diff --git a/client/src/components/lib/CanvasBackground.tsx b/client/src/components/lib/CanvasBackground.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bd743c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/lib/CanvasBackground.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { useAppStore } from '@/stores/AppStore';
+import * as DropdownMenu from '@radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu';
+
+/**
+ * This file defines the CanvasColorToolGroup component, which allows the user to select
+ * a background color for the canvas. The available colors are defined in the
+ * `canvasColourTypes` array. The `strokeColorMap` and `mapStrokeColour` objects map these
+ * colors to their corresponding CSS classes and color values respectively.
+ * @author Eebro
+ */
+
+export const canvasColourTypes = [
+  'whiteCanvas',
+  'greenCanvas',
+  'blueCanvas',
+  'orangeCanvas',
+] as const;
+export type canvasColourType = (typeof canvasColourTypes)[number];
+
+const strokeColorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+  whiteCanvas: 'bg-white border-gray-300',
+  greenCanvas: 'bg-green-200',
+  blueCanvas: 'bg-blue-200',
+  orangeCanvas: 'bg-orange-200',
+};
+
+const mapStrokeColour = {
+  whiteCanvas: '#FFFFFF',
+  greenCanvas: '#D5F5E3',
+  blueCanvas: '#D6EAF8',
+  orangeCanvas: '#FAE5D3',
+};
+
+/**
+ * Creates a row group of buttons corresponding
+ * to the provided list of tools.
+ * @param tools The list of tools
+ * @param selectedTool The currently selected tool, used
+ * to highlight the selected tool.
+ */
+const CanvasColorToolGroup = ({
+  colorList,
+}: {
+  colorList: canvasColourType[];
+}) => {
+  const { setCanvasBackground, canvasColor } = useAppStore([
+    'setCanvasBackground',
+    'canvasColor',
+  ]);
+
+  const handleColorSelection = (color: canvasColourType) => {
+    setCanvasBackground(mapStrokeColour[color]);
+    console.log('color', color);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <DropdownMenu.Item className="group text-[13px] indent-[10px] leading-none text-violet11 rounded-[3px] flex items-center h-[25px] px-[5px] relative pl-[25px] select-none outline-none data-[disabled]:text-mauve8 data-[disabled]:pointer-events-none data-[highlighted]:bg-violet9">
+      {colorList.map((color) => (
+        <button
+          className={
+            'w-5 h-5 mr-3 rounded-full hover:border-gray-900 border-2 ' +
+            strokeColorMap[color] +
+            ' ' +
+            (canvasColor === mapStrokeColour[color]
+              ? 'border-gray-900'
+              : 'border-transparent')
+          }
+          onClick={() => handleColorSelection(color)}
+          key={color}
+        ></button>
+      ))}
+    </DropdownMenu.Item>
+  );
+};
+export default CanvasColorToolGroup;
diff --git a/client/src/components/lib/DropDownMenu.tsx b/client/src/components/lib/DropDownMenu.tsx
index 9da1ce4..b310b1b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/lib/DropDownMenu.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/lib/DropDownMenu.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import {
   Pencil2Icon,
   InfoCircledIcon,
   Share1Icon,
+  BlendingModeIcon,
 } from '@radix-ui/react-icons';
 import { useAppStore } from '@/stores/AppStore';
+import CanvasColorToolGroup, { canvasColourTypes } from './CanvasBackground';
 
