diff --git a/libsrc/csg/vscsg.cpp b/libsrc/csg/vscsg.cpp
index 152c7aaf..cb4154fa 100644
--- a/libsrc/csg/vscsg.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/csg/vscsg.cpp
@@ -503,6 +503,8 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportCSGVis()
 		.def("Draw", &VisualSceneGeometry::DrawScene)
 		;
 
+    bp::def("SetBackGroundColor", &VisualSceneGeometry::SetBackGroundColor);
+
 	bp::def("VS", FunctionPointer
 		([](CSGeometry & geom)
 	{
diff --git a/python/csg.py b/python/csg.py
index 7998b29e..9e2159e2 100644
--- a/python/csg.py
+++ b/python/csg.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ if __platform.startswith('win'):
 
 
 CSGeometry.VS = csgvis.VS
+SetBackGroundColor = csgvis.SetBackGroundColor
 del csgvis
 
 def VS (obj):