diff --git a/sandbox/embed_selfhost_multiple.html b/sandbox/embed_selfhost_multiple.html
index 3d15889..9404f07 100644
--- a/sandbox/embed_selfhost_multiple.html
+++ b/sandbox/embed_selfhost_multiple.html
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@
     <div class="online_3d_viewer"
 		style="width: 360px; height: 240px;"
         model="../../test/testfiles/obj/hundred_cubes.obj"
-        color="200,0,0">
+        color="200,0,0"
+		background="200,200,200">
     </div>
     <div class="online_3d_viewer"
 		style="width: 360px; height: 240px;"
diff --git a/source/viewer/domviewer.js b/source/viewer/domviewer.js
index fc34670..7f5554a 100644
--- a/source/viewer/domviewer.js
+++ b/source/viewer/domviewer.js
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ OV.Init3DViewerElements = function (onReady)
             },
         });
 
+        let backgroundParam = element.getAttribute ('background');
+        if (backgroundParam) {
+            let color = OV.ParameterConverter.StringToColor (backgroundParam);
+            if (color !== null) {
+                viewer.SetBackgroundColor (color);
+            }
+        }
+
         let modelParams = element.getAttribute ('model');
         if (!modelParams) {
             return;
@@ -66,9 +74,9 @@ OV.Init3DViewerElements = function (onReady)
         }
 
         let settings = new OV.ImportSettings ();
-        let colorParams = element.getAttribute ('color');
-        if (colorParams) {
-            let color = OV.ParameterConverter.StringToColor (colorParams);
+        let colorParam = element.getAttribute ('color');
+        if (colorParam) {
+            let color = OV.ParameterConverter.StringToColor (colorParam);
             if (color !== null) {
                 settings.defaultColor = color;
             }
diff --git a/source/viewer/viewer.js b/source/viewer/viewer.js
index c22d481..08effcf 100644
--- a/source/viewer/viewer.js
+++ b/source/viewer/viewer.js
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ OV.Viewer = class
         this.navigation.SetClickHandler (onClick);
     }
 
+    SetBackgroundColor (color)
+    {
+        let hexColor = '#' + OV.ColorToHexString (color);
+        this.renderer.setClearColor (hexColor, 1.0);
+        this.Render ();
+    }
+
     GetCamera ()
     {
         return this.navigation.GetCamera ();