diff --git a/Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html b/Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html
index df4be6a8..b71c1697 100644
--- a/Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html	
+++ b/Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html	
@@ -468,6 +468,24 @@ descriptions.</p>
 <p><strong>MUI_COMPONENTSPAGE_NODESC</strong><br />
 No description area.</p>
 </div>
+<h3><img class="trigger" alt="Open/Close section" id="trigger_ind"
+src="images/closed.gif" onclick=
+"toggle('trigger_ind', 'toggle_ind');" /> Directory Page Interface
+Settings</h3>
+<div class="toggle" id="toggle_ind">
+<p><strong>MUI_DIRECTORYPAGE_BGCOLOR</strong> <span class=
+"parameter">(color: RRGGBB hexadecimal)</span><br />
+The background color for the directory textbox.</p>
+</div>
+<h3><img class="trigger" alt="Open/Close section" id="trigger_ins"
+src="images/closed.gif" onclick=
+"toggle('trigger_ins', 'toggle_ins');" /> Startmenu Page Interface
+Settings</h3>
+<div class="toggle" id="toggle_ins">
+<p><strong>MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_BGCOLOR</strong> <span class=
+"parameter">(color: RRGGBB hexadecimal)</span><br />
+The background color for the startmenu directory list and textbox.</p>
+</div>
 <h3><img class="trigger" alt="Open/Close section" id="trigger_ini"
 src="images/closed.gif" onclick=
 "toggle('trigger_ini', 'toggle_ini');" /> Installation Page
diff --git a/Contrib/Modern UI/System.nsh b/Contrib/Modern UI/System.nsh
index e98f68fb..9bc51523 100644
--- a/Contrib/Modern UI/System.nsh	
+++ b/Contrib/Modern UI/System.nsh	
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ Var /GLOBAL MUI_TEMP2
 
   !undef MUI_DIRECTORYPAGE_TEXT_TOP
   !undef MUI_DIRECTORYPAGE_TEXT_DESTINATION
+  !insertmacro MUI_UNSET MUI_DIRECTORYPAGE_BGCOLOR
   !insertmacro MUI_UNSET MUI_DIRECTORYPAGE_VARIABLE
   !insertmacro MUI_UNSET MUI_DIRECTORYPAGE_VERIFYONLEAVE
 
@@ -922,6 +923,7 @@ Var /GLOBAL MUI_TEMP2
   !insertmacro MUI_UNSET MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_ROOT
   !insertmacro MUI_UNSET MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_KEY
   !insertmacro MUI_UNSET MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_VALUENAME
+  !insertmacro MUI_UNSET MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_BGCOLOR
 
   !verbose pop
 
@@ -1341,6 +1343,12 @@ Var /GLOBAL MUI_TEMP2
   FunctionEnd
 
   Function "${SHOW}"
+    !ifdef MUI_DIRECTORYPAGE_BGCOLOR
+      FindWindow $MUI_TEMP1 "#32770" "" $HWNDPARENT
+      GetDlgItem $MUI_TEMP1 $MUI_TEMP1 1019
+      SetCtlColors $MUI_TEMP1 "" "0x${MUI_DIRECTORYPAGE_BGCOLOR}"
+    !endif
+    
     !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FUNCTION_CUSTOM SHOW
   FunctionEnd
 
@@ -1367,7 +1375,7 @@ Var /GLOBAL MUI_TEMP2
     !endif
 
     !insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT_PAGE $(MUI_TEXT_STARTMENU_TITLE) $(MUI_TEXT_STARTMENU_SUBTITLE)
-
+    
     StrCmp $(^RTL) 0 mui.startmenu_nortl
       !ifndef MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_NODISABLE
         StartMenu::Init /NOUNLOAD /rtl /noicon /autoadd /text "${MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_TEXT_TOP}" /lastused "${MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_VARIABLE}" /checknoshortcuts "${MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_TEXT_CHECKBOX}" "${MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_DEFAULTFOLDER}"
@@ -1384,6 +1392,13 @@ Var /GLOBAL MUI_TEMP2
     mui.startmenu_initdone:
 
   Pop $MUI_HWND
+  
+  !ifdef MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_BGCOLOR
+    GetDlgItem $MUI_TEMP1 $MUI_HWND 1002
+    SetCtlColors $MUI_TEMP1 "" "0x${MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_BGCOLOR}"
+    GetDlgItem $MUI_TEMP1 $MUI_HWND 1004
+    SetCtlColors $MUI_TEMP1 "" "0x${MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_BGCOLOR}"
+  !endif
 
   !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FUNCTION_CUSTOM SHOW