diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Controls/BrowserControl.xaml.cs b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Controls/BrowserControl.xaml.cs
index 39f94af55e..1fbe78a166 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Controls/BrowserControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Controls/BrowserControl.xaml.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ namespace Peek.FilePreviewer.Controls
         /// </summary>
         private Uri? _navigatedUri;
 
+        private Color originalBackgroundColor;
+
         public delegate void NavigationCompletedHandler(WebView2? sender, CoreWebView2NavigationCompletedEventArgs? args);
 
         public delegate void DOMContentLoadedHandler(CoreWebView2? sender, CoreWebView2DOMContentLoadedEventArgs? args);
@@ -120,7 +122,11 @@ namespace Peek.FilePreviewer.Controls
             {
                 await PreviewBrowser.EnsureCoreWebView2Async();
 
-                // transparent background when loading the page
+                // Storing the original background color so it can be reset later for specific file types like HTML.
+                originalBackgroundColor = PreviewBrowser.DefaultBackgroundColor;
+
+                // Setting the background color to transparent when initially loading the WebView2 component.
+                // This ensures that non-HTML files are displayed with a transparent background.
                 PreviewBrowser.DefaultBackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
                 PreviewBrowser.CoreWebView2.Settings.AreDefaultScriptDialogsEnabled = false;
@@ -150,6 +156,15 @@ namespace Peek.FilePreviewer.Controls
 
         private void CoreWebView2_DOMContentLoaded(CoreWebView2 sender, CoreWebView2DOMContentLoadedEventArgs args)
         {
+            // If the file being previewed is HTML or HTM, reset the background color to its original state.
+            // This is done to ensure that HTML and HTM files are displayed as intended, with their own background settings.
+            if (Source?.ToString().EndsWith(".html", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true ||
+                Source?.ToString().EndsWith(".htm", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true)
+            {
+                // Reset to default behavior for HTML files
+                PreviewBrowser.DefaultBackgroundColor = originalBackgroundColor;
+            }
+
             DOMContentLoaded?.Invoke(sender, args);
         }