diff --git a/repository/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki.class.st b/repository/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki.class.st
index 84c895d..c5bcfcb 100644
--- a/repository/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki.class.st
+++ b/repository/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki.class.st
@@ -611,6 +611,11 @@ TiddlyWiki >> networkView [
 	^ view
 ]
 
+{ #category : #accessing }
+TiddlyWiki >> networkViewBackground [
+	self configDictonary at: 'networkView' at: 'background' ifAbsentPut: [Color lightGray]
+]
+
 { #category : #accessing }
 TiddlyWiki >> networkViewHighlightingCreator: creatorName [
 	| view |