 /**
  * Creates a DropDownMenu for Canvas
@@ -81,7 +83,19 @@ const DropDownMenu = ({
             <Pencil2Icon /> Edit Canvas
           </DropdownMenu.Item>
           <DropdownMenu.Separator className="h-[1px] bg-neutral-200 m-[5px]" />
+
           <ResetCanvasDropDownMenu />
+          <DropdownMenu.Separator className="h-[1px] bg-neutral-200 m-[5px]" />
+
+          <DropdownMenu.Item
+            className="group text-[13px] indent-[10px] leading-none text-violet11 rounded-[3px] flex items-center h-[25px] px-[5px] relative pl-[25px] select-none outline-none data-[disabled]:text-mauve8 data-[disabled]:pointer-events-none data-[highlighted]:bg-violet9 hover:bg-indigo-200"
+            disabled={true}
+          >
+            <BlendingModeIcon /> Canvas Background
+          </DropdownMenu.Item>
+
+          <CanvasColorToolGroup colorList={[...canvasColourTypes]} />
+
           <DropdownMenu.Arrow className="fill-white" />
         </DropdownMenu.Content>
       </DropdownMenu.Portal>
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useDrawElements.tsx b/client/src/hooks/useDrawElements.tsx
index acfa74d..dfb0fc5 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/useDrawElements.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useDrawElements.tsx
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ import { renderCanvasElements } from '@/lib/canvasElements/renderScene';
  * @authors Yousef Yassin, Dana El Sherif
  */
 const useDrawElements = () => {
-  const { appHeight, appWidth, zoom, panOffset, action } = useAppStore([
-    'appHeight',
-    'appWidth',
-    'zoom',
-    'panOffset',
-    'action',
-  ]);
+  const { appHeight, appWidth, zoom, panOffset, action, canvasColor } =
+    useAppStore([
+      'appHeight',
+      'appWidth',
+      'zoom',
+      'panOffset',
+      'action',
+      'canvasColor',
+    ]);
   const {
     selectedElementIds,
     p1,
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ const useDrawElements = () => {
     angles,
     selectionFrame,
     roughElements,
-    //fillColors,
     opacities,
     strokeColors,
     strokeWidths,
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ const useDrawElements = () => {
     'isImagePlaceds',
     'angles',
     'selectionFrame',
-    //'fillColors',
     'opacities',
     'strokeColors',
     'strokeWidths',
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ const useDrawElements = () => {
     if (ctx === null || canvas === null) return;
 
     // Clear on each rerender
-    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
-    // ctx.fillStyle = 'blue';
-    // ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+    //ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+    ctx.fillStyle = canvasColor || 'white';
+    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
 
     // Retrieve the scaling offset to apply for centered zoom
     // (TODO: We can change this to zoom towards mouse position)
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ const useDrawElements = () => {
     opacities,
     strokeColors,
     strokeWidths,
+    canvasColor,
   ]);
 };
 
diff --git a/client/src/stores/AppStore.ts b/client/src/stores/AppStore.ts
index de754d1..96c31ce 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/AppStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/AppStore.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ interface AppState {
   zoom: number;
   //Panning offset
   panOffset: { x: number; y: number };
+  // Canvas Background Color
+  canvasColor: string;
 }
 interface AppActions {
   // Reducer to set the canvas action
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ interface AppActions {
   // Reducer to set zoom level
   setAppZoom: (zoom: number) => void;
   setPanOffset: (x: number, y: number) => void;
+  setCanvasBackground: (canvasColor: string) => void;
 }
 type AppStore = AppState & AppActions;
 
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ export const initialAppState: AppState = {
   appHeight: window.innerHeight,
   zoom: 1, // 100%
   panOffset: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+  canvasColor: '#fff',
 };
 
 /** Actions / Reducers */
@@ -83,6 +87,9 @@ const setAppZoom = (set: SetState<AppStore>) => (zoom: number) =>
   }));
 const setPanOffset = (set: SetState<AppStore>) => (x: number, y: number) =>
   set(() => ({ panOffset: { x, y } }));
+const setCanvasBackground =
+  (set: SetState<AppStore>) => (canvasColor: string) =>
+    set(() => ({ canvasColor }));
 
 /** Store Hook */
 const appStore = create<AppStore>()((set) => ({
@@ -95,5 +102,6 @@ const appStore = create<AppStore>()((set) => ({
   setAppDimensions: setAppDimensions(set),
   setAppZoom: setAppZoom(set),
   setPanOffset: setPanOffset(set),
+  setCanvasBackground: setCanvasBackground(set),
 }));
 export const useAppStore = createStoreWithSelectors(appStore);