diff --git a/lib/image/options/embed.ex b/lib/image/options/embed.ex
index 62f531c7..a7ac53a8 100644
--- a/lib/image/options/embed.ex
+++ b/lib/image/options/embed.ex
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ defmodule Image.Options.Embed do
          bands,
          true = _has_alpha?
        ) do
-    if length(options.background) == bands do
+    if length(options.background_color) == bands do
       options
     else
       options
       |> Map.put(
         :background_color,
-        List.insert_at(options.background, -1, options.background_transparency)
+        List.insert_at(options.background_color, -1, options.background_transparency)
       )
     end
     |> Map.delete(:background_transparency)
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ defmodule Image.Options.Embed do
 
   defp adjust_transparency(%{extend_mode: :VIPS_EXTEND_BACKGROUND} = options, 1, _has_alpha?) do
     background_color =
-      options.background
+      options.background_color
       |> hd()
       |> List.wrap()
 
diff --git a/test/embed_test.exs b/test/embed_test.exs
index 4332c5b3..37732b49 100644
--- a/test/embed_test.exs
+++ b/test/embed_test.exs
@@ -54,4 +54,40 @@ defmodule Image.Embed.Test do
     # {:ok, _image} = Image.write(embedded, validate_path)
     assert_images_equal(embedded, validate_path)
   end
+
+  test "Image.embed/4 with extend_mode: :background on an image with an alpha band" do
+    image_file = "penguin_with_alpha.png"
+    validate_file = "embed/penguin_with_alpha_embed_background.png"
+
+    image_path = image_path(image_file)
+    validate_path = validate_path(validate_file)
+
+    image = Image.open!(image_path, access: :random)
+    assert Image.has_alpha?(image)
+
+    {width, height, _bands} = Image.shape(image)
+    {:ok, embedded} = Image.embed(image, width, height + 50, x: 0, y: 0, extend_mode: :background)
+
+    # {:ok, _image} = Image.write(embedded, validate_path)
+    assert_images_equal(embedded, validate_path)
+  end
+
+  test "Image.embed/4 with extend_mode: :background on a single-band image" do
+    validate_file = "embed/sydney_opera_house_bw_embed_background.png"
+    validate_path = validate_path(validate_file)
+
+    image =
+      image_path("Sydney-Opera-House-BW.jpg")
+      |> Image.open!(access: :random)
+      |> Image.to_colorspace!(:bw)
+
+    {width, height, bands} = Image.shape(image)
+    assert bands == 1
+    refute Image.has_alpha?(image)
+
+    {:ok, embedded} = Image.embed(image, width, height + 50, x: 0, y: 0, extend_mode: :background)
+
+    # {:ok, _image} = Image.write(embedded, validate_path)
+    assert_images_equal(embedded, validate_path)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/support/validate/embed/penguin_with_alpha_embed_background.png b/test/support/validate/embed/penguin_with_alpha_embed_background.png
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diff --git a/test/support/validate/embed/sydney_opera_house_bw_embed_background.png b/test/support/validate/embed/sydney_opera_house_bw_embed_background.png
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