diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8bd1bf50..9e0e0b36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ usage: fzf [options]
     +i                   Case-sensitive match
     +c, --no-color       Disable colors
     +2, --no-256         Disable 256-color
+        --black          Use black background
         --no-mouse       Disable mouse
 
   Environment variables
diff --git a/fzf b/fzf
index ace205d8..c23bdc4f 100755
--- a/fzf
+++ b/fzf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #  / __/ / /_/ __/
 # /_/   /___/_/    Fuzzy finder for your shell
 #
-# Version: 0.8.0 (March 8, 2014)
+# Version: 0.8.1 (March 9, 2014)
 #
 # Author:  Junegunn Choi
 # URL:     https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ end
 
 class FZF
   C = Curses
-  attr_reader :rxflag, :sort, :color, :ansi256, :mouse, :multi, :query, :filter, :extended
+  attr_reader :rxflag, :sort, :color, :black, :ansi256, :mouse, :multi, :query, :filter, :extended
 
   class AtomicVar
     def initialize value
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class FZF
     @sort     = ENV.fetch('FZF_DEFAULT_SORT', 1000).to_i
     @color    = true
     @ansi256  = true
+    @black    = false
     @multi    = false
     @mouse    = true
     @extended = nil
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ class FZF
       when '+c', '--no-color'    then @color    = false
       when '-2', '--256'         then @ansi256  = true
       when '+2', '--no-256'      then @ansi256  = false
+      when       '--black'       then @black    = true
+      when       '--no-black'    then @black    = false
       when       '--mouse'       then @mouse    = true
       when       '--no-mouse'    then @mouse    = false
       when '+s', '--no-sort'     then @sort     = nil
@@ -211,6 +214,7 @@ class FZF
     +i                   Case-sensitive match
     +c, --no-color       Disable colors
     +2, --no-256         Disable 256-color
+        --black          Use black background
         --no-mouse       Disable mouse
 
   Environment variables
@@ -517,7 +521,7 @@ class FZF
     C.mousemask C::ALL_MOUSE_EVENTS if @mouse
     C.start_color
     dbg =
-      if C.respond_to?(:use_default_colors)
+      if !@black && C.respond_to?(:use_default_colors)
         C.use_default_colors
         -1
       else
diff --git a/fzf.gemspec b/fzf.gemspec
index ab28611d..9556c0d6 100644
--- a/fzf.gemspec
+++ b/fzf.gemspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.name          = 'fzf'
-  spec.version       = '0.8.0'
+  spec.version       = '0.8.1'
   spec.authors       = ['Junegunn Choi']
   spec.email         = ['junegunn.c@gmail.com']
   spec.description   = %q{Fuzzy finder for your shell}
diff --git a/test/test_fzf.rb b/test/test_fzf.rb
index df825928..b236d6ea 100644
--- a/test/test_fzf.rb
+++ b/test/test_fzf.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TestFZF < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
     fzf = FZF.new []
     assert_equal 20000, fzf.sort
 
-    ENV['FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS'] = '-x -m -s 10000 -q "  hello  world  " +c +2 --no-mouse -f "goodbye world"'
+    ENV['FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS'] = '-x -m -s 10000 -q "  hello  world  " +c +2 --no-mouse -f "goodbye world" --black'
     fzf = FZF.new []
     assert_equal 10000,   fzf.sort
     assert_equal '  hello  world  ',
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class TestFZF < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal true,    fzf.multi
     assert_equal false,   fzf.color
     assert_equal false,   fzf.ansi256
+    assert_equal true,    fzf.black
     assert_equal false,   fzf.mouse
   end
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class TestFZF < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal true,    fzf.multi
     assert_equal false,   fzf.color
     assert_equal false,   fzf.ansi256
+    assert_equal false,   fzf.black
     assert_equal false,   fzf.mouse
     assert_equal 0,       fzf.rxflag
     assert_equal 'hello', fzf.query.get
@@ -57,12 +59,13 @@ class TestFZF < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal :exact,  fzf.extended
 
     fzf = FZF.new %w[--sort=2000 --no-color --multi +i --query hello
-                     --filter a --filter b --no-256
+                     --filter a --filter b --no-256 --black
                      --no-sort -i --color --no-multi --256]
     assert_equal nil,     fzf.sort
     assert_equal false,   fzf.multi
     assert_equal true,    fzf.color
     assert_equal true,    fzf.ansi256
+    assert_equal true,    fzf.black
     assert_equal true,    fzf.mouse
     assert_equal 1,       fzf.rxflag
     assert_equal 'b',     fzf.filter
@@ -82,11 +85,12 @@ class TestFZF < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
 
     # Left-to-right
     fzf = FZF.new %w[-s 2000 +c -m +i -qhello -x -fgoodbye +2
-                     -s 3000 -c +m -i -q world +x -fworld -2]
+                     -s 3000 -c +m -i -q world +x -fworld -2 --black --no-black]
     assert_equal 3000,    fzf.sort
     assert_equal false,   fzf.multi
     assert_equal true,    fzf.color
     assert_equal true,    fzf.ansi256
+    assert_equal false,   fzf.black
     assert_equal 1,       fzf.rxflag
     assert_equal 'world', fzf.query.get
     assert_equal 'world', fzf.filter