diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/dc.c b/dlls/gdi32/dc.c
index 9e8d2f8ad98..f2795721eec 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/dc.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/dc.c
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ static BOOL DC_DeleteObject( HGDIOBJ handle )
 }
 
 
+static void set_bk_color( DC *dc, COLORREF color )
+{
+    PHYSDEV physdev = GET_DC_PHYSDEV( dc, pSetBkColor );
+    dc->attr->background_color = physdev->funcs->pSetBkColor( physdev, color );
+}
+
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *           DC_InitDC
  *
@@ -276,7 +283,7 @@ void DC_InitDC( DC* dc )
     PHYSDEV physdev = GET_DC_PHYSDEV( dc, pRealizeDefaultPalette );
     physdev->funcs->pRealizeDefaultPalette( physdev );
     SetTextColor( dc->hSelf, dc->attr->text_color );
-    SetBkColor( dc->hSelf, dc->attr->background_color );
+    set_bk_color( dc, dc->attr->background_color );
     NtGdiSelectPen( dc->hSelf, dc->hPen );
     NtGdiSelectBrush( dc->hSelf, dc->hBrush );
     NtGdiSelectFont( dc->hSelf, dc->hFont );
@@ -458,7 +465,7 @@ BOOL CDECL nulldrv_RestoreDC( PHYSDEV dev, INT level )
     NtGdiSelectBrush( dev->hdc, dcs->hBrush );
     NtGdiSelectFont( dev->hdc, dcs->hFont );
     NtGdiSelectPen( dev->hdc, dcs->hPen );
-    SetBkColor( dev->hdc, dcs->attr->background_color);
+    set_bk_color( dc, dcs->attr->background_color);
     SetTextColor( dev->hdc, dcs->attr->text_color);
     GDISelectPalette( dev->hdc, dcs->hPalette, FALSE );
 
@@ -488,7 +495,7 @@ static BOOL reset_dc_state( HDC hdc )
     if (!(dc = get_dc_ptr( hdc ))) return FALSE;
 
     set_initial_dc_state( dc );
-    SetBkColor( hdc, RGB( 255, 255, 255 ));
+    set_bk_color( dc, RGB( 255, 255, 255 ));
     SetTextColor( hdc, RGB( 0, 0, 0 ));
     NtGdiSelectBrush( hdc, GetStockObject( WHITE_BRUSH ));
     NtGdiSelectFont( hdc, GetStockObject( SYSTEM_FONT ));
@@ -808,27 +815,6 @@ INT WINAPI NtGdiGetDeviceCaps( HDC hdc, INT cap )
 }
 
 
-/***********************************************************************
- *           SetBkColor    (GDI32.@)
- */
-COLORREF WINAPI SetBkColor( HDC hdc, COLORREF color )
-{
-    COLORREF ret = CLR_INVALID;
-    DC * dc = get_dc_ptr( hdc );
-
-    TRACE("hdc=%p color=0x%08x\n", hdc, color);
-
-    if (dc)
-    {
-        PHYSDEV physdev = GET_DC_PHYSDEV( dc, pSetBkColor );
-        ret = dc->attr->background_color;
-        dc->attr->background_color = physdev->funcs->pSetBkColor( physdev, color );
-        release_dc_ptr( dc );
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
 /***********************************************************************
  *           SetTextColor    (GDI32.@)
  */
@@ -855,7 +841,7 @@ COLORREF WINAPI SetTextColor( HDC hdc, COLORREF color )
  */
 BOOL WINAPI NtGdiGetAndSetDCDword( HDC hdc, UINT method, DWORD value, DWORD *prev_value )
 {
-    BOOL ret;
+    BOOL ret = TRUE;
     DC *dc;
 
     if (!(dc = get_dc_ptr( hdc ))) return 0;
@@ -867,6 +853,11 @@ BOOL WINAPI NtGdiGetAndSetDCDword( HDC hdc, UINT method, DWORD value, DWORD *pre
         ret = set_map_mode( dc, value );
         break;
 
