diff --git a/drivers/lcd/Kconfig b/drivers/lcd/Kconfig
index d3b54b4dda..c4401c4ce2 100644
--- a/drivers/lcd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/lcd/Kconfig
@@ -756,6 +756,15 @@ config LCD_ST7789_INVCOLOR
 		Invert colors of the LCD display. This is useful for implementations
 		that assume that that colors are inverted by default.
 
+config LCD_ST7789_DEFAULT_COLOR
+	hex "ST7789 Default Background Color"
+	default 0xffff
+	range 0 0xffff
+	---help---
+		This sets the default color of ST7789 display during its initialization.
+		It is the color that is filled to the display and remains there unless
+		higher layer (framebuffer/lcd) overwrites it.
+
 config LCD_ST7789_BGR
 	bool "ST7789 Use BGR Instead Of RGB"
 	default n
diff --git a/drivers/lcd/st7789.c b/drivers/lcd/st7789.c
index 59adb8195a..e69fb0e2cf 100644
--- a/drivers/lcd/st7789.c
+++ b/drivers/lcd/st7789.c
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ FAR struct lcd_dev_s *st7789_lcdinitialize(FAR struct spi_dev_s *spi)
   st7789_setorientation(priv);
 #endif
   st7789_display(priv, true);
-  st7789_fill(priv, 0xffff);
+  st7789_fill(priv, CONFIG_LCD_ST7789_DEFAULT_COLOR);
 
   return &priv->dev;
 }