/libsuperderpy.c
index 872599c..6e723f4 100644
--- a/src/libsuperderpy.c
+++ b/src/libsuperderpy.c
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ SYMBOL_EXPORT struct Game* libsuperderpy_init(int argc, char** argv, const char*
 	game->_priv.window_width = 0;
 	game->_priv.window_height = 0;
 
+	game->_priv.bg = params.bg_color;
+	game->_priv.bg.a = 1.0;
+
 	game->_priv.mutex = al_create_mutex();
 
 	game->config.fullscreen = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "fullscreen", IS_POCKETCHIP ? "0" : "1"), NULL, 10);
diff --git a/src/libsuperderpy.h b/src/libsuperderpy.h
index 5bcd2cb..ae6994b 100644
--- a/src/libsuperderpy.h
+++ b/src/libsuperderpy.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ struct Params {
 	int samples; /*!< How many samples should be used for multisampling; 0 to disable. */
 	int sample_rate; /*!< Default sample rate of audio output; 0 to use engine default. */
 	char* window_title; /*!< A title of the game's window. When NULL, al_get_app_name() is used. */
+	ALLEGRO_COLOR bg_color; /*!< Default background color of the game window. Only opaque colors are supported. */
 	struct Handlers handlers; /*!< A list of user callbacks to register. */
 };