diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index e1cfc21eb..b613c92fd 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ allowed_attributes = {'*': ['href', 'style', 'src', 'class', 'title', 'rel', 'da
 
 allowed_protocols = ['http', 'https']
 
-allowed_styles = ['color', 'font-weight', 'transform', '-webkit-transform']
+allowed_styles = ['color', 'background-color', 'font-weight', 'transform', '-webkit-transform']
 
 def sanitize(sanitized, noimages=False):
 
diff --git a/files/templates/formatting.html b/files/templates/formatting.html
index 230c27fc3..a6af7ae53 100644
--- a/files/templates/formatting.html
+++ b/files/templates/formatting.html
@@ -475,6 +475,11 @@ line breaks
 			<td></td>
 			<td></td>
 		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td>background-color</td>
+			<td></td>
+			<td></td>
+		</tr>
 		<tr>
 			<td>font-weight</td>
 			<td></td>