diff --git a/mod/home.php b/mod/home.php
index f3138d1867..733f612bd0 100644
--- a/mod/home.php
+++ b/mod/home.php
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ function home_content(App $a) {
 	$customhome = False;
 	$defaultheader = '<h1>'.((x($a->config,'sitename')) ? sprintf(t("Welcome to %s"), $a->config['sitename']) : "").'</h1>';
 
-	$homefilepath = $a->basepath . '/home.html';
-	$cssfilepath = $a->basepath . '/home.css';
+	$homefilepath = $a->basepath . "/home.html";
+	$cssfilepath = $a->basepath . "/home.css";
 	if (file_exists($homefilepath)) {
 		$customhome = $homefilepath;
 		if (file_exists($cssfilepath)) {
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/config.php b/view/theme/frio/config.php
index 091ce01326..4e474de5d5 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/config.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/config.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ function theme_admin_post(App $a) {
 		Config::set('frio', 'background_image', $_POST["frio_background_image"]);
 		Config::set('frio', 'bg_image_option',  $_POST["frio_bg_image_option"]);
 		Config::set('frio', 'login_bg_image',   $_POST["frio_login_bg_image"]);
+		Config::set('frio', 'login_bg_color',   $_POST["frio_login_bg_color"]);
 		Config::set('frio', 'css_modified',     time());
 	}
 }
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ function theme_admin(App $a) {
 	$arr["background_image"] = Config::get('frio', 'background_image');
 	$arr["bg_image_option"]  = Config::get('frio', 'bg_image_option');
 	$arr["login_bg_image"]   = Config::get('frio', 'login_bg_image');
+	$arr["login_bg_color"]	 = Config::get('frio', 'login_bg_color');
 
 	return frio_form($arr);
 }
@@ -123,6 +125,10 @@ function frio_form($arr) {
 	if ( array_key_exists("login_bg_image", $arr ) &&  !array_key_exists("login_bg_image", $disable ) ) {
 		$ctx['$login_bg_image']  = ['frio_login_bg_image', t('Login page background image'), $arr['login_bg_image'], $background_image_help];
 	}
+	if ( array_key_exists("login_bg_color", $arr ) &&  !array_key_exists("login_bg_color", $disable ) ) {
+		$ctx['$login_bg_color']  = ['frio_login_bg_color', t('Login page background color'), $arr['login_bg_color'], t('Leave background image and color empty for theme defaults')];
+	}
+
 
 	$o .= replace_macros($t, $ctx);
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/css/style.css b/view/theme/frio/css/style.css
index f6f6ad9ded..9aa6913e4d 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/css/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/frio/css/style.css
@@ -3018,6 +3018,7 @@ section .profile-match-wrapper {
 
 .mod-home.is-not-singleuser,
 .mod-login {
+    background-color: $login_bg_color;
     background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0,0,0, 0.7) , rgba(0,0,0, 0.4)), url($login_bg_image);
     background-size: cover;
     background-attachment: fixed;
@@ -3034,29 +3035,29 @@ section .profile-match-wrapper {
 }
 .mod-home.is-not-singleuser .login-content,
 .mod-login .login-content {
-	color: #eee;
-	margin-top: 2.5%;
+    color: #eee;
+    margin-top: 2.5%;
 }
 
 .mod-home.is-not-singleuser .login-form > #login-form label,
 .mod-login #content #login-form label {
-	color: #eee;  
+    color: #eee;  
 }
 
 	
 .mod-home.is-not-singleuser .login-panel-content,
 .mod-login .login-panel-content { 
-	background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
+    background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
 }
 
 /* Medium devices (desktops, 992px and up) */
 @media (min-width: 992px) {
-	.mod-home.is-not-singleuser #content,
+    .mod-home.is-not-singleuser #content,
     .mod-login #content {
-		margin-top: 100px!important;
-	}    
+        margin-top: 100px!important;
+    }
 
-	.mod-home.is-not-singleuser .login-form > #login-form,
+    .mod-home.is-not-singleuser .login-form > #login-form,
     .mod-login #content #login-form {    
         background-color: #fff;
         padding: 1em;
@@ -3064,10 +3065,10 @@ section .profile-match-wrapper {
         margin-top: 4em;
     }
 
-	.mod-home.is-not-singleuser .login-form > #login-form label,
-	.mod-login #content #login-form label {
-		color: #444;  
-	}
+    .mod-home.is-not-singleuser .login-form > #login-form label,
+    .mod-login #content #login-form label {
+        color: #444;  
+    }
 
     .mod-home.is-not-singleuser .login-form > #login-form::before,
     .mod-login #content #login-form::before {
@@ -3093,7 +3094,7 @@ section .profile-match-wrapper {
         top: -10%;
         left: 10%;
         z-index: -1;
-	}
+    }
 
 }
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/style.php b/view/theme/frio/style.php
index 8452877b3e..044f2ab61c 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/style.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/style.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ if ($a->module !== 'install') {
 		$background_image = Config::get("frio", "background_image");
 		$bg_image_option  = Config::get("frio", "bg_image_option");
 		$login_bg_image   = Config::get("frio", "login_bg_image");
+		$login_bg_color   = Config::get("frio", "login_bg_color");
 		$modified         = Config::get("frio", "css_modified");
 
 		// There is maybe the case that the user did never modify the theme settings.
@@ -101,9 +102,16 @@ $link_color       = (empty($link_color)       ? "#6fdbe8"      : $link_color);
 $bgcolor          = (empty($bgcolor)          ? "#ededed"      : $bgcolor);
 // The background image can not be empty. So we use a dummy jpg if no image was set.
 $background_image = (empty($background_image) ? 'img/none.jpg' : $background_image);
-$login_bg_image   = (empty($login_bg_image)   ? 'img/login_bg.jpg' : $login_bg_image);
 $modified         = (empty($modified)         ? time()         :$modified);
 
+
+// set a default login bg image if no custom image and no custom bg color are set.
+if (empty($login_bg_image) && empty($login_bg_color)) {
+	$login_bg_image   = (empty($login_bg_image)   ? 'img/login_bg.jpg' : $login_bg_image);
+}
+$login_bg_color = (empty($login_bg_color) ? "#ededed" : $login_bg_color);
+
+
 $contentbg_transp = ((isset($contentbg_transp) && $contentbg_transp != "") ? $contentbg_transp : 100);
 
 // Calculate some colors in dependance of existing colors.
@@ -181,6 +189,7 @@ $options =  [
 	'$background_image'            => $background_image,
 	'$background_size_img'         => $background_size_img,
 	'$login_bg_image'              => $login_bg_image,
+	'$login_bg_color'              => $login_bg_color
 ];
 
 $css_tpl = file_get_contents('view/theme/frio/css/style.css');
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/theme_settings.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/theme_settings.tpl
index 38311f27ba..37b29d9a10 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/theme_settings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/theme_settings.tpl
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@
 </div>
 
 {{if $login_bg_image}}{{include file="field_fileinput.tpl" field=$login_bg_image}}{{/if}}
+{{if $login_bg_color}}{{include file="field_colorinput.tpl" field=$login_bg_color}}{{/if}}
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 	$(document).ready(function() {
-		$("#frio_nav_bg, #frio_nav_icon_color, #frio_background_color, #frio_link_color").colorpicker({format: 'hex', align: 'left'});
+		$("#frio_nav_bg, #frio_nav_icon_color, #frio_background_color, #frio_link_color, #frio_login_bg_color").colorpicker({format: 'hex', align: 'left'});
 
 		// show image options when user user starts to type the address of the image
 		$("#id_frio_background_image").keyup(function(){