2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/js/controllers/elements/body-controller.js b/js/controllers/elements/body-controller.js
index 9c427c62..106fdcd0 100755
--- a/js/controllers/elements/body-controller.js
+++ b/js/controllers/elements/body-controller.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ exports.BodyController = Montage.create(ElementController, {
         value: function(el, p) {
             switch(p) {
                 case "background" :
-                    return this.application.ninja.colorController.getColorObjFromCss(this.application.ninja.stylesController.getElementStyle(el, "background-color", false, true));
+                    return this.application.ninja.colorController.getColorObjFromCss(this.application.ninja.stylesController.getElementStyle(el, "background-color"));
                 case "border":
                     return 0;
                 case "height":
diff --git a/js/controllers/styles-controller.js b/js/controllers/styles-controller.js
index 83722184..a25a05df 100755
--- a/js/controllers/styles-controller.js
+++ b/js/controllers/styles-controller.js
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ var stylesController = exports.StylesController = Montage.create(Component, {
                 styles['-webkit-transform-style'] = 'preserve-3d';
                 needsRule = true;
             }
+            if(this.getElementStyle(this.currentDocument.model.documentRoot, "background-color", false, false) == null) {
+                styles['background-color'] = "transparent";
+                needsRule = true;
+            }
 
             if(needsRule) {
                 rule = this.addRule('.ninja-body{}');