diff --git a/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp b/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
index e60f3439f..9a9713924 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
@@ -855,7 +855,8 @@ QUrl MainApplication::userStyleSheet(const QString &filePath) const
     // Set default white background for all sites
     // Fixes issue with dark themes when sites don't set background
 
-    QString userStyle = AdBlockManager::instance()->elementHidingRules() + "{ display:none !important;}";
+    QString userStyle = "html{background-color:white;}";
+    userStyle += AdBlockManager::instance()->elementHidingRules() + "{ display:none !important;}";
 
     QFile file(filePath);
     if (!filePath.isEmpty() && file.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {