diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11compositor.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11compositor.cpp
index ca940ae59d..6852bf245e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11compositor.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11compositor.cpp
@@ -1544,6 +1544,9 @@ gst_d3d11_compositor_calculate_background_color (GstD3D11Compositor * self,
       }
     }
   }
+
+  self->clear_color[2] = self->clear_color[0];
+  self->clear_color[2].color[0][3] = 0.0;
 }
 
 static gboolean