diff --git a/src/core/p5.Renderer3D.js b/src/core/p5.Renderer3D.js
index 8d96778fac..a335b878cf 100644
--- a/src/core/p5.Renderer3D.js
+++ b/src/core/p5.Renderer3D.js
@@ -728,6 +728,27 @@ export class Renderer3D extends Renderer {
   }
 
   background(...args) {
+    const a0 = args[0];
+
+    const isImageLike =
+      a0 != null &&
+      typeof a0 === 'object' &&
+      typeof a0.width === 'number' &&
+      typeof a0.height === 'number' &&
+      (a0.canvas != null || a0.elt != null);
+
+    // WEBGL / 3D: support background(image-like)
+    if (isImageLike) {
+      this._pInst.clear();
+      this._pInst.push();
+      this._pInst.resetMatrix();
+      this._pInst.imageMode(constants.CENTER);
+      this._pInst.image(a0, 0, 0, this._pInst.width, this._pInst.height);
+      this._pInst.pop();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Default: background(color)
     const _col = this._pInst.color(...args);
     this.clear(..._col._getRGBA());
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/visual/cases/webgl.js b/test/unit/visual/cases/webgl.js
index b0a68e56d6..c2157b3d18 100644
--- a/test/unit/visual/cases/webgl.js
+++ b/test/unit/visual/cases/webgl.js
@@ -929,4 +929,22 @@ visualSuite('WebGL', function() {
       screenshot();
     });
   });
+
+  visualSuite('background()', function () {
+    visualTest('background(image) works in WEBGL', function (p5, screenshot) {
+      p5.createCanvas(50, 50, p5.WEBGL);
+
+      const g = p5.createGraphics(50, 50);
+      g.background(255, 0, 0);
+      g.fill(0);
+      g.noStroke();
+      g.circle(25, 25, 20);
+
+      p5.background(0, 0, 255);
+      p5.background(g);
+
+      screenshot();
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/background()/background(image) works in WEBGL/000.png b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/background()/background(image) works in WEBGL/000.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/background()/background(image) works in WEBGL/metadata.json b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/background()/background(image) works in WEBGL/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4bfe30da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/background()/background(image) works in WEBGL/metadata.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "numScreenshots": 1
+}
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