diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
index eeed7de42..d5b6a9e01 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<header class="d-flex text-nowrap closed">
+<header class="d-flex bg-body text-nowrap closed">
   <h1 class="m-0 fw-semibold">
     <a href="<%= root_path %>" class="text-body-emphasis text-decoration-none geolink">
       <%= image_tag "osm_logo.png", :srcset => image_path("osm_logo.svg"), :alt => t("layouts.logo.alt_text"), :width => 30, :height => 30, :class => "logo" %>