diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/multimedia/MultimediaImageFragment.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/multimedia/MultimediaImageFragment.kt
index ad7b59970550..c68ef9dde290 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/multimedia/MultimediaImageFragment.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/multimedia/MultimediaImageFragment.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.content.ContentResolver
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.Color
 import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Bundle
@@ -268,8 +269,10 @@ class MultimediaImageFragment :
         setupDoneButton()
     }
 
+    @NeedsTest("Verify the webview background color is transparent and matches the app theme")
     private fun setupWebView() {
         binding.multimediaWebView.setWebViewClient(SafeWebViewClient())
+        binding.multimediaWebView.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/workarounds/SafeWebViewLayout.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/workarounds/SafeWebViewLayout.kt
index f9633d63f8de..5b30a626940a 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/workarounds/SafeWebViewLayout.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/workarounds/SafeWebViewLayout.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.MainThread
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.fragment.app.findFragment
 import com.ichi2.anki.BuildConfig
+import com.ichi2.anki.common.annotations.NeedsTest
 import com.ichi2.anki.common.crashreporting.runCatchingWithReport
 import timber.log.Timber
 
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ open class SafeWebViewLayout :
             field = value
         }
 
+    @NeedsTest("Verify background color applies to inner WebView")
+    override fun setBackgroundColor(color: Int) {
+        super.setBackgroundColor(color)
+        webView.setBackgroundColor(color)
+    }
+
     protected open fun createWebView() = WebView(context)
 
     init {