diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d82f6aa..c4cca1b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@
           "default": true,
           "description": "color tab border if regex match found"
         },
+        "colorTabs.tabBackground": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "color tab background if regex match found"
+        },
         "colorTabs.titleBackground": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,
diff --git a/src/changeColors.ts b/src/changeColors.ts
index ac40e1b..9f54aa4 100644
--- a/src/changeColors.ts
+++ b/src/changeColors.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default async (color?: string) => {
     settings.get(COLOR_CUSTOMIZATIONS) || {};
   const {
     tabBorder,
+    tabBackground,
     titleBackground,
     activityBarBackground,
     statusBarBackground,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export default async (color?: string) => {
   const colorCustomization: ColorCustomization = {
     ...currentColorCustomization,
     ...(tabBorder ? { "tab.activeBorder": tabBarBorderColor } : {}),
+    ...(tabBackground ? { "tab.activeBackground": tabBarBorderColor } : {}),
     ...(titleBackground
       ? { "titleBar.activeBackground": titleBarBackgroundColor }
       : {}),
diff --git a/src/getSettings.ts b/src/getSettings.ts
index f2d38d0..bc6f860 100644
--- a/src/getSettings.ts
+++ b/src/getSettings.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export type ColorRegex = {
 type AllSettings = {
     config?: ColorRegex[];
     tabBorder?: boolean;
+    tabBackground?: boolean;
     ignoreCase?: boolean;
     titleBackground?: boolean;
     activityBarBackground?: boolean;