diff --git a/src/utils/poster-manager.js b/src/utils/poster-manager.js
index 9d658779f..31afce5df 100644
--- a/src/utils/poster-manager.js
+++ b/src/utils/poster-manager.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class PosterManager {
   setSrc(posterUrl: ?string): void {
     if (posterUrl) {
       this._posterUrl = posterUrl;
+      Utils.Dom.setStyle(this._el, "background-color", "black");
       Utils.Dom.setStyle(this._el, "background-image", `url("${this._posterUrl}")`);
     }
   }