diff --git a/src/Chart.Core.js b/src/Chart.Core.js
index aa6c58d8d..9521397a8 100755
--- a/src/Chart.Core.js
+++ b/src/Chart.Core.js
@@ -2039,14 +2039,40 @@
 					ctx.lineWidth = this.angleLineWidth;
 					ctx.strokeStyle = this.angleLineColor;
 					for (var i = this.valuesCount - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+						var centerOffset = null, outerPosition = null;
+
 						if (this.angleLineWidth > 0){
-							var outerPosition = this.getPointPosition(i, this.calculateCenterOffset(this.max));
+							centerOffset = this.calculateCenterOffset(this.max);
+							outerPosition = this.getPointPosition(i, centerOffset);
 							ctx.beginPath();
 							ctx.moveTo(this.xCenter, this.yCenter);
 							ctx.lineTo(outerPosition.x, outerPosition.y);
 							ctx.stroke();
 							ctx.closePath();
 						}
+
+						if (this.backgroundColors && this.backgroundColors.length == this.valuesCount) {
+							if (centerOffset == null)
+								centerOffset = this.calculateCenterOffset(this.max);
+
+							if (outerPosition == null)
+								outerPosition = this.getPointPosition(i, centerOffset);
+
+							var previousOuterPosition = this.getPointPosition(i === 0 ? this.valuesCount - 1 : i - 1, centerOffset);
+							var nextOuterPosition = this.getPointPosition(i === this.valuesCount - 1 ? 0 : i + 1, centerOffset);
+
+							var previousOuterHalfway = { x: (previousOuterPosition.x + outerPosition.x) / 2, y: (previousOuterPosition.y + outerPosition.y) / 2 };
+							var nextOuterHalfway = { x: (outerPosition.x + nextOuterPosition.x) / 2, y: (outerPosition.y + nextOuterPosition.y) / 2 };
+
+							ctx.beginPath();
+							ctx.moveTo(this.xCenter, this.yCenter);
+							ctx.lineTo(previousOuterHalfway.x, previousOuterHalfway.y);
+							ctx.lineTo(outerPosition.x, outerPosition.y);
+							ctx.lineTo(nextOuterHalfway.x, nextOuterHalfway.y);
+							ctx.fillStyle = this.backgroundColors[i];
+							ctx.fill();
+							ctx.closePath();
+						}
 						// Extra 3px out for some label spacing
 						var pointLabelPosition = this.getPointPosition(i, this.calculateCenterOffset(this.max) + 5);
 						ctx.font = fontString(this.pointLabelFontSize,this.pointLabelFontStyle,this.pointLabelFontFamily);
diff --git a/src/Chart.Radar.js b/src/Chart.Radar.js
index 6d00eeb12..93d7352fd 100644
--- a/src/Chart.Radar.js
+++ b/src/Chart.Radar.js
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
 				showLabels: this.options.scaleShowLabels,
 				showLabelBackdrop: this.options.scaleShowLabelBackdrop,
 				backdropColor: this.options.scaleBackdropColor,
+				backgroundColors: this.options.scaleBackgroundColors,
 				backdropPaddingY : this.options.scaleBackdropPaddingY,
 				backdropPaddingX: this.options.scaleBackdropPaddingX,
 				lineWidth: (this.options.scaleShowLine) ? this.options.scaleLineWidth : 0,