diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/preferencespopup.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/preferencespopup.cpp
index 35882d84..2b54149f 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/preferencespopup.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/preferencespopup.cpp
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ QString PreferencesPopup::getUIString(PreferencesItemId id) {
       {previewBGColor, tr("Preview BG Color:")},
       {useThemeViewerColors,
        tr("Use the Curent Theme's Viewer Background Colors")},
-      {levelEditorBoxColor, tr("Level Editor Box Color:")},
+      {levelEditorBoxColor, tr("Level Editor Canvas Color:")},
       {chessboardColor1, tr("Chessboard Color 1:")},
       {chessboardColor2, tr("Chessboard Color 2:")},
       {transpCheckInkOnWhite, tr("Ink Color on White BG:")},
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/sceneviewer.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/sceneviewer.cpp
index e372b6dc..00304d34 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/sceneviewer.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/sceneviewer.cpp
@@ -1373,10 +1373,17 @@ void SceneViewer::drawBackground() {
       } else
         bgColor = Preferences::instance()->getPreviewBgColor();
     } else {
-      if (Preferences::instance()->getUseThemeViewerColors()) {
+      TXshLevelHandle *levelHandle = TApp::instance()->getCurrentLevel();
+      TXshSimpleLevel *sl = levelHandle ? levelHandle->getSimpleLevel() : 0;
+      bool isVectorLevel = sl ? sl->getType() == PLI_XSHLEVEL : false;
+      bool isEditingLevel = TApp::instance()->getCurrentFrame()->isEditingLevel();
+
+      if (Preferences::instance()->getUseThemeViewerColors() && (!isEditingLevel || !isVectorLevel)) {
         QColor qtBgColor = getBGColor();
         bgColor =
             TPixel32(qtBgColor.red(), qtBgColor.green(), qtBgColor.blue());
+      } else if (isVectorLevel && isEditingLevel) {
+        bgColor = Preferences::instance()->getLevelEditorBoxColor();
       } else
         bgColor = Preferences::instance()->getViewerBgColor();
     }