diff --git a/export_fig.m b/export_fig.m
index 46ba97d..f2855d7 100644
--- a/export_fig.m
+++ b/export_fig.m
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@
 % 13/04/23: (3.36) Reduced (hopefully fixed) unintended EPS/PDF image cropping (issues #97, #318); clarified warning in case of PDF/EPS export of transparent patches (issues #94, #106, #108)
 % 23/04/23: (3.37) Fixed run-time error with old Matlab releases (issue #374); -notify console message about exported image now displays black (STDOUT) not red (STDERR)
 % 15/05/23: (3.38) Fixed endless recursion when using export_fig in Live Scripts (issue #375); don't warn about exportgraphics/copygraphics alternatives in deployed mode
+% 30/05/23: (3.39) Fixed exported bgcolor of uifigures or figures in Live Scripts (issue #377)
 %}
 
     if nargout
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@
     [fig, options] = parse_args(nargout, fig, argNames, varargin{:});
 
     % Check for newer version and exportgraphics/copygraphics compatibility
-    currentVersion = 3.38;
+    currentVersion = 3.39;
     if options.version  % export_fig's version requested - return it and bail out
         imageData = currentVersion;
         return
@@ -468,7 +469,9 @@
             end
             try
                 % Create an invisible legacy figure at the same position/size as the uifigure
-                hNewFig = figure('Units',hFig.Units, 'Position',hFig.Position, 'MenuBar','none', 'ToolBar','none', 'Visible','off');
+                hNewFig = figure('Visible','off',    'Color',hFig.Color, ...
+                                 'Units',hFig.Units, 'Position',hFig.Position, ...
+                                 'MenuBar','none',   'ToolBar','none');
                 % Copy the uifigure contents onto the new invisible legacy figure
                 try
                     hChildren = allchild(hFig); %=uifig.Children;