diff --git a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/brave_new_tab.html b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/brave_new_tab.html
index c3fb9c0419c5..f9c332b01283 100644
--- a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/brave_new_tab.html
+++ b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/brave_new_tab.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 <script src="/strings.js"></script>
 <style>
   #root { height: 100%; }
+  body { background-color: #333639; }
 </style>
 </head>
 <body>
