diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
index 9b1d17c05839..15629b121cc8 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ void NativeWindowViews::SetBackgroundColor(SkColor background_color) {
                       reinterpret_cast<LONG_PTR>(brush));
   if (previous_brush)
     DeleteObject((HBRUSH)previous_brush);
+  InvalidateRect(GetAcceleratedWidget(), NULL, 1);
 #endif
 }