diff --git a/kivy/uix/effectwidget.py b/kivy/uix/effectwidget.py
index ff2186410..509fb6938 100644
--- a/kivy/uix/effectwidget.py
+++ b/kivy/uix/effectwidget.py
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ class EffectWidget(RelativeLayout):
                   background_color=self._refresh_background_color)
 
         self.refresh_fbo_setup()
+        self._refresh_background_color()  # In case thi was changed in kwargs
 
     def _refresh_background_color(self, *args):
         self._background_color.rgba = self.background_color