diff --git a/src/desktop/dialogs/colordialog.cpp b/src/desktop/dialogs/colordialog.cpp
index 128c36c031..e96b7a0e7f 100644
--- a/src/desktop/dialogs/colordialog.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/dialogs/colordialog.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "desktop/main.h"
 #include <QtColorWidgets/ColorDialog>
+#include <QtColorWidgets/ColorPreview>
 
 namespace dialogs {
 
@@ -14,6 +15,18 @@ void applyColorDialogSettings(color_widgets::ColorDialog *dlg)
 	settings.bindColorWheelMirror(dlg, &color_widgets::ColorDialog::setWheelMirrored);
 }
 
+void setColorDialogResetColor(color_widgets::ColorDialog *dlg, const QColor &color)
+{
+	color_widgets::ColorPreview *preview = dlg->findChild<color_widgets::ColorPreview *>(
+		QStringLiteral("preview"), Qt::FindDirectChildrenOnly);
+	if(preview) {
+		preview->setComparisonColor(color);
+		preview->setDisplayMode(color_widgets::ColorPreview::SplitColor);
+	} else {
+		qWarning("Preview not found in color dialog, reset color not set");
+	}
+}
+
 color_widgets::ColorDialog *newColorDialog(QWidget *parent)
 {
 	color_widgets::ColorDialog *dlg = new color_widgets::ColorDialog{parent};
diff --git a/src/desktop/dialogs/colordialog.h b/src/desktop/dialogs/colordialog.h
index ab9f35118a..81ece41907 100644
--- a/src/desktop/dialogs/colordialog.h
+++ b/src/desktop/dialogs/colordialog.h
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ namespace dialogs {
 // Applies the user's color wheel settings to the given color dialog.
 void applyColorDialogSettings(color_widgets::ColorDialog *dlg);
 
+// Sets the color that the Reset button inside the dialog will reset to.
+// Also changes the preview to split mode, to make it clear what reset will do.
+void setColorDialogResetColor(
+	color_widgets::ColorDialog *dlg, const QColor &color);
+
 // Makes a color dialog with the user's color wheel settings applied.
 color_widgets::ColorDialog *
 newColorDialog(QWidget *parent);
diff --git a/src/desktop/dialogs/settingsdialog/userinterface.cpp b/src/desktop/dialogs/settingsdialog/userinterface.cpp
index 4b67dd3b32..712b2e346e 100644
--- a/src/desktop/dialogs/settingsdialog/userinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/dialogs/settingsdialog/userinterface.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ void UserInterface::pickCanvasBackgroundColor(desktop::settings::Settings &setti
 	dlg.setColor(settings.canvasViewBackgroundColor());
 	dlg.setAlphaEnabled(false);
 	dialogs::applyColorDialogSettings(&dlg);
+	dialogs::setColorDialogResetColor(&dlg, CANVAS_VIEW_BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT);
 	if(dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
 		settings.setCanvasViewBackgroundColor(dlg.color());
 	}
diff --git a/src/desktop/settings_table.h b/src/desktop/settings_table.h
index c23568b1c6..a07109a6d2 100644
--- a/src/desktop/settings_table.h
+++ b/src/desktop/settings_table.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "libclient/settings_table_macros.h"
 
+#define CANVAS_VIEW_BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT QColor(100, 100, 100)
+
 #ifndef KINETIC_SCROLL_GESTURE_DEFAULT
 #	ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
 #		define KINETIC_SCROLL_GESTURE_DEFAULT KineticScrollGesture::LeftClick
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
 
 SETTING(brushCursor               , BrushCursor               , "settings/brushcursor"                  , widgets::CanvasView::BrushCursor::TriangleRight)
 SETTING(brushOutlineWidth         , BrushOutlineWidth         , "settings/brushoutlinewidth"            , 1.0)
-SETTING(canvasViewBackgroundColor , CanvasViewBackgroundColor , "settings/canvasviewbackgroundcolor"    , QColor(100, 100, 100))
+SETTING(canvasViewBackgroundColor , CanvasViewBackgroundColor , "settings/canvasviewbackgroundcolor"    , CANVAS_VIEW_BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT)
 SETTING(canvasScrollBars          , CanvasScrollBars          , "settings/canvasscrollbars"             , true)
 SETTING(canvasShortcuts           , CanvasShortcuts           , "settings/canvasshortcuts2"             , QVariantMap())
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID