2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/js/controllers/elements/stage-controller.js b/js/controllers/elements/stage-controller.js
index af7c4858..a8546662 100644
--- a/js/controllers/elements/stage-controller.js
+++ b/js/controllers/elements/stage-controller.js
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ exports.StageController = Montage.create(ElementController, {
 
     setProperty: {
         value: function(el, p, value) {
+
             switch(p) {
+                case "body-background":
+                    el.elementModel.body.style.setProperty("background", value);
+                    break;
                 case "background":
                     el.elementModel.stageBackground.style.setProperty(p, value);
                     break;
diff --git a/js/ninja.reel/ninja.js b/js/ninja.reel/ninja.js
index 469d38f7..e9c79230 100644
--- a/js/ninja.reel/ninja.js
+++ b/js/ninja.reel/ninja.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ exports.Ninja = Montage.create(Component, {
                 transitionStopRule = "*"
             }
 
-            this.currentDocument.documentRoot.elementModel.controller.setProperty(this.currentDocument.documentRoot, "background", background);
+            this.currentDocument.documentRoot.elementModel.controller.setProperty(this.currentDocument.documentRoot, "body-background", background);
             this.currentDocument.documentRoot.elementModel.controller.setProperty(this.currentDocument.documentRoot, "overflow", overflow);
             this.currentDocument.documentRoot.elementModel.controller.changeSelector(this.currentDocument.documentRoot, "transitionStopRule", transitionStopRule);