diff --git a/atom/browser/native_browser_view_views.cc b/atom/browser/native_browser_view_views.cc
index d69200ed48389..134278916175d 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_browser_view_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_browser_view_views.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ void NativeBrowserViewViews::SetBounds(const gfx::Rect& bounds) {
 void NativeBrowserViewViews::SetBackgroundColor(SkColor color) {
   auto* view = GetInspectableWebContentsView()->GetView();
   view->SetBackground(views::CreateSolidBackground(color));
+  view->SchedulePaint();
 }
 
 // static