diff --git a/ImageViewer/ViewController.swift b/ImageViewer/ViewController.swift
index 0ff8a87..660857a 100644
--- a/ImageViewer/ViewController.swift
+++ b/ImageViewer/ViewController.swift
@@ -922,6 +922,10 @@ final class ViewController: UIViewController, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
 
             let mode = getMode()
 
+            if state[currentPath.lastPathComponent]?.backgroundColor == nil {
+                readerView.backgroundColor = convertStringToColor(settings.defaultReadingBackgroundColor)
+            }
+
             scrollingCollectionView.isHidden = mode != .scroll
             leftView.isHidden = mode == .scroll
             rightView.isHidden = mode == .scroll