diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.cpp
index 4347e322..a99f9b59 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "Qt/fceuWrapper.h"
 #include "Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.h"
 #include "Qt/ConsoleUtilities.h"
+#include "Qt/ConsoleWindow.h"
 
 extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_width;
 extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_height;
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_height;
 ConsoleViewGL_t::ConsoleViewGL_t(QWidget *parent)
 	: QOpenGLWidget( parent )
 {
+	consoleWin_t *win = qobject_cast <consoleWin_t*>(parent);
+
 	view_width  = 256;
 	view_height = 224;
 	gltexture   = 0;
@@ -71,8 +74,13 @@ ConsoleViewGL_t::ConsoleViewGL_t(QWidget *parent)
 	textureType = GL_TEXTURE_2D;
 	//textureType = GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE;
 
-	bgColor.setRgb( 0, 0, 0 );
+	bgColor = NULL;
 
+	if ( win )
+	{
+		bgColor = win->getVideoBgColorPtr();
+		bgColor->setRgb( 0, 0, 0 );
+	}
 	setMinimumWidth( 256 );
 	setMinimumHeight( 224 );
 	setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
@@ -104,7 +112,10 @@ ConsoleViewGL_t::ConsoleViewGL_t(QWidget *parent)
 
 		g_config->getOption ("SDL.ForceAspect", &forceAspect);
 
-		fceuLoadConfigColor( "SDL.VideoBgColor", &bgColor );
+		if ( bgColor )
+		{
+			fceuLoadConfigColor( "SDL.VideoBgColor", bgColor );
+		}
 	}
 
 	connect( this, SIGNAL(frameSwapped(void)), this, SLOT(renderFinished(void)) );
@@ -370,7 +381,10 @@ void ConsoleViewGL_t::resizeGL(int w, int h)
 
 void ConsoleViewGL_t::setBgColor( QColor &c )
 {
-	bgColor = c;
+	if ( bgColor )
+	{
+		*bgColor = c;
+	}
 }
 
 void ConsoleViewGL_t::setLinearFilterEnable( bool ena )
@@ -608,7 +622,14 @@ void ConsoleViewGL_t::paintGL(void)
 	glOrtho( 0.0,  rw,  0.0,  rh,  -1.0,  1.0);
 
 	glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-	glClearColor( bgColor.redF(), bgColor.greenF(), bgColor.blueF(), 1.0f);	// Background color to config value.
+	if ( bgColor )
+	{
+		glClearColor( bgColor->redF(), bgColor->greenF(), bgColor->blueF(), 1.0f);	// Background color to config value.
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		glClearColor( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0f);	// Background color to config value.
+	}
 	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.h b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.h
index b8919af4..49b12b2d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.h
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ConsoleViewGL_t : public QOpenGLWidget, protected QOpenGLFunctions
 
 	unsigned int  textureType;
 	unsigned int  mouseButtonMask;
-	QColor  bgColor;
+	QColor *bgColor;
 
 	uint32_t  *localBuf;
 	uint32_t   localBufSize;
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.cpp
index 236aec32..443f5781 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "Qt/fceuWrapper.h"
 #include "Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.h"
 #include "Qt/ConsoleUtilities.h"
+#include "Qt/ConsoleWindow.h"
 
 extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_width;
 extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_height;
@@ -37,13 +38,21 @@ extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_height;
 ConsoleViewSDL_t::ConsoleViewSDL_t(QWidget *parent)
 	: QWidget( parent )
 {
+	consoleWin_t *win = qobject_cast <consoleWin_t*>(parent);
+
 	QPalette pal = palette();
 
 	pal.setColor(QPalette::Window, Qt::black);
 	setAutoFillBackground(true);
 	setPalette(pal);
 
-	bgColor.setRgb( 0, 0, 0 );
+	bgColor = NULL;
+
+	if ( win )
+	{
+		bgColor = win->getVideoBgColorPtr();
+		bgColor->setRgb( 0, 0, 0 );
+	}
 
 	setMinimumWidth( 256 );
 	setMinimumHeight( 224 );
@@ -103,7 +112,10 @@ ConsoleViewSDL_t::ConsoleViewSDL_t(QWidget *parent)
 
 		g_config->getOption ("SDL.ForceAspect", &forceAspect);
 
-		fceuLoadConfigColor( "SDL.VideoBgColor", &bgColor );
+		if ( bgColor )
+		{
+			fceuLoadConfigColor( "SDL.VideoBgColor", bgColor );
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +140,10 @@ ConsoleViewSDL_t::~ConsoleViewSDL_t(void)
 
 void ConsoleViewSDL_t::setBgColor( QColor &c )
 {
-	bgColor = c;
+	if ( bgColor )
+	{
+		*bgColor = c;
+	}
 }
 
 void ConsoleViewSDL_t::setLinearFilterEnable( bool ena )
@@ -643,8 +658,14 @@ void ConsoleViewSDL_t::render(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor( sdlRenderer, bgColor.red(), bgColor.green(), bgColor.blue(), 255 );
-
+	if ( bgColor )
+	{
+		SDL_SetRenderDrawColor( sdlRenderer, bgColor->red(), bgColor->green(), bgColor->blue(), 255 );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		SDL_SetRenderDrawColor( sdlRenderer, 0, 0, 0, 255 );
+	}
 	SDL_RenderClear(sdlRenderer);
 
 	uint8_t *textureBuffer;
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.h b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.h
index 905e9a7c..342eba3e 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.h
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ConsoleViewSDL_t : public QWidget
 	bool linearFilter;
 	bool forceAspect;
 	bool autoScaleEna;
-	QColor  bgColor;
+	QColor *bgColor;
 
 	uint32_t  *localBuf;
 	uint32_t   localBufSize;
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.h b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.h
index 8bbe3391..62a8cd70 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.h
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.h
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ class  consoleWin_t : public QMainWindow
 
 		int  getPeriodicInterval(void);
 
+		QColor *getVideoBgColorPtr(void){ return &videoBgColor; }
+
 	protected:
 		consoleMenuBar *menubar;