diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx
index d1116b725..509856bdb 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## v3.0.0-alpha.23 - 2025-08-11
+
+## Fixed
+- Fix SetBackgroundColour on Windows by @PPTGamer in [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4492)
+
 ## v3.0.0-alpha.22 - 2025-08-10
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/v3/internal/version/version.txt b/v3/internal/version/version.txt
index 6b2ef80c5..3cf421e7f 100644
--- a/v3/internal/version/version.txt
+++ b/v3/internal/version/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v3.0.0-alpha.22
\ No newline at end of file
+v3.0.0-alpha.23
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_windows.go b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_windows.go
index 8cdfa9c74..5e9c5907d 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_windows.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_windows.go
@@ -283,7 +283,13 @@ func (w *windowsWebviewWindow) execJS(js string) {
 }
 
 func (w *windowsWebviewWindow) setBackgroundColour(color RGBA) {
-	w32.SetBackgroundColour(w.hwnd, color.Red, color.Green, color.Blue)
+	switch w.parent.options.BackgroundType {
+	case BackgroundTypeSolid:
+		w32.SetBackgroundColour(w.hwnd, color.Red, color.Green, color.Blue)
+		w.chromium.SetBackgroundColour(color.Red, color.Green, color.Blue, color.Alpha)
+	case BackgroundTypeTransparent, BackgroundTypeTranslucent:
+		w.chromium.SetBackgroundColour(0, 0, 0, 0)
+	}
 }
 
 func (w *windowsWebviewWindow) framelessWithDecorations() bool {
@@ -474,16 +480,9 @@ func (w *windowsWebviewWindow) run() {
 		// The updateTheme call above will handle custom themes
 	}
 
-	switch options.BackgroundType {
-	case BackgroundTypeSolid:
-		var col = options.BackgroundColour
-		w.setBackgroundColour(col)
-		w.chromium.SetBackgroundColour(col.Red, col.Green, col.Blue, col.Alpha)
-	case BackgroundTypeTransparent:
-		w.chromium.SetBackgroundColour(0, 0, 0, 0)
-	case BackgroundTypeTranslucent:
-		w.chromium.SetBackgroundColour(0, 0, 0, 0)
-		w.setBackdropType(options.Windows.BackdropType)
+	w.setBackgroundColour(options.BackgroundColour)
+	if options.BackgroundType == BackgroundTypeTranslucent {
+		w.setBackdropType(w.parent.options.Windows.BackdropType)
 	}
 
 	// Process StartState
diff --git a/v3/release-notes.txt b/v3/release-notes.txt
index 4e0aede8b..8751764ad 100644
--- a/v3/release-notes.txt
+++ b/v3/release-notes.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-## Added
-- Add Content Protection on Windows/Mac by [@leaanthony](https://github.com/leaanthony) based on the original work of [@Taiterbase](https://github.com/Taiterbase) in this [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4241)
-- Add support for passing CLI variables to Task commands through `wails3 build` and `wails3 package` aliases (#4422) by @leaanthony in [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4488)
-
-## Changed
-- `window.NativeWindowHandle()` -> `window.NativeWindow()` by @leaanthony in [#4471](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4471)
-- Refactor internal window handling by @leaanthony in [#4471](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4471)
-+ Fix extra-broad Linux package dependencies, fix outdated RPM dependencies.
\ No newline at end of file
+## Fixed
+- Fix SetBackgroundColour on Windows by @PPTGamer in [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4492)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v3/release_notes.md b/v3/release_notes.md
index 4e0aede8b..8751764ad 100644
--- a/v3/release_notes.md
+++ b/v3/release_notes.md
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-## Added
-- Add Content Protection on Windows/Mac by [@leaanthony](https://github.com/leaanthony) based on the original work of [@Taiterbase](https://github.com/Taiterbase) in this [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4241)
-- Add support for passing CLI variables to Task commands through `wails3 build` and `wails3 package` aliases (#4422) by @leaanthony in [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4488)
-
-## Changed
-- `window.NativeWindowHandle()` -> `window.NativeWindow()` by @leaanthony in [#4471](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4471)
-- Refactor internal window handling by @leaanthony in [#4471](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4471)
-+ Fix extra-broad Linux package dependencies, fix outdated RPM dependencies.
\ No newline at end of file
+## Fixed
+- Fix SetBackgroundColour on Windows by @PPTGamer in [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4492)
\ No newline at end of file