diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 3605dc3a9ad4c..f66011e4ebb48 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -29919,6 +29919,7 @@ package android.view.accessibility {
     field public final int edgeColor;
     field public final int edgeType;
     field public final int foregroundColor;
+    field public final int windowColor;
   }
 
   public static abstract class CaptioningManager.CaptioningChangeListener {
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 0dffc17bda128..ec3819adee4d3 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -3740,6 +3740,16 @@ public final class Settings {
         public static final String ACCESSIBILITY_CAPTIONING_EDGE_COLOR =
                 "accessibility_captioning_edge_color";
 
+        /**
+         * Integer property that specifes the window color for captions as a
+         * packed 32-bit color.
+         *
+         * @see android.graphics.Color#argb
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public static final String ACCESSIBILITY_CAPTIONING_WINDOW_COLOR =
+                "accessibility_captioning_window_color";
+
         /**
          * String property that specifies the typeface for captions, one of:
          * <ul>
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/accessibility/CaptioningManager.java b/core/java/android/view/accessibility/CaptioningManager.java
index 557239f6096dd..02929ede8f774 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/accessibility/CaptioningManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/accessibility/CaptioningManager.java
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ public class CaptioningManager {
          */
         public final int edgeColor;
 
+        /** The preferred window color for video captions. */
+        public final int windowColor;
+
         /**
          * @hide
          */
@@ -301,11 +304,12 @@ public class CaptioningManager {
         private Typeface mParsedTypeface;
 
         private CaptionStyle(int foregroundColor, int backgroundColor, int edgeType, int edgeColor,
-                String rawTypeface) {
+                int windowColor, String rawTypeface) {
             this.foregroundColor = foregroundColor;
             this.backgroundColor = backgroundColor;
             this.edgeType = edgeType;
             this.edgeColor = edgeColor;
+            this.windowColor = windowColor;
 
             mRawTypeface = rawTypeface;
         }
@@ -334,25 +338,27 @@ public class CaptioningManager {
                     cr, Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_CAPTIONING_EDGE_TYPE, defStyle.edgeType);
             final int edgeColor = Secure.getInt(
                     cr, Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_CAPTIONING_EDGE_COLOR, defStyle.edgeColor);
+            final int windowColor = Secure.getInt(
+                    cr, Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_CAPTIONING_WINDOW_COLOR, defStyle.windowColor);
 
             String rawTypeface = Secure.getString(cr, Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_CAPTIONING_TYPEFACE);
             if (rawTypeface == null) {
                 rawTypeface = defStyle.mRawTypeface;
             }
 
-            return new CaptionStyle(
-                    foregroundColor, backgroundColor, edgeType, edgeColor, rawTypeface);
+            return new CaptionStyle(foregroundColor, backgroundColor, edgeType, edgeColor,
+                    windowColor, rawTypeface);
         }
 
         static {
-            WHITE_ON_BLACK = new CaptionStyle(
-                    Color.WHITE, Color.BLACK, EDGE_TYPE_NONE, Color.BLACK, null);
-            BLACK_ON_WHITE = new CaptionStyle(
-                    Color.BLACK, Color.WHITE, EDGE_TYPE_NONE, Color.BLACK, null);
-            YELLOW_ON_BLACK = new CaptionStyle(
-                    Color.YELLOW, Color.BLACK, EDGE_TYPE_NONE, Color.BLACK, null);
-            YELLOW_ON_BLUE = new CaptionStyle(
-                    Color.YELLOW, Color.BLUE, EDGE_TYPE_NONE, Color.BLACK, null);
+            WHITE_ON_BLACK = new CaptionStyle(Color.WHITE, Color.BLACK, EDGE_TYPE_NONE,
+                    Color.BLACK, Color.TRANSPARENT, null);
+            BLACK_ON_WHITE = new CaptionStyle(Color.BLACK, Color.WHITE, EDGE_TYPE_NONE,
+                    Color.BLACK, Color.TRANSPARENT, null);
+            YELLOW_ON_BLACK = new CaptionStyle(Color.YELLOW, Color.BLACK, EDGE_TYPE_NONE,
+                    Color.BLACK, Color.TRANSPARENT, null);
+            YELLOW_ON_BLUE = new CaptionStyle(Color.YELLOW, Color.BLUE, EDGE_TYPE_NONE,
+                    Color.BLACK, Color.TRANSPARENT, null);
 
             PRESETS = new CaptionStyle[] {
                     WHITE_ON_BLACK, BLACK_ON_WHITE, YELLOW_ON_BLACK, YELLOW_ON_BLUE
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/WebVttRenderer.java b/media/java/android/media/WebVttRenderer.java
index b09c5bd0e2d0a..58d352027af03 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/WebVttRenderer.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/WebVttRenderer.java
@@ -1525,6 +1525,8 @@ class WebVttRenderingWidget extends ViewGroup implements SubtitleTrack.Rendering
 
             if (DEBUG) {
                 setBackgroundColor(DEBUG_REGION_BACKGROUND);
+            } else {
+                setBackgroundColor(captionStyle.windowColor);
             }
         }
 
@@ -1537,6 +1539,8 @@ class WebVttRenderingWidget extends ViewGroup implements SubtitleTrack.Rendering
                 final CueLayout cueBox = mRegionCueBoxes.get(i);
                 cueBox.setCaptionStyle(captionStyle, fontSize);
             }
+
+            setBackgroundColor(captionStyle.windowColor);
         }
 
         /**