diff --git a/qt/aqt/editor.py b/qt/aqt/editor.py
index ad6094009..d1a1ae233 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/editor.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class Editor:
             context=self,
             default_css=False,
         )
+        self.web._fix_editor_background_color_and_show()
 
         lefttopbtns: list[str] = []
         gui_hooks.editor_did_init_left_buttons(lefttopbtns, self)
diff --git a/qt/aqt/webview.py b/qt/aqt/webview.py
index afa1c3617..87f986507 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/webview.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/webview.py
@@ -719,3 +719,30 @@ html {{ {font} }}
 }})();
 """
         )
+
+    def _fix_editor_background_color_and_show(self) -> None:
+        # The editor does not use our standard CSS, which takes care of matching the background
+        # colour of the webview to the window we're showing it in. This causes a difference in
+        # shades on Windows/Linux in day mode, that we need to work around. This is a temporary
+        # fix before the 2.1.50 release; with more time there may be a better way to do this.
+
+        if theme_manager.night_mode:
+            # The styling changes are not required for night mode, and hiding+showing the
+            # webview causes a flash of black.
+            return
+
+        self.hide()
+
+        window_bg_day = self.get_window_bg_color(False).name()
+        css = f":root {{ --window-bg: {window_bg_day} }}"
+        self.evalWithCallback(
+            f"""
+(function(){{
+    const style = document.createElement('style');
+    style.innerHTML = `{css}`;
+    document.head.appendChild(style);
+}})();
+""",
+            # avoids FOUC
+            lambda _: self.show(),
+        )