diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp b/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp
index 92fe17d6..ced6325e 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp
@@ -1597,9 +1597,9 @@ void UBBoardView::drawBackground (QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect)
         QColor bgCrossColor;
 
         if (darkBackground)
-            bgCrossColor = UBSettings::crossDarkBackground;
+            bgCrossColor = QColor(UBSettings::settings()->boardCrossColorDarkBackground->get().toString());
         else
-            bgCrossColor = UBSettings::crossLightBackground;
+            bgCrossColor = QColor(UBSettings::settings()->boardCrossColorLightBackground->get().toString());
 
         if (transform ().m11 () < 1.0)
         {
diff --git a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
index 9f2c72fb..6a479a6f 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ const char *UBSettings::sDefaultFontFamily = "Arial";
 
 QString UBSettings::currentFileVersion = "4.8.0";
 
-QColor UBSettings::crossDarkBackground = QColor(44, 44, 44, 200);
-QColor UBSettings::crossLightBackground = QColor(165, 225, 255);
-
 QBrush UBSettings::eraserBrushDarkBackground = QBrush(QColor(127, 127, 127, 80));
 QBrush UBSettings::eraserBrushLightBackground = QBrush(QColor(255, 255, 255, 30));
 
@@ -272,6 +269,10 @@ void UBSettings::init()
 
     pageSize = new UBSetting(this, "Board", "DefaultPageSize", documentSizes.value(DocumentSizeRatio::Ratio4_3));
 
+
+    boardCrossColorDarkBackground = new UBSetting(this, "Board", "CrossColorDarkBackground", "#C82C2C2C");
+    boardCrossColorLightBackground = new UBSetting(this, "Board", "CrossColorLightBackground", "#A5FFFF");
+
     QStringList penLightBackgroundColors;
     penLightBackgroundColors << "#000000" << "#FF0000" <<"#004080" << "#008000" << "#FFDD00" << "#C87400" << "#800040" << "#008080"  << "#5F2D0A" << "#FFFFFF";
     boardPenLightBackgroundColors = new UBColorListSetting(this, "Board", "PenLightBackgroundColors", penLightBackgroundColors, 1.0);
diff --git a/src/core/UBSettings.h b/src/core/UBSettings.h
index 9d04f0dc..9f024d57 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSettings.h
+++ b/src/core/UBSettings.h
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@ class UBSettings : public QObject
         static int pointerDiameter;
         static int boardMargin;
 
-        static QColor crossDarkBackground;
-        static QColor crossLightBackground;
         static QColor paletteColor;
         static QColor opaquePaletteColor;
 
@@ -275,6 +273,9 @@ class UBSettings : public QObject
 
         UBSetting* featureSliderPosition;
 
+        UBSetting* boardCrossColorDarkBackground;
+        UBSetting* boardCrossColorLightBackground;
+
         UBColorListSetting* boardPenLightBackgroundColors;
         UBColorListSetting* boardPenLightBackgroundSelectedColors;
 
diff --git a/src/domain/UBGraphicsScene.cpp b/src/domain/UBGraphicsScene.cpp
index deb6cbd5..357fb1a8 100644
--- a/src/domain/UBGraphicsScene.cpp
+++ b/src/domain/UBGraphicsScene.cpp
@@ -2391,9 +2391,9 @@ void UBGraphicsScene::drawBackground(QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect)
         QColor bgCrossColor;
 
         if (darkBackground)
-            bgCrossColor = UBSettings::crossDarkBackground;
+            bgCrossColor = QColor(UBSettings::settings()->boardCrossColorDarkBackground->get().toString());
         else
-            bgCrossColor = UBSettings::crossLightBackground;
+            bgCrossColor = QColor(UBSettings::settings()->boardCrossColorLightBackground->get().toString());
         if (mZoomFactor < 1.0)
         {
             int alpha = 255 * mZoomFactor / 2;