diff --git a/texture_packer.cpp b/texture_packer.cpp
index a791b2e..e7249c8 100644
--- a/texture_packer.cpp
+++ b/texture_packer.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ void TexturePacker::set_keep_original_atlases(const bool value) {
 	_keep_original_atlases = value;
 }
 
+Color TexturePacker::get_background_color() const {
+	return _background_color;
+}
+void TexturePacker::set_background_color(const Color color) {
+	_background_color = color;
+}
+
 Ref<AtlasTexture> TexturePacker::add_texture(Ref<Texture> texture) {
 	Ref<AtlasTexture> atlas_text = texture;
 
@@ -222,11 +229,20 @@ void TexturePacker::merge() {
 			PoolByteArray data;
 			data.resize(b.size.w * b.size.h * 4);
 
-			// so it's transparent by default
-			for (int j = 0; j < data.size(); ++j) {
-				data.set(j, 0);
+			//Setup background color
+			uint8_t cr = _background_color.r * 255.0; 
+			uint8_t cg = _background_color.g * 255.0; 
+			uint8_t cb = _background_color.b * 255.0; 
+			uint8_t ca = _background_color.a * 255.0; 
+
+			for (int j = 0; j < data.size(); j += 4) {
+				data.set(j, cr);
+				data.set(j + 1, cg);
+				data.set(j + 2, cb);
+				data.set(j + 3, ca);
 			}
 
+			//Process rects
 			for (int j = 0; j < b.rects.size(); ++j) {
 				rect_xywhf *r = b.rects[j];
 
@@ -311,6 +327,10 @@ void TexturePacker::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_keep_original_atlases", "value"), &TexturePacker::set_keep_original_atlases);
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "keep_original_atlases"), "set_keep_original_atlases", "get_keep_original_atlases");
 
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_background_color"), &TexturePacker::get_background_color);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_background_color", "color"), &TexturePacker::set_background_color);
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::COLOR, "background_color"), "set_background_color", "get_background_color");
+
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("add_texture", "texture"), &TexturePacker::add_texture);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_texture", "index"), &TexturePacker::get_texture);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_original_texture", "index"), &TexturePacker::get_original_texture);
diff --git a/texture_packer.h b/texture_packer.h
index 196964e..ae2c9fe 100644
--- a/texture_packer.h
+++ b/texture_packer.h
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef TEXTURE_PACKER_H
 #define TEXTURE_PACKER_H
 
-#include "core/image.h"
 #include "core/reference.h"
+#include "core/image.h"
+#include "core/color.h"
 #include "core/ustring.h"
 #include "core/vector.h"
 #include "scene/resources/texture.h"
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ public:
 	bool get_keep_original_atlases() const;
 	void set_keep_original_atlases(const bool value);
 
+	Color get_background_color() const;
+	void set_background_color(const Color color);
+
 	Ref<AtlasTexture> add_texture(Ref<Texture> texture);
 	Ref<AtlasTexture> get_texture(int index);
 	Ref<Texture> get_original_texture(int index);
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ private:
 	int _texture_flags;
 	int _max_atlas_size;
 	bool _keep_original_atlases;
+	Color _background_color;
 
 	Vector<rect_xywhf *> _rects;
 	Vector<Ref<ImageTexture> > _generated_textures;