diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/settings.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/settings.mm
index d59f9f7c0e..060f24037f 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/settings.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/settings.mm
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ wxColour wxSystemSettingsNative::GetColour(wxSystemColour index)
         sysColor = [NSColor windowFrameColor];
         break;
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW:
-        sysColor = [NSColor windowBackgroundColor];
+        sysColor = [NSColor controlBackgroundColor];
         break;
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE:
         if ( wxPlatformInfo::Get().CheckOSVersion(10, 14 ) )