diff --git a/escher/include/escher/scroll_view.h b/escher/include/escher/scroll_view.h
index 254ef7359..362bbf692 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/scroll_view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/scroll_view.h
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 
 #include <escher/view.h>
 #include <escher/scroll_view_indicator.h>
+#include <escher/palette.h>
 
 class ScrollView : public View {
 public:
   ScrollView(View * contentView, KDCoordinate topMargin = 0, KDCoordinate rightMargin = 0,
-    KDCoordinate bottomMargin = 0, KDCoordinate leftMargin = 0, bool showIndicators = true);
+    KDCoordinate bottomMargin = 0, KDCoordinate leftMargin = 0, bool showIndicators = true,
+    bool colorBackground = true, KDColor backgroundColor = Palette::BackgroundColor);
 
   void setContentOffset(KDPoint offset);
   KDPoint contentOffset();
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ private:
   KDCoordinate m_bottomMargin;
   KDCoordinate m_leftMargin;
   bool m_showIndicators;
+  bool m_colorBackground;
+  KDColor m_backgroundColor;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/escher/include/escher/selectable_table_view.h b/escher/include/escher/selectable_table_view.h
index e41f47946..e596651f6 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/selectable_table_view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/selectable_table_view.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <escher/app.h>
 #include <escher/selectable_table_view_delegate.h>
 #include <escher/table_view_data_source.h>
+#include <escher/palette.h>
 #include <escher/responder.h>
 
 /* SelectableTableView is a Table View that handles selection. To implement it,
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ class SelectableTableView : public TableView, public Responder {
 public:
   SelectableTableView(Responder * parentResponder, TableViewDataSource * dataSource,
     KDCoordinate topMargin = 0, KDCoordinate rightMargin = 0, KDCoordinate bottomMargin = 0,
-    KDCoordinate leftMargin = 0, SelectableTableViewDelegate * delegate = nullptr);
+    KDCoordinate leftMargin = 0, SelectableTableViewDelegate * delegate = nullptr,
+    bool showIndicators = true, bool colorBackground = true, KDColor backgroundColor = Palette::BackgroundColor);
   int selectedRow();
   int selectedColumn();
   virtual bool handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) override;
diff --git a/escher/include/escher/table_view.h b/escher/include/escher/table_view.h
index 5f11c1cf6..c36aff748 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/table_view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/table_view.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef ESCHER_TABLE_VIEW_H
 #define ESCHER_TABLE_VIEW_H
 
+#include <escher/palette.h>
 #include <escher/scroll_view.h>
 #include <escher/table_view_cell.h>
 #include <escher/table_view_data_source.h>
@@ -8,7 +9,8 @@
 class TableView : public ScrollView {
 public:
   TableView(TableViewDataSource * dataSource, KDCoordinate topMargin = 0,
-    KDCoordinate rightMargin = 0, KDCoordinate bottomMargin = 0, KDCoordinate leftMargin = 0);
+    KDCoordinate rightMargin = 0, KDCoordinate bottomMargin = 0, KDCoordinate leftMargin = 0,
+    bool showIndicators = true, bool colorBackground = true, KDColor backgroundColor = Palette::BackgroundColor);
 
   virtual void scrollToCell(int i, int j);
   TableViewCell * cellAtLocation(int i, int j);
diff --git a/escher/src/scroll_view.cpp b/escher/src/scroll_view.cpp
index ceeceec38..2f21f4712 100644
--- a/escher/src/scroll_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/scroll_view.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <escher/scroll_view.h>
-#include <escher/palette.h>
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -8,7 +7,8 @@ extern "C" {
 constexpr KDCoordinate ScrollView::k_indicatorThickness;
 
 ScrollView::ScrollView(View * contentView, KDCoordinate topMargin, KDCoordinate rightMargin,
-  KDCoordinate bottomMargin, KDCoordinate leftMargin, bool showIndicators) :
+  KDCoordinate bottomMargin, KDCoordinate leftMargin, bool showIndicators, bool colorBackground,
+  KDColor backgroundColor) :
   View(),
   m_topMargin(topMargin),
   m_offset(KDPointZero),
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ ScrollView::ScrollView(View * contentView, KDCoordinate topMargin, KDCoordinate
   m_rightMargin(rightMargin),
   m_bottomMargin(bottomMargin),
   m_leftMargin(leftMargin),
-  m_showIndicators(showIndicators)
+  m_showIndicators(showIndicators),
+  m_colorBackground(colorBackground),
+  m_backgroundColor(backgroundColor)
 {
 }
+
 bool ScrollView::hasVerticalIndicator() const {
   if (m_showIndicators) {
     return m_verticalScrollIndicator.end() < 1 || m_verticalScrollIndicator.start() > 0;
@@ -52,9 +55,12 @@ View * ScrollView::subviewAtIndex(int index) {
 }
 
 void ScrollView::drawRect(KDContext * ctx, KDRect rect) const {
+  if (!m_colorBackground) {
+    return;
+  }
   KDCoordinate width = bounds().width();
   KDCoordinate height = bounds().height();
-  ctx->fillRect(KDRect(0, 0, width, height), Palette::BackgroundColor);
+  ctx->fillRect(KDRect(0, 0, width, height), m_backgroundColor);
   // Future optimization: avoid drawing behind the content view/
   //ctx->fillRect(KDRect(m_leftMargin, m_contentView->bounds().height()+m_topMargin,  width-m_leftMargin-m_rightMargin, height- m_contentView->bounds().height())-m_topMargin, Palette::BackgroundColor);
 }
diff --git a/escher/src/selectable_table_view.cpp b/escher/src/selectable_table_view.cpp
index 85b736a12..5b0355d5c 100644
--- a/escher/src/selectable_table_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/selectable_table_view.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #include <escher/selectable_table_view.h>
 
 SelectableTableView::SelectableTableView(Responder * parentResponder, TableViewDataSource * dataSource,
-  KDCoordinate topMargin, KDCoordinate rightMargin, KDCoordinate bottomMargin, KDCoordinate leftMargin,
-  SelectableTableViewDelegate * delegate) :
-  TableView(dataSource, topMargin, rightMargin, bottomMargin, leftMargin),
+    KDCoordinate topMargin, KDCoordinate rightMargin, KDCoordinate bottomMargin, KDCoordinate leftMargin,
+    SelectableTableViewDelegate * delegate, bool showIndicators, bool colorBackground,
+    KDColor backgroundColor) :
+  TableView(dataSource, topMargin, rightMargin, bottomMargin, leftMargin, showIndicators, colorBackground, backgroundColor),
   Responder(parentResponder),
   m_delegate(delegate),
   m_selectedCellX(0),
diff --git a/escher/src/table_view.cpp b/escher/src/table_view.cpp
index f8d69711e..714e13f71 100644
--- a/escher/src/table_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/table_view.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define MIN(x,y) ((x)<(y) ? (x) : (y))
 
 TableView::TableView(TableViewDataSource * dataSource, KDCoordinate topMargin, KDCoordinate rightMargin,
-    KDCoordinate bottomMargin, KDCoordinate leftMargin) :
-  ScrollView(&m_contentView, topMargin, rightMargin, bottomMargin, leftMargin),
+    KDCoordinate bottomMargin, KDCoordinate leftMargin, bool showIndicators, bool colorBackground,
+    KDColor backgroundColor) :
+  ScrollView(&m_contentView, topMargin, rightMargin, bottomMargin, leftMargin, showIndicators, colorBackground,
+    backgroundColor),
   m_contentView(TableView::ContentView(this, dataSource))
 {
 }