+    case NtGdiSetBkColor:
+        *prev_value = dc->attr->background_color;
+        set_bk_color( dc, value );
+        break;
+
     default:
         WARN( "unknown method %u\n", method );
         ret = FALSE;
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/dc.c b/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/dc.c
index cab79d07aaf..56e91540ebc 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/dc.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/dc.c
@@ -82,17 +82,14 @@ BOOL EMFDC_SetBkMode( DC_ATTR *dc_attr, INT mode )
     return EMFDRV_WriteRecord( dc_attr->emf, &emr.emr );
 }
 
-COLORREF CDECL EMFDRV_SetBkColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color )
+BOOL EMFDC_SetBkColor( DC_ATTR *dc_attr, COLORREF color )
 {
     EMRSETBKCOLOR emr;
-    EMFDRV_PDEVICE *physDev = get_emf_physdev( dev );
-
-    if (physDev->restoring) return color;  /* don't output records during RestoreDC */
 
     emr.emr.iType = EMR_SETBKCOLOR;
     emr.emr.nSize = sizeof(emr);
     emr.crColor = color;
-    return EMFDRV_WriteRecord( dev, &emr.emr ) ? color : CLR_INVALID;
+    return EMFDRV_WriteRecord( dc_attr->emf, &emr.emr );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/enhmetafiledrv.h b/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/enhmetafiledrv.h
index 4ee00df6c9a..91f9f755ab4 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/enhmetafiledrv.h
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/enhmetafiledrv.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ extern BOOL     CDECL EMFDRV_ScaleWindowExtEx( PHYSDEV dev, INT xNum, INT xDenom
 extern HBITMAP  CDECL EMFDRV_SelectBitmap( PHYSDEV dev, HBITMAP handle ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL     CDECL EMFDRV_SelectClipPath( PHYSDEV dev, INT iMode ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern HFONT    CDECL EMFDRV_SelectFont( PHYSDEV dev, HFONT handle, UINT *aa_flags ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-extern COLORREF CDECL EMFDRV_SetBkColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern COLORREF CDECL EMFDRV_SetDCBrushColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern COLORREF CDECL EMFDRV_SetDCPenColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern INT      CDECL EMFDRV_SetDIBitsToDevice( PHYSDEV dev, INT xDest, INT yDest, DWORD cx, DWORD cy, INT xSrc,
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/init.c b/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/init.c
index 09381c53738..7d5f3443691 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/init.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/enhmfdrv/init.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static const struct gdi_dc_funcs emfdrv_driver =
     EMFDRV_SelectClipPath,           /* pSelectClipPath */
     EMFDRV_SelectFont,               /* pSelectFont */
     NULL,                            /* pSelectPen */
-    EMFDRV_SetBkColor,               /* pSetBkColor */
+    NULL,                            /* pSetBkColor */
     NULL,                            /* pSetBoundsRect */
     EMFDRV_SetDCBrushColor,          /* pSetDCBrushColor*/
     EMFDRV_SetDCPenColor,            /* pSetDCPenColor*/
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h b/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
index 6d23e7e0ecc..a59996eece9 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ extern BOOL METADC_ScaleWindowExtEx( HDC hdc, INT x_num, INT x_denom, INT y_num,
                                      INT y_denom ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern HGDIOBJ METADC_SelectObject( HDC hdc, HGDIOBJ obj ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL METADC_SelectPalette( HDC hdc, HPALETTE palette ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+extern BOOL METADC_SetBkColor( HDC hdc, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL METADC_SetBkMode( HDC hdc, INT mode ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern INT  METADC_SetDIBitsToDevice( HDC hdc, INT x_dest, INT y_dest, DWORD width, DWORD height,
                                       INT x_src, INT y_src, UINT startscan, UINT lines,
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ extern BOOL EMFDC_ScaleWindowExtEx( DC_ATTR *dc_attr, INT x_num, INT x_denom, IN
 extern BOOL EMFDC_SelectObject( DC_ATTR *dc_attr, HGDIOBJ obj ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL EMFDC_SelectPalette( DC_ATTR *dc_attr, HPALETTE palette ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL EMFDC_SetArcDirection( DC_ATTR *dc_attr, INT dir ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+extern BOOL EMFDC_SetBkColor( DC_ATTR *dc_attr, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL EMFDC_SetBkMode( DC_ATTR *dc_attr, INT mode ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern INT  EMFDC_SetDIBitsToDevice( DC_ATTR *dc_attr, INT x_dest, INT y_dest, DWORD width,
                                      DWORD height, INT x_src, INT y_src, UINT startscan,
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/gdidc.c b/dlls/gdi32/gdidc.c
index e6531d0d94d..ed51a63e724 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/gdidc.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/gdidc.c
@@ -279,6 +279,20 @@ COLORREF WINAPI GetBkColor( HDC hdc )
     return dc_attr ? dc_attr->background_color : CLR_INVALID;
 }
 
