diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/hui-root.js b/src/panels/lovelace/hui-root.js
index d0a048c761..dae350078d 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/hui-root.js
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/hui-root.js
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ class HUIRoot extends NavigateMixin(EventsMixin(PolymerElement)) {
     }
 
     let view;
+    let background = this.config.background || '';
 
     if (viewIndex === 'unused') {
       view = document.createElement('hui-unused-entities');
@@ -211,8 +212,11 @@ class HUIRoot extends NavigateMixin(EventsMixin(PolymerElement)) {
         view.config = viewConfig;
         view.columns = this.columns;
       }
+      if (viewConfig.background) background = viewConfig.background;
     }
 
+    this.$.view.style.background = background;
+
     view.hass = this.hass;
     root.appendChild(view);
   }
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/hui-unused-entities.js b/src/panels/lovelace/hui-unused-entities.js
index 27abdb7320..28a88264e5 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/hui-unused-entities.js
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/hui-unused-entities.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ class HuiUnusedEntities extends PolymerElement {
       <style>
         #root {
           max-width: 600px;
-          margin: 8px auto;
+          margin: 0 auto;
+          padding: 8px 0;
         }
       </style>
       <div id="root"></div>