diff --git a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
index 253e197650..bc361b10b3 100644
--- a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
+++ b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.unciv.logic.files.UncivFiles
 import com.unciv.models.metadata.ScreenSize
 import com.unciv.models.metadata.WindowState
 import com.unciv.ui.components.Fonts
+import com.unciv.ui.screens.basescreen.BaseScreen
 import com.unciv.utils.Display
 import com.unciv.utils.Log
 import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ internal object DesktopLauncher {
         // the window might revert to the "config" values when the user moves the window - worse if they
         // minimize/restore. And the config default is 640x480 unless we set something here.
         config.setWindowedMode(max(settings.windowState.width, 100), max(settings.windowState.height, 100))
+        config.setInitialBackgroundColor(BaseScreen.clearColor)
 
         if (!isRunFromJAR) {
             UniqueDocsWriter().write()