diff --git a/webpage.html b/webpage.html
index e63c14e..7e1dbdd 100644
--- a/webpage.html
+++ b/webpage.html
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ Please note that all settings are mandatory<br /><br />
 <tr><th>WIFI-Password</th><td><input id="password" name="password"></td><td>Password of the wireless network</td></tr>
 <tr><th>SNTP Server</th><td><input id="sntpserver" name="sntpserver" value="$SNTPSERVER"></td><td>Server to sync the time with. Only one ntp server is allowed.</tr>
 <tr><th>Offset to UTC time</th><td><input id="timezoneoffset" name="timezoneoffset" value="$TIMEOFFSET"></td><td>Define the offset to UTC time in hours. For example +1 hour for Germany</tr>
-<tr><th>Color</th><td><input type="color" name="fcolor" value="$HEXCOLORFG"></td><td>LED Color for all minutes, divisible by five</td></tr>
+<tr><th>Foreground Color</th><td><input type="color" name="fcolor" value="$HEXCOLORFG"></td><td>LED Color for all minutes, divisible by five</td></tr>
+<tr><th>Background Color</th><td><input type="color" name="bcolor" value="$HEXCOLORBG"></td><td>Background LED Color</td></tr>
 <tr><th>1. Minute Color</th><td><input type="color" name="colorMin1" value="$HEXCOLOR1"></td><td>First minute after</td></tr>
 <tr><th>2. Minute Color</th><td><input type="color" name="colorMin2" value="$HEXCOLOR2"></td><td>Second minute after</td></tr>
 <tr><th>3. Minute Color</th><td><input type="color" name="colorMin3" value="$HEXCOLOR3"></td><td>Third minute after</td></tr>
 <tr><th>4. Minute Color</th><td><input type="color" name="colorMin4" value="$HEXCOLOR4"></td><td>Fourth minute after</td></tr>
+
 <tr><th>Three quater</th><td><input type="checkbox" name="threequater" $THREEQUATER></td><td>Dreiviertel Joa/nei</td></tr>
 <tr><td colspan="3"><div align="center"><input type="submit" value="Save Configuration" onclick="this.value='Submitting ..';this.disabled='disabled'; this.form.submit();"></div></td></tr>
 <tr><td colspan="3"><div align="center"><input type="submit" name="action" value="Reboot"></div></td></tr>
diff --git a/webserver.lua b/webserver.lua
index 0fdb4e3..d30c10a 100644
--- a/webserver.lua
+++ b/webserver.lua
@@ -97,14 +97,16 @@ function fillDynamicMap()
     if (color4 == nil) then
         color4=color
     end
+    if (colorBg == nil) then
+        colorBg=string.char(0,0,0) -- black is the default background color
+    end
     local hexColor = "#" .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color,1)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color,2)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color,3))
     local hexColor1 = "#" .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color1,1)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color1,2)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color1,3))
     local hexColor2 = "#" .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color2,1)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color2,2)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color2,3))
     local hexColor3 = "#" .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color3,1)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color3,2)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color3,3))
     local hexColor4 = "#" .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color4,1)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color4,2)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(color4,3))
-    
+    local hexColorBg = "#" .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(colorBg,1)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(colorBg,2)) .. string.format("%02x",string.byte(colorBg,3))
 
-    
     replaceMap["$SSID"]=ssid
     replaceMap["$SNTPSERVER"]=sntpserverhostname
     replaceMap["$TIMEOFFSET"]=timezoneoffset
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ function fillDynamicMap()
     replaceMap["$HEXCOLOR2"]=hexColor2
     replaceMap["$HEXCOLOR3"]=hexColor3
     replaceMap["$HEXCOLOR4"]=hexColor4
+    replaceMap["$HEXCOLORBG"]=hexColorBg
+    colorBg
     return replaceMap   
 end
 
@@ -210,6 +214,15 @@ function startWebServer()
             -- fill the current values
             color4=string.char(red, green, blue)
         end
+        if ( _POST.bcolor  ~= nil) then
+            local hexColor=string.sub(_POST.bcolor, 4)
+            local red = tonumber(string.sub(hexColor, 1, 2), 16)
+            local green = tonumber(string.sub(hexColor, 3, 4), 16)
+            local blue = tonumber(string.sub(hexColor, 5, 6), 16)
+            file.write("colorBg=string.char(" .. red .. "," .. green .. "," .. blue .. ")\n")
+            -- fill the current values
+            colorBg=string.char(red, green, blue)
+        end
         if (getTime ~= nil) then
             time = getTime(sec, timezoneoffset)
             file.write("print(\"Config from " .. time.year .. "-" .. time.month .. "-" .. time.day .. " " .. time.hour .. ":" .. time.minute .. ":" .. time.second .. "\")\n")