diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/Items/MoleculeStackItemModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/Items/MoleculeStackItemModel.swift
index dc01fd11..1a6bced6 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/Items/MoleculeStackItemModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/Items/MoleculeStackItemModel.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import Foundation
     
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case moleculeName
+        case backgroundColor
         case spacing
         case percent
         case gone
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import Foundation
         if let gone = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .gone) {
             self.gone = gone
         }
+        backgroundColor = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Color.self, forKey: .backgroundColor)
         try super.init(from: decoder)
     }
            
@@ -43,5 +45,6 @@ import Foundation
         try container.encodeIfPresent(spacing, forKey: .spacing)
         try container.encodeIfPresent(percent, forKey: .percent)
         try container.encode(gone, forKey: .gone)
+        try container.encodeIfPresent(backgroundColor, forKey: .backgroundColor)
     }
 }
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/StackModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/StackModel.swift
index cc8f7d0e..3f13a580 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/StackModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/StackModel.swift
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import Foundation
         if let spacing = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(CGFloat.self, forKey: .spacing) {
             self.spacing = spacing
         }
+        backgroundColor = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Color.self, forKey: .backgroundColor)
         try super.init(from: decoder)
     }
 
@@ -58,5 +59,6 @@ import Foundation
         try container.encodeIfPresent(axis.rawValueString, forKey: .axis)
         try container.encodeIfPresent(spacing, forKey: .spacing)
         try container.encode(moleculeName, forKey: .moleculeName)
+        try container.encodeIfPresent(backgroundColor, forKey: .backgroundColor)
     }
 }