diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
index 6f2a30028c..12937c9e82 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
@@ -840,7 +840,9 @@ EAPI Ecore_X_Window   ecore_x_window_at_xy_get(int x, int y);
 EAPI Ecore_X_Window   ecore_x_window_parent_get(Ecore_X_Window win);
 
 EAPI void             ecore_x_window_background_color_set(Ecore_X_Window win,
-                                                     unsigned long color);
+                                                     unsigned short r,
+						     unsigned short g,
+						     unsigned short b);
 EAPI void             ecore_x_window_gravity_set(Ecore_X_Window win,
 					    Ecore_X_Gravity grav);
 EAPI void             ecore_x_window_pixel_gravity_set(Ecore_X_Window win,
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_window.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_window.c
index 957c5bc28e..b4f96f5df1 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_window.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_window.c
@@ -713,11 +713,21 @@ ecore_x_window_parent_get(Ecore_X_Window win)
  * @param color The color to set to (i.e. 0xff0000)
  */
 void
-ecore_x_window_background_color_set(Ecore_X_Window win, unsigned long color)
+ecore_x_window_background_color_set(Ecore_X_Window win, unsigned short r,
+				    unsigned short g, unsigned short b)
 {
    XSetWindowAttributes attr;
+   XColor col;
 
-   attr.background_pixel      = color;
+   col.red = r;
+   col.green = g;
+   col.blue = b;
+   
+   XAllocColor(_ecore_x_disp, DefaultColormap(_ecore_x_disp,
+					      DefaultScreen(_ecore_x_disp)),
+	       &col);
+   
+   attr.background_pixel      = col.pixel;
    XChangeWindowAttributes(_ecore_x_disp, win, CWBackPixel, &attr);
 }