diff --git a/man/i3.man b/man/i3.man
index c1513ea4..43102164 100644
--- a/man/i3.man
+++ b/man/i3.man
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ export LC_TELEPHONE=de_DE.UTF-8
 export LC_MEASUREMENT=de_DE.UTF-8
 export LC_IDENTIFICATION=de_DE.UTF-8
 
+# Set background color
+xsetroot -solid "#333333"
+
 # Enable core dumps in case something goes wrong
 ulimit -c unlimited