diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/webviewflutter/FlutterWebView.java b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/webviewflutter/FlutterWebView.java
index a3b681f27980..e45e711d5dae 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/webviewflutter/FlutterWebView.java
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/webviewflutter/FlutterWebView.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -435,6 +436,10 @@ private void applySettings(Map<String, Object> settings) {
         case "allowsInlineMediaPlayback":
           // no-op inline media playback is always allowed on Android.
           break;
+        case "opaque":
+          boolean opaque = (boolean) settings.get(key);
+          webView.setBackgroundColor(opaque ? Color.WHITE : Color.TRANSPARENT);
+          break;
         default:
           throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown WebView setting: " + key);
       }
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/example/lib/main.dart
index 88256cc66287..bbfb297ea0b4 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const String kNavigationExamplePage = '''
 <head><title>Navigation Delegate Example</title></head>
 <body>
 <p>
-The navigation delegate is set to block navigation to the youtube website.
+The navigation delegate is set to block navigation to the youtube website, and as the webview background is transparent, you can see scaffold background.
 </p>
 <ul>
 <ul><a href="https://www.youtube.com/">https://www.youtube.com/</a></ul>
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class _WebViewExampleState extends State<WebViewExample> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
+      backgroundColor: Colors.green,
       appBar: AppBar(
         title: const Text('Flutter WebView example'),
         // This drop down menu demonstrates that Flutter widgets can be shown over the web view.
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class _WebViewExampleState extends State<WebViewExample> {
             print('Page finished loading: $url');
           },
           gestureNavigationEnabled: true,
+          opaque: false,
         );
       }),
       floatingActionButton: favoriteButton(),
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/ios/Classes/FlutterWebView.m b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/ios/Classes/FlutterWebView.m
index c6d926d3cfc2..5dd99a28ff6c 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/ios/Classes/FlutterWebView.m
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/ios/Classes/FlutterWebView.m
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ - (NSString*)applySettings:(NSDictionary<NSString*, id>*)settings {
     } else if ([key isEqualToString:@"userAgent"]) {
       NSString* userAgent = settings[key];
       [self updateUserAgent:[userAgent isEqual:[NSNull null]] ? nil : userAgent];
+    } else if ([key isEqualToString:@"opaque"]) {
+      bool opaque = [settings[@"opaque"] boolValue];
+      _webView.opaque = opaque;
+      _webView.backgroundColor = opaque ? UIColor.whiteColor : UIColor.clearColor;
+      _webView.scrollView.backgroundColor = opaque ? UIColor.whiteColor : UIColor.clearColor;
     } else {
       [unknownKeys addObject:key];
     }
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/platform_interface.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/platform_interface.dart
index 92aa87b7480f..81ba5768da80 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/platform_interface.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/platform_interface.dart
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ class WebSettings {
     this.gestureNavigationEnabled,
     this.allowsInlineMediaPlayback,
     required this.userAgent,
+    this.opaque,
   }) : assert(userAgent != null);
 
   /// The JavaScript execution mode to be used by the webview.
@@ -434,6 +435,9 @@ class WebSettings {
   /// See also: [WebView.gestureNavigationEnabled]
   final bool? gestureNavigationEnabled;
 
+  /// If set to `false`, the webview background will be transparent.
+  final bool? opaque;
+
   @override
   String toString() {
     return 'WebSettings(javascriptMode: $javascriptMode, hasNavigationDelegate: $hasNavigationDelegate, hasProgressTracking: $hasProgressTracking, debuggingEnabled: $debuggingEnabled, gestureNavigationEnabled: $gestureNavigationEnabled, userAgent: $userAgent, allowsInlineMediaPlayback: $allowsInlineMediaPlayback)';
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/src/webview_method_channel.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/src/webview_method_channel.dart
index 05831a9d8794..c44639d894c4 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/src/webview_method_channel.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/src/webview_method_channel.dart
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class MethodChannelWebViewPlatform implements WebViewPlatformController {
     _addIfNonNull(
         'allowsInlineMediaPlayback', settings.allowsInlineMediaPlayback);
     _addSettingIfPresent('userAgent', settings.userAgent);
+    _addIfNonNull('opaque', settings.opaque);
     return map;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/webview_flutter.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/webview_flutter.dart
index 74d8af8d4687..ba2832140c6d 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/webview_flutter.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/lib/webview_flutter.dart
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ class WebView extends StatefulWidget {
     this.initialMediaPlaybackPolicy =
         AutoMediaPlaybackPolicy.require_user_action_for_all_media_types,
     this.allowsInlineMediaPlayback = false,
+    this.opaque = true,
   })  : assert(javascriptMode != null),
         assert(initialMediaPlaybackPolicy != null),
         assert(allowsInlineMediaPlayback != null),
@@ -415,6 +416,9 @@ class WebView extends StatefulWidget {
   /// The default policy is [AutoMediaPlaybackPolicy.require_user_action_for_all_media_types].
   final AutoMediaPlaybackPolicy initialMediaPlaybackPolicy;
 
