diff --git a/crates/egui/src/ui_stack.rs b/crates/egui/src/ui_stack.rs
index 07026c45b..0686dc086 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/ui_stack.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/ui_stack.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{any::Any, iter::FusedIterator};
 
+use epaint::Color32;
+
 use crate::{Direction, Frame, Id, Rect};
 
 /// What kind is this [`crate::Ui`]?
@@ -253,6 +255,24 @@ impl UiStack {
     pub fn has_visible_frame(&self) -> bool {
         !self.info.frame.stroke.is_empty()
     }
+
+    /// The background color of this [`Ui`].
+    ///
+    /// This blend together all [`Frame::fill`] colors
+    /// up to the root.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn bg_color(&self) -> Color32 {
+        let mut total = Color32::TRANSPARENT;
+        for node in self.iter() {
+            let fill = node.frame().fill;
+            if fill.is_opaque() {
+                return fill;
+            } else if fill != Color32::TRANSPARENT {
+                total = fill.blend(total);
+            }
+        }
+        total
+    }
 }
 
 // these methods act on the entire stack