diff --git a/src/barplot.cpp b/src/barplot.cpp
--- a/src/barplot.cpp
+++ b/src/barplot.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
 
 #include "barplot.h"
 #include "barscaledraw.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 
-BarPlot::BarPlot(ChannelManager* channelMan, QWidget* parent) :
-    QwtPlot(parent), barChart(channelMan)
+BarPlot::BarPlot(ChannelManager* channelMan, PlotMenu* menu, QWidget* parent) :
+    QwtPlot(parent), _menu(menu), barChart(channelMan)
 {
     _channelMan = channelMan;
     barChart.attach(this);
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ BarPlot::BarPlot(ChannelManager* channel
     update();
     connect(_channelMan, &ChannelManager::dataAdded, this, &BarPlot::update);
     connect(_channelMan, &ChannelManager::numOfChannelsChanged, this, &BarPlot::update);
+
+    // connect to menu
+    connect(&menu->darkBackgroundAction, SELECT<bool>::OVERLOAD_OF(&QAction::toggled),
+            this, &BarPlot::darkBackground);
+    darkBackground(menu->darkBackgroundAction.isChecked());
 }
 
 void BarPlot::update()
@@ -52,3 +58,17 @@ void BarPlot::setYAxis(bool autoScaled, 
         setAxisScale(QwtPlot::yLeft, yMin, yMax);
     }
 }
+
+
+void BarPlot::darkBackground(bool enabled)
+{
+    if (enabled)
+    {
+        setCanvasBackground(QBrush(Qt::black));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        setCanvasBackground(QBrush(Qt::white));
+    }
+    replot();
+}
diff --git a/src/barplot.h b/src/barplot.h
--- a/src/barplot.h
+++ b/src/barplot.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <qwt_plot.h>
 
 #include "channelmanager.h"
+#include "plotmenu.h"
 #include "barchart.h"
 
 class BarPlot : public QwtPlot
@@ -30,14 +31,19 @@ class BarPlot : public QwtPlot
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit BarPlot(ChannelManager* channelMan, QWidget* parent = 0);
+    explicit BarPlot(ChannelManager* channelMan,
+                     PlotMenu* menu,
+                     QWidget* parent = 0);
 
 public slots:
     /// Set the Y axis
     void setYAxis(bool autoScaled, double yMin = 0, double yMax = 1);
+    /// Enable/disable dark background
+    void darkBackground(bool enabled);
 
 private:
     ChannelManager* _channelMan;
+    PlotMenu* _menu;
     BarChart barChart;
 
     QVector<double> chartData() const;
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ void MainWindow::showBarPlot(bool show)
 {
     if (show)
     {
-        auto plot = new BarPlot(&channelMan);
+        auto plot = new BarPlot(&channelMan, &plotMenu);
         plot->setYAxis(plotControlPanel.autoScale(),
                        plotControlPanel.yMin(),
                        plotControlPanel.yMax());