diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-swans-swim.md b/.changeset/eleven-swans-swim.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1db4f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-swans-swim.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"vaul-svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: reset background color on close
diff --git a/src/lib/internal/vaul.ts b/src/lib/internal/vaul.ts
index 7a78483..bbdc732 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal/vaul.ts
+++ b/src/lib/internal/vaul.ts
@@ -482,6 +482,12 @@ export function createVaul(props: CreateVaulProps) {
 		const $direction = get(direction);
 
 		if (open) {
+			// setting original styles initially
+			set(document.body, {
+				background: document.body.style.backgroundColor || document.body.style.background,
+			});
+
+			// setting body styles, with cache ignored, so that we can get correct original styles in reset
 			set(
 				document.body,
 				{