diff --git a/desktop/settings.cpp b/desktop/settings.cpp
index 50c54fe..423c996 100644
--- a/desktop/settings.cpp
+++ b/desktop/settings.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void SettingsLoadDefaults() {
 	SettingsPutValue("general", "show_cursor_shadow", EsLiteral("1"), nullptr, nullptr, true, false);
 	SettingsPutValue("general", "scroll_lines_per_notch", EsLiteral("3"), nullptr, nullptr, true, false);
 	SettingsPutValue("general", "ui_scale", EsLiteral("100"), nullptr, nullptr, true, false);
-	SettingsPutValue("general", "window_color", EsLiteral("2"), nullptr, nullptr, true, false);
+	SettingsPutValue("general", "window_color", EsLiteral("9"), nullptr, nullptr, true, false);
 	SettingsPutValue("general", "use_smart_quotes", EsLiteral("1"), nullptr, nullptr, true, false);
 	SettingsPutValue("general", "enable_hover_state", EsLiteral("1"), nullptr, nullptr, true, false);
 	SettingsPutValue("general", "enable_animations", EsLiteral("1"), nullptr, nullptr, true, false);
diff --git a/util/build_common.h b/util/build_common.h
index 9f0c98a..fbda9b6 100644
--- a/util/build_common.h
+++ b/util/build_common.h
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ Option options[] = {
 	{ "BuildCore.RequiredFontsOnly", OPTION_TYPE_BOOL, { .b = false } },
 	{ "General.first_application", OPTION_TYPE_STRING, { .s = NULL } },
 	{ "General.wallpaper", OPTION_TYPE_STRING, { .s = NULL } },
+	{ "General.window_color", OPTION_TYPE_STRING, { .s = "9" } },
 	{ "General.installation_state", OPTION_TYPE_STRING, { .s = "0" } },
 	{ "General.ui_scale", OPTION_TYPE_STRING, { .s = "100" } },
 	{ "General.keyboard_layout", OPTION_TYPE_STRING, { .s = "us" } },