diff --git a/project/main.py b/project/main.py
index 3427e0c..d6348cd 100644
--- a/project/main.py
+++ b/project/main.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ if what_to_run == 'menu':
         global level_text_label
         for level_text_label in level_menu.level_text_labels:
             sprite_manager.remove_ui_element(level_text_label)
+        sprite_manager.remove_ui_element(level_menu.background)
 
 
     level_menu.level_select_listener = lambda selected_level: load_next_level(selected_level)
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ if what_to_run == 'menu':
                     destroy_menu()
                 else:
                     show_menu = True
+                    sprite_manager.add_ui_element(DrawLayers.UI, level_menu.background)
                     for level_text_label in level_menu.level_text_labels:
                         sprite_manager.add_ui_element(DrawLayers.UI, level_text_label)
 
diff --git a/project/ui_elements/Background.py b/project/ui_elements/Background.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17deaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/ui_elements/Background.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+import pygame
+from pygame import Surface
+
+from physics.TickData import TickData
+from sprite.BoundingBox import BoundingBox
+from ui_elements.UiElement import UiElement
+
+
+class Background(UiElement):
+
+    def __init__(self, x_pos: float, y_pos: float, width: float, height: float, color: tuple):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.x_pos = x_pos
+        self.y_pos = y_pos
+        self.width = width
+        self.height = height
+        self.color = color
+
+    def tick(self, tick_data: TickData):
+        pass
+
+    def render_sprite_image(self) -> Optional[Surface]:
+        surface = pygame.Surface((self.width, self.height), pygame.SRCALPHA)
+        background_rect = pygame.Rect(self.x_pos, self.y_pos, self.width, self.height)
+        pygame.draw.rect(surface, self.color, background_rect)
+        return surface
+
+    def get_bounding_box(self) -> BoundingBox:
+        return BoundingBox(-1, -1, 0, 0)
diff --git a/project/ui_elements/LevelMenu.py b/project/ui_elements/LevelMenu.py
index 17c9196..b1de9f8 100644
--- a/project/ui_elements/LevelMenu.py
+++ b/project/ui_elements/LevelMenu.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import pygame
 
 from level.Level import Level
+from ui_elements.Background import Background
 from ui_elements.ClickEvent import ClickEvent
 from ui_elements.TextLabel import TextLabel
 
 
 class LevelMenu:
 
-    def __init__(self, levels: [Level], x_pos: int, y_pos: int, width: float, height: float, column_count: int):
+    def __init__(self, levels: [Level], x_pos: float, y_pos: float, width: float, height: float, column_count: int):
+        super().__init__()
         self.levels = levels
         self.x_pos = x_pos
         self.y_pos = y_pos
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ class LevelMenu:
         self.column_count = column_count
 
         self.create_level_text_labels()
+        self.background = Background(self.x_pos, self.y_pos, self.width, self.height, (100, 100, 100, 180))
 
     def create_level_text_labels(self):
         current_text_label_x = self.x_pos