diff --git a/src/controls/TableView.qml b/src/controls/TableView.qml
index 6669feaa34a1779a9d2458be10070eda692fa528..3f95ec19565703b43a21122d29831d0cd41ca5a5 100644
--- a/src/controls/TableView.qml
+++ b/src/controls/TableView.qml
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ ScrollView {
     */
     property Component rowDelegate: __style ? __style.rowDelegate : null
 
+    /*! \qmlproperty color TableView::backgroundColor
+
+        This property sets the background color of the viewport.
+        The default value is the base color of the SystemPalette. */
+    property alias backgroundColor: colorRect.color
+
     /*! This property defines a delegate to draw a header. */
     property Component headerDelegate: __style ? __style.headerDelegate : null