diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/Control.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/Control.swift
index e425a29b..a633f4e1 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/Control.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/Control.swift
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ import UIKit
     
     public func setWithModel(_ model: MoleculeProtocol?, _ delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?, _ additionalData: [String : AnyHashable]?) {
         self.model = model
+        if let backgroundColor = model?.backgroundColor {
+           self.backgroundColor = backgroundColor.uiColor
+        }
     }
     
     //--------------------------------------------------