diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.cpp
index 749db356b1..4135afe3e6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ LookAndFeel_V2::LookAndFeel_V2()
         TextPropertyComponent::textColourId,        0xff000000,
         TextPropertyComponent::outlineColourId,     standardOutlineColour,
 
+        BooleanPropertyComponent::backgroundColourId, 0xffffffff,
+        BooleanPropertyComponent::outlineColourId,  standardOutlineColour,
+
         ListBox::backgroundColourId,                0xffffffff,
         ListBox::outlineColourId,                   standardOutlineColour,
         ListBox::textColourId,                      0xff000000,
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/properties/juce_BooleanPropertyComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/properties/juce_BooleanPropertyComponent.cpp
index 6f0d458806..bb85a19906 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/properties/juce_BooleanPropertyComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/properties/juce_BooleanPropertyComponent.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void BooleanPropertyComponent::paint (Graphics& g)
 {
     PropertyComponent::paint (g);
 
-    g.setColour (Colours::white);
+    g.setColour (findColour (backgroundColourId));
     g.fillRect (button.getBounds());
 
     g.setColour (findColour (ComboBox::outlineColourId));
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/properties/juce_BooleanPropertyComponent.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/properties/juce_BooleanPropertyComponent.h
index d791cf0ccf..066c9526f4 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/properties/juce_BooleanPropertyComponent.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/properties/juce_BooleanPropertyComponent.h
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ public:
     /** Must return the current value of the property. */
     virtual bool getState() const;
 
+    //==============================================================================
+    /** A set of colour IDs to use to change the colour of various aspects of the component.
+
+        These constants can be used either via the Component::setColour(), or LookAndFeel::setColour()
+        methods.
+
+        @see Component::setColour, Component::findColour, LookAndFeel::setColour, LookAndFeel::findColour
+    */
+    enum ColourIds
+    {
+        backgroundColourId          = 0x100e801,    /**< The colour to fill the background of the button area. */
+        outlineColourId             = 0x100e803,    /**< The colour to use to draw an outline around the text area. */
+    };
+
     //==============================================================================
     /** @internal */
     void paint (Graphics&) override;