diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f21515..1100132 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ A dark Vim/Neovim color scheme for the GUI and 16/256/true-color terminals, base
 
 **Note:** All options should be set **before** the `colorscheme onedark` line in your `~/.vimrc`.
 
+* `g:onedark_hide_endofbuffer`: Set to `1` if you want to hide end-of-buffer filler lines (~) for a cleaner look; `0` otherwise (the default).
+
 * `g:onedark_termcolors` **(see [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) (below) for more information about this option)**: Set to `256` for 256-color terminals (the default), or set to `16` to use your terminal emulator's native 16 colors.
 
 * `g:onedark_terminal_italics`: Set to `1` if your terminal emulator supports italics; `0` otherwise (the default).
diff --git a/colors/onedark.vim b/colors/onedark.vim
index adfd3cc..c233b44 100644
--- a/colors/onedark.vim
+++ b/colors/onedark.vim
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ call s:h("DiffDelete", { "bg": s:red, "fg": s:black }) " diff mode: Deleted line
 call s:h("DiffText", { "bg": s:yellow, "fg": s:black }) " diff mode: Changed text within a changed line
 if get(g:, 'onedark_hide_endofbuffer', 0)
     " If enabled, will style end-of-buffer filler lines (~) to appear to be hidden.
-    call s:h("EndOfBuffer", { "fg": s:black, "bg": s:black }) " filler lines (~) after the last line in the buffer
+    call s:h("EndOfBuffer", { "fg": s:black }) " filler lines (~) after the last line in the buffer
 endif
 call s:h("ErrorMsg", { "fg": s:red }) " error messages on the command line
 call s:h("VertSplit", { "fg": s:vertsplit }) " the column separating vertically split windows