@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function addBuildplayerFunctions(AblePlayer) {
 		// add container that captions or description will be appended to
 		// Note: new Jquery object must be assigned _after_ wrap, hence the temp captionsContainer variable
 		captionsContainer = $('<div>');
+		captionsContainer.addClass('able-captions-container');
 		if (this.mediaType === 'video') {
 			captionsContainer.addClass('able-vidcap-container');
 		} else if (this.mediaType === 'audio') {
 
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@
 	margin: 0 6px;
 }
 
+.able-captions-container {
+	background: var(--able-control-background);
+}
+
 .able .able-vidcap-container {
 	left: 0;
 	margin: 0;