diff --git a/types/pixi.js/index.d.ts b/types/pixi.js/index.d.ts
index 43b34cc2ca..b053b46790 100644
--- a/types/pixi.js/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pixi.js/index.d.ts
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ declare namespace PIXI {
         preserveDrawingBuffer: boolean;
         clearBeforeRender: boolean;
         roundPixels: boolean;
+        backgroundColor: number;
         protected _backgroundColor: number;
         protected _backgroundColorRgba: number[];
         protected _backgroundColorString: string;