diff --git a/src/InputOutput/IHMImpl/Params/PlotImpl/IHMInputOutputParamsPlotClass.php b/src/InputOutput/IHMImpl/Params/PlotImpl/IHMInputOutputParamsPlotClass.php
index ca0be3b..55e4ee5 100644
--- a/src/InputOutput/IHMImpl/Params/PlotImpl/IHMInputOutputParamsPlotClass.php
+++ b/src/InputOutput/IHMImpl/Params/PlotImpl/IHMInputOutputParamsPlotClass.php
@@ -299,6 +299,11 @@ class IHMInputOutputParamsPlotClass extends IHMInputOutputParamsAbstractClass
 		if (($panelData->{'panel-background-color'} != 'none') && ($panelData->{'panel-background-color'} != ''))
 			$panelNode->setBackgroundColor($this->hexColor2KernelColor($panelData->{'panel-background-color'}));
 
+		//Plot Area background color
+		if (($panelData->{'panel-plotareabackground-color'} != 'none') && ($panelData->{'panel-plotareabackground-color'} != '')) {
+			$panelNode->setPlotAreaBackgroundColor($this->hexColor2KernelColor($panelData->{'panel-plotareabackground-color'}));
+		}
+
 		//Panel font
 		$this->unmarshallFont($panelData, 'panel-font', $panelNode->getFont());
 
diff --git a/src/Request/ParamsRequestImpl/Nodes/Requests/RequestOutputPlotPanelNodeClass.php b/src/Request/ParamsRequestImpl/Nodes/Requests/RequestOutputPlotPanelNodeClass.php
index eff79f9..76db3b4 100644
--- a/src/Request/ParamsRequestImpl/Nodes/Requests/RequestOutputPlotPanelNodeClass.php
+++ b/src/Request/ParamsRequestImpl/Nodes/Requests/RequestOutputPlotPanelNodeClass.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require_once "RequestOutputPlotFontNodeClass.php";
 define ("REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_NAME", "panel");
 define ("REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_TITLE", "title");
 define ("REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_BACKGROUNDCOLOR", "backgroundColor");
+define("REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_PLOTAREABACKGROUNDCOLOR", "plotAreaBackgroundColor");
 define ("REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_XMARGIN", "xMargin");
 define ("REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_PREFEREDWIDTH", "preferedWidth");
 define ("REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_PREFEREDHEIGHT", "preferedHeight");
@@ -43,11 +44,21 @@ class RequestOutputPlotPanelNodeClass extends NodeClass
 	{
 		$this->setAttribute(REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_BACKGROUNDCOLOR, $color);
 	}
+
+	public function setPlotAreaBackgroundColor($color)
+	{
+		$this->setAttribute(REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_PLOTAREABACKGROUNDCOLOR, $color);
+	}
 	
 	public function getBackgroundColor()
 	{
 		return $this->getAttribute(REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_BACKGROUNDCOLOR);
 	}
+
+	public function getPlotAreaBackgroundColor()
+	{
+		return $this->getAttribute(REQUESTOUTPUTPLOTPANEL_PLOTAREABACKGROUNDCOLOR);
+	}
 	
 	public function getBounds()
 	{
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