diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12compositor.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12compositor.cpp
index 2e31bd250b..6d9113f294 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12compositor.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12compositor.cpp
@@ -1912,6 +1912,9 @@ gst_d3d12_compositor_calculate_background_color (GstD3D12Compositor * self,
       }
     }
   }
+
+  priv->clear_color[2] = priv->clear_color[0];
+  priv->clear_color[2].color[0][3] = 0.0;
 }
 
 static gboolean