+  /// If set to `false`, the webview background will be transparent.
+  final bool opaque;
+
   @override
   State<StatefulWidget> createState() => _WebViewState();
 }
@@ -491,6 +495,7 @@ WebSettings _webSettingsFromWidget(WebView widget) {
     gestureNavigationEnabled: widget.gestureNavigationEnabled,
     allowsInlineMediaPlayback: widget.allowsInlineMediaPlayback,
     userAgent: WebSetting<String?>.of(widget.userAgent),
+    opaque: widget.opaque,
   );
 }
 
@@ -512,6 +517,7 @@ WebSettings _clearUnchangedWebSettings(
   bool? hasProgressTracking;
   bool? debuggingEnabled;
   WebSetting<String?> userAgent = WebSetting.absent();
+  bool? opaque;
   if (currentValue.javascriptMode != newValue.javascriptMode) {
     javascriptMode = newValue.javascriptMode;
   }
@@ -527,6 +533,9 @@ WebSettings _clearUnchangedWebSettings(
   if (currentValue.userAgent != newValue.userAgent) {
     userAgent = newValue.userAgent;
   }
+  if (currentValue.opaque != newValue.opaque) {
+    opaque = newValue.opaque;
+  }
 
   return WebSettings(
     javascriptMode: javascriptMode,
@@ -534,6 +543,7 @@ WebSettings _clearUnchangedWebSettings(
     hasProgressTracking: hasProgressTracking,
     debuggingEnabled: debuggingEnabled,
     userAgent: userAgent,
+    opaque: opaque,
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/test/webview_flutter_test.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/test/webview_flutter_test.dart
index 5efee6d9952d..ec7b99c4d943 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/test/webview_flutter_test.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter/test/webview_flutter_test.dart
@@ -71,6 +71,27 @@ void main() {
     expect(platformWebView.javascriptMode, JavascriptMode.disabled);
   });
 
+  testWidgets('opaque', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      const WebView(
+        initialUrl: 'https://youtube.com',
+        opaque: false,
+      ),
+    );
+
+    final FakePlatformWebView platformWebView =
+        fakePlatformViewsController.lastCreatedView!;
+    expect(platformWebView.opaque, false);
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      const WebView(
+        initialUrl: 'https://youtube.com',
+        opaque: true,
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(platformWebView.opaque, true);
+  });
+
   testWidgets('Load url', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     WebViewController? controller;
     await tester.pumpWidget(
@@ -940,6 +961,7 @@ class FakePlatformWebView {
         params['settings']['hasNavigationDelegate'] ?? false;
     debuggingEnabled = params['settings']['debuggingEnabled'];
     userAgent = params['settings']['userAgent'];
+    opaque = params['settings']['opaque'];
     channel = MethodChannel(
         'plugins.flutter.io/webview_$id', const StandardMethodCodec());
     channel.setMockMethodCallHandler(onMethodCall);
@@ -959,6 +981,7 @@ class FakePlatformWebView {
   bool? hasNavigationDelegate;
   bool? debuggingEnabled;
   String? userAgent;
+  bool? opaque;
 
   Future<dynamic> onMethodCall(MethodCall call) {
     switch (call.method) {
@@ -976,6 +999,9 @@ class FakePlatformWebView {
         if (call.arguments['debuggingEnabled'] != null) {
           debuggingEnabled = call.arguments['debuggingEnabled'];
         }
+        if (call.arguments['opaque'] != null) {
+          opaque = call.arguments['opaque'];
+        }
         userAgent = call.arguments['userAgent'];
         break;
       case 'canGoBack':
