diff --git a/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/BrowserMenuController.kt b/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/BrowserMenuController.kt
index bed19396a161..be249708ef4f 100644
--- a/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/BrowserMenuController.kt
+++ b/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/BrowserMenuController.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout
 import mozilla.components.browser.menu2.ext.displayPopup
 import mozilla.components.browser.menu2.view.MenuView
 import mozilla.components.concept.menu.MenuController
+import mozilla.components.concept.menu.MenuStyle
 import mozilla.components.concept.menu.Orientation
 import mozilla.components.concept.menu.Side
 import mozilla.components.concept.menu.candidate.MenuCandidate
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@ import mozilla.components.support.base.observer.ObserverRegistry
 /**
  * Controls a popup menu composed of MenuCandidate objects.
  * @param visibleSide Sets the menu to open with either the start or end visible.
+ * @param style Custom styling for this menu controller.
  */
 class BrowserMenuController(
-    private val visibleSide: Side = Side.START
+    private val visibleSide: Side = Side.START,
+    private val style: MenuStyle? = null
 ) : MenuController, Observable<MenuController.Observer> by ObserverRegistry() {
 
     private var currentPopupInfo: PopupMenuInfo? = null
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ class BrowserMenuController(
             // Show nested list if present, or the standard menu candidates list.
             submitList(menuCandidates)
             setVisibleSide(visibleSide)
+            style?.let { setStyle(it) }
         }
 
         return MenuPopupWindow(view).apply {
diff --git a/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/view/MenuView.kt b/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/view/MenuView.kt
index 769cb251f43b..1666d2a687ca 100644
--- a/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/view/MenuView.kt
+++ b/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/view/MenuView.kt
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
+import androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import mozilla.components.browser.menu2.R
 import mozilla.components.browser.menu2.adapter.MenuCandidateListAdapter
+import mozilla.components.concept.menu.MenuStyle
 import mozilla.components.concept.menu.Side
 import mozilla.components.concept.menu.candidate.MenuCandidate
 import mozilla.components.concept.menu.candidate.NestedMenuCandidate
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class MenuView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         dismiss = { onDismiss() },
         reopenMenu = { onReopenMenu(it) }
     )
+    private val cardView: CardView
     private val recyclerView: RecyclerView
 
     /**
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ class MenuView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     init {
         View.inflate(context, R.layout.mozac_browser_menu2_view, this)
 
+        cardView = findViewById(R.id.mozac_browser_menu_cardView)
         recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.mozac_browser_menu_recyclerView)
         recyclerView.layoutManager = layoutManager
         recyclerView.adapter = menuAdapter
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ class MenuView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    fun setStyle(style: MenuStyle) {
+        style.backgroundColor?.let { cardView.setCardBackgroundColor(it) }
+    }
+
     @VisibleForTesting
     internal fun scrollOnceToTheBottom(recyclerView: RecyclerView) {
         recyclerView.onNextGlobalLayout {
diff --git a/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/res/layout/mozac_browser_menu2_view.xml b/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/res/layout/mozac_browser_menu2_view.xml
index f1b50bf36a84..1e05515a6f51 100644
--- a/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/res/layout/mozac_browser_menu2_view.xml
+++ b/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/main/res/layout/mozac_browser_menu2_view.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
     <androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
         style="@style/Mozac.Browser.Menu2"
+        android:id="@+id/mozac_browser_menu_cardView"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         app:cardCornerRadius="@dimen/mozac_browser_menu2_corner_radius"
diff --git a/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/view/MenuViewTest.kt b/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/view/MenuViewTest.kt
index 22d690d5a3bf..3732a5e4efc8 100644
--- a/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/view/MenuViewTest.kt
+++ b/android-components/components/browser/menu2/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu2/view/MenuViewTest.kt
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 
 package mozilla.components.browser.menu2.view
 
+import android.content.res.ColorStateList
+import android.graphics.Color
 import android.os.Build
+import androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
 import mozilla.components.browser.menu2.R
+import mozilla.components.concept.menu.MenuStyle
 import mozilla.components.concept.menu.Side
 import mozilla.components.concept.menu.candidate.DecorativeTextMenuCandidate
 import mozilla.components.support.test.any
@@ -34,11 +38,13 @@ class MenuViewTest {
         DecorativeTextMenuCandidate("World")
     )
     private lateinit var menuView: MenuView
+    private lateinit var cardView: CardView
     private lateinit var recyclerView: RecyclerView
 
     @Before
     fun setup() {
         menuView = spy(MenuView(testContext))
+        cardView = menuView.findViewById(R.id.mozac_browser_menu_cardView)
         recyclerView = menuView.findViewById(R.id.mozac_browser_menu_recyclerView)
     }
 
@@ -77,4 +83,10 @@ class MenuViewTest {
         assertTrue(layoutManager.stackFromEnd)
         verify(menuView, never()).scrollOnceToTheBottom(any())
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `setStyle changes background color`() {
+        menuView.setStyle(MenuStyle(backgroundColor = Color.BLUE))
+        assertEquals(ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.BLUE), cardView.cardBackgroundColor)
+    }
 }