diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/actions/PySciProjectComponent.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/actions/PySciProjectComponent.java
index 38d8ff0b95c9..206e892da398 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/actions/PySciProjectComponent.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/actions/PySciProjectComponent.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.components.AbstractProjectComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.PersistentStateComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.State;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.Storage;
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.colors.EditorColorsManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.colors.EditorColorsScheme;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.ModuleUtilCore;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupManager;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectory;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
 import com.jetbrains.python.packaging.PyPackage;
 import com.jetbrains.python.packaging.PyPackageUtil;
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.PythonSdkType;
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static com.intellij.codeInsight.documentation.DocumentationComponent.COLOR_KEY;
 import static com.jetbrains.python.actions.PySciViewAction.ACTION_ID;
 
 @State(name = "PySciProjectComponent", storages = @Storage("other.xml"))
@@ -73,6 +77,9 @@ public class PySciProjectComponent extends AbstractProjectComponent implements P
   public void projectOpened() {
     if (myState.PY_SCI_VIEW) {
       StartupManager.getInstance(myProject).runWhenProjectIsInitialized(() -> {
+        EditorColorsScheme scheme = EditorColorsManager.getInstance().getGlobalScheme();
+        scheme.setColor(COLOR_KEY, UIUtil.getEditorPaneBackground());
+
         final PsiDirectory directory = PsiManager.getInstance(myProject).findDirectory(myProject.getBaseDir());
         if (directory != null) {
           DocumentationManager.getInstance(myProject).showJavaDocInfo(directory, directory);
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/actions/PySciViewAction.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/actions/PySciViewAction.java
index a885cbf09895..0fc149ae3727 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/actions/PySciViewAction.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/actions/PySciViewAction.java
@@ -21,15 +21,21 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.CommonDataKeys;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.Presentation;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ToggleAction;
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.colors.EditorColorsManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.colors.EditorColorsScheme;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.JBPopup;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
 import com.jetbrains.python.console.PythonConsoleToolWindow;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.awt.*;
+
+import static com.intellij.codeInsight.documentation.DocumentationComponent.COLOR_KEY;
 import static com.jetbrains.python.debugger.containerview.PyDataView.DATA_VIEWER_ID;
 
 public class PySciViewAction extends ToggleAction implements DumbAware {
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ public class PySciViewAction extends ToggleAction implements DumbAware {
 
   public static final String ACTION_ID = "PySciView";
   private ToolWindowType myDataViewType = ToolWindowType.FLOATING;
+  private Color myDocumentationBackgroundColor;
 
   public PySciViewAction() {
     super(TEXT_SCI_VIEW);
@@ -86,6 +93,10 @@ public class PySciViewAction extends ToggleAction implements DumbAware {
   private void showDocumentationToolwindow(Project project, PsiElement element) {
     final String showInToolWindowProperty = DocumentationManager.getInstance(project).getShowInToolWindowProperty();
 
+    EditorColorsScheme scheme = EditorColorsManager.getInstance().getGlobalScheme();
+    myDocumentationBackgroundColor = scheme.getColor(COLOR_KEY);
+    scheme.setColor(COLOR_KEY, UIUtil.getEditorPaneBackground());
+
     PropertiesComponent.getInstance().setValue(showInToolWindowProperty, true);
     PropertiesComponent.getInstance().setValue(DocumentationManager.getInstance(project).getAutoUpdateEnabledProperty(), true);
 
@@ -104,6 +115,8 @@ public class PySciViewAction extends ToggleAction implements DumbAware {
 
   private void restoreDocumentationPopup(Project project) {
     PropertiesComponent.getInstance().setValue(DocumentationManager.getInstance(project).getAutoUpdateEnabledProperty(), false);
+    EditorColorsScheme scheme = EditorColorsManager.getInstance().getGlobalScheme();
+    scheme.setColor(COLOR_KEY, myDocumentationBackgroundColor);
 
     final ToolWindow window = ToolWindowManager.getInstance(project).getToolWindow(ToolWindowId.DOCUMENTATION);
     if (window != null) {