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           SetBkColor    (GDI32.@)
+ */
+COLORREF WINAPI SetBkColor( HDC hdc, COLORREF color )
+{
+    DC_ATTR *dc_attr;
+    COLORREF ret;
+
+    if (is_meta_dc( hdc )) return METADC_SetBkColor( hdc, color );
+    if (!(dc_attr = get_dc_attr( hdc ))) return CLR_INVALID;
+    if (dc_attr->emf && !EMFDC_SetBkColor( dc_attr, color )) return CLR_INVALID;
+    return NtGdiGetAndSetDCDword( hdc, NtGdiSetBkColor, color, &ret ) ? ret : CLR_INVALID;
+}
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *           GetDCBrushColor  (GDI32.@)
  */
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/dc.c b/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/dc.c
index 6b7b58070b4..7bf76d0552f 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/dc.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/dc.c
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ BOOL METADC_SetBkMode( HDC hdc, INT mode )
     return metadc_param1( hdc, META_SETBKMODE, (WORD)mode );
 }
 
-COLORREF CDECL MFDRV_SetBkColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color )
+BOOL METADC_SetBkColor( HDC hdc, COLORREF color )
 {
-    return MFDRV_MetaParam2(dev, META_SETBKCOLOR, HIWORD(color), LOWORD(color)) ? color : CLR_INVALID;
+    return metadc_param2( hdc, META_SETBKCOLOR, HIWORD(color), LOWORD(color) );
 }
 
 COLORREF CDECL MFDRV_SetTextColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color )
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/init.c b/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/init.c
index 7b9880cd789..9cd29c74b7a 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/init.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/init.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static const struct gdi_dc_funcs MFDRV_Funcs =
     MFDRV_SelectClipPath,            /* pSelectClipPath */
     NULL,                            /* pSelectFont */
     NULL,                            /* pSelectPen */
-    MFDRV_SetBkColor,                /* pSetBkColor */
+    NULL,                            /* pSetBkColor */
     MFDRV_SetBoundsRect,             /* pSetBoundsRect */
     MFDRV_SetDCBrushColor,           /* pSetDCBrushColor*/
     MFDRV_SetDCPenColor,             /* pSetDCPenColor*/
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/metafiledrv.h b/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/metafiledrv.h
index 90b63d6bbc1..156c0800a17 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/metafiledrv.h
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/mfdrv/metafiledrv.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ extern BOOL CDECL MFDRV_PolyBezierTo( PHYSDEV dev, const POINT* pt, DWORD count
 extern BOOL CDECL MFDRV_RestoreDC( PHYSDEV dev, INT level ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL CDECL MFDRV_ScaleWindowExtEx( PHYSDEV dev, INT xNum, INT xDenom, INT yNum, INT yDenom, SIZE *size ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL  CDECL MFDRV_SelectClipPath( PHYSDEV dev, INT iMode ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-extern COLORREF CDECL MFDRV_SetBkColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern COLORREF CDECL MFDRV_SetDCBrushColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern COLORREF CDECL MFDRV_SetDCPenColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern COLORREF  CDECL MFDRV_SetTextColor( PHYSDEV dev, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
diff --git a/include/ntgdi.h b/include/ntgdi.h
index 9da053e10a8..5c682f3cd7b 100644
--- a/include/ntgdi.h
+++ b/include/ntgdi.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ enum
 enum
 {
     NtGdiSetMapMode = 8,
+    /* not compatible with Windows */
+    NtGdiSetBkColor = 100,
 };
 
 enum