diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_view.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_view.cc
index 3cb2a6fa6a66..bc494baac03a 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_view.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_view.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ gfx::Rect BrowserView::GetBounds() {
 }
 
 void BrowserView::SetBackgroundColor(const std::string& color_name) {
-  view_->SetBackgroundColor(ParseHexColor(color_name));
+  if (!web_contents())
+    return;
+
+  auto* wc = web_contents()->web_contents();
+  wc->SetPageBaseBackgroundColor(ParseHexColor(color_name));
 }
 
 v8::Local<v8::Value> BrowserView::GetWebContents(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
index bc1d5fa90165..324af7d25997 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -1457,8 +1457,9 @@ void WebContents::HandleNewRenderFrame(
   // Set the background color of RenderWidgetHostView.
   auto* web_preferences = WebContentsPreferences::From(web_contents());
   if (web_preferences) {
+    bool guest = IsGuest() || type_ == Type::kBrowserView;
     absl::optional<SkColor> color =
-        IsGuest() ? SK_ColorTRANSPARENT : web_preferences->GetBackgroundColor();
+        guest ? SK_ColorTRANSPARENT : web_preferences->GetBackgroundColor();
     web_contents()->SetPageBaseBackgroundColor(color);
     rwhv->SetBackgroundColor(color.value_or(SK_ColorWHITE));
   }