diff --git a/ImagePicker/ImagePickerController.swift b/ImagePicker/ImagePickerController.swift
index 5185e36..ea73adc 100644
--- a/ImagePicker/ImagePickerController.swift
+++ b/ImagePicker/ImagePickerController.swift
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ open class ImagePickerController : UIViewController {
         
         //apply appearance
         let appearance = instanceAppearanceProxy ?? ImagePickerController.classAppearanceProxy
+        imagePickerView.backgroundColor = appearance.backgroundColor
         collectionView.backgroundColor = appearance.backgroundColor
         
         //configure flow layout