diff -r caac957e9834 -r 30cb5e836736 src/settingseditor/settingseditor.cpp
--- a/src/settingseditor/settingseditor.cpp	Sat Feb 01 17:10:11 2020 +0200
+++ b/src/settingseditor/settingseditor.cpp	Sat Feb 01 17:20:10 2020 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <QSettings>
+#include "gl/common.h"
 #include "keyboardshortcutseditor.h"
 #include "settingseditor.h"
 #include "ui_settingseditor.h"
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 {
 	this->settings->setValue("locale", this->ui.language->currentData().toString());
 	this->settings->setValue("Render/MainColor", this->ui.mainColorButton->selectedColor().name());
+	this->settings->setValue("Render/BackgroundColor", this->ui.backgroundColorButton->selectedColor().name());
 	this->librariesEditor.saveSettings(this->settings);
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +68,12 @@
 void SettingsEditor::setDefaults()
 {
 	this->setCurrentLanguage(this->settings->value("locale", QLocale::system().name()).toString());
-	this->ui.mainColorButton->setSelectedColor(this->settings->value("Render/MainColor").toString());
+	this->ui.mainColorButton->setSelectedColor(this->settings->value(
+		"Render/MainColor",
+		gl::RenderPreferences{}.mainColor).toString());
+	this->ui.backgroundColorButton->setSelectedColor(this->settings->value(
+		"Render/BackgroundColor",
+		gl::RenderPreferences{}.backgroundColor).toString());
 }
 
 void SettingsEditor::setCurrentLanguage(const QString& localeCode)