diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/cart-checkout/mini-cart/index.tsx b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/cart-checkout/mini-cart/index.tsx
index 3936622f6cd..0165719a40e 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/cart-checkout/mini-cart/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/cart-checkout/mini-cart/index.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const settings = {
 			 * to add color classes and style to the wrapper.
 			 */
 			__experimentalSkipSerialization: true,
-			background: false,
+			background: true,
 		},
 		/**
 		 * We need this experimental flag because we don't want to style the