diff --git a/src/core/settings.cpp b/src/core/settings.cpp
index e39f26719b..551849b205 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/settings.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ void Apply() {
         VideoCore::g_emu_window->UpdateCurrentFramebufferLayout(layout.width, layout.height);
     }
 
+    VideoCore::g_renderer_bg_color_update_requested = true;
+
     if (Core::System::GetInstance().IsPoweredOn()) {
         Core::DSP().SetSink(values.sink_id, values.audio_device_id);
         Core::DSP().EnableStretching(values.enable_audio_stretching);
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp
index 96125075f3..4dc4922990 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp
@@ -384,6 +384,12 @@ void RendererOpenGL::DrawSingleScreenRotated(const ScreenInfo& screen_info, floa
  * Draws the emulated screens to the emulator window.
  */
 void RendererOpenGL::DrawScreens() {
+    if (VideoCore::g_renderer_bg_color_update_requested.exchange(false)) {
+        // Update background color before drawing
+        glClearColor(Settings::values.bg_red, Settings::values.bg_green, Settings::values.bg_blue,
+                     0.0f);
+    }
+
     auto layout = render_window->GetFramebufferLayout();
     const auto& top_screen = layout.top_screen;
     const auto& bottom_screen = layout.bottom_screen;
diff --git a/src/video_core/video_core.cpp b/src/video_core/video_core.cpp
index 9fc29bbad4..d3767a6b41 100644
--- a/src/video_core/video_core.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/video_core.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ std::atomic<bool> g_shader_jit_enabled;
 std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_enabled;
 std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_accurate_gs;
 std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_accurate_mul;
+std::atomic<bool> g_renderer_bg_color_update_requested;
 
 /// Initialize the video core
 bool Init(EmuWindow* emu_window) {
diff --git a/src/video_core/video_core.h b/src/video_core/video_core.h
index 7ede714946..d7a2b26b3c 100644
--- a/src/video_core/video_core.h
+++ b/src/video_core/video_core.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern std::atomic<bool> g_shader_jit_enabled;
 extern std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_enabled;
 extern std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_accurate_gs;
 extern std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_accurate_mul;
+extern std::atomic<bool> g_renderer_bg_color_update_requested;
 
 /// Start the video core
 void Start();