diff --git a/components/layout/display_list_builder.rs b/components/layout/display_list_builder.rs
index 3999122d537..3c615ed0e9d 100644
--- a/components/layout/display_list_builder.rs
+++ b/components/layout/display_list_builder.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
 use style::computed_values::filter::Filter;
 use style::computed_values::transform::ComputedMatrix;
-use style::computed_values::{background_attachment, background_origin, background_repeat, background_size};
+use style::computed_values::{background_attachment, background_clip, background_origin, background_repeat, background_size};
 use style::computed_values::{border_style, image_rendering, overflow_x, position, visibility};
 use style::properties::ComputedValues;
 use style::properties::style_structs::Border;
@@ -309,8 +309,31 @@ impl FragmentDisplayListBuilding for Fragment {
         // inefficient. What we really want is something like "nearest ancestor element that
         // doesn't have a fragment".
         let background_color = style.resolve_color(style.get_background().background_color);
+
+        // 'background-clip' determines the area within which the background is painted.
+        // http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-backgrounds-3/#the-background-clip
+        let mut bounds = *absolute_bounds;
+
+        match style.get_background().background_clip {
+            background_clip::T::border_box => {}
+            background_clip::T::padding_box => {
+                let border = style.logical_border_width().to_physical(style.writing_mode);
+                bounds.origin.x = bounds.origin.x + border.left;
+                bounds.origin.y = bounds.origin.y + border.top;
+                bounds.size.width = bounds.size.width - border.horizontal();
+                bounds.size.height = bounds.size.height - border.vertical();
+            }
+            background_clip::T::content_box => {
+                let border_padding = self.border_padding.to_physical(style.writing_mode);
+                bounds.origin.x = bounds.origin.x + border_padding.left;
+                bounds.origin.y = bounds.origin.y + border_padding.top;
+                bounds.size.width = bounds.size.width - border_padding.horizontal();
+                bounds.size.height = bounds.size.height - border_padding.vertical();
+            }
+        }
+
         display_list.push(DisplayItem::SolidColorClass(box SolidColorDisplayItem {
-            base: BaseDisplayItem::new(*absolute_bounds,
+            base: BaseDisplayItem::new(bounds,
                                        DisplayItemMetadata::new(self.node,
                                                                 style,
                                                                 Cursor::DefaultCursor),
diff --git a/components/script/dom/webidls/CSSStyleDeclaration.webidl b/components/script/dom/webidls/CSSStyleDeclaration.webidl
index 57b3e9f43cc..d85dfc8f8ca 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/webidls/CSSStyleDeclaration.webidl
+++ b/components/script/dom/webidls/CSSStyleDeclaration.webidl
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ partial interface CSSStyleDeclaration {
   [TreatNullAs=EmptyString] attribute DOMString backgroundAttachment;
   [TreatNullAs=EmptyString] attribute DOMString backgroundSize;
   [TreatNullAs=EmptyString] attribute DOMString backgroundOrigin;
+  [TreatNullAs=EmptyString] attribute DOMString backgroundClip;
 
   [TreatNullAs=EmptyString] attribute DOMString border;
   [TreatNullAs=EmptyString] attribute DOMString borderColor;
diff --git a/components/style/properties.mako.rs b/components/style/properties.mako.rs
index 639b02d3b88..3edc0a312fa 100644
--- a/components/style/properties.mako.rs
+++ b/components/style/properties.mako.rs
@@ -1295,6 +1295,8 @@ pub mod longhands {
 
     ${single_keyword("background-attachment", "scroll fixed")}
 
+    ${single_keyword("background-clip", "border-box padding-box content-box")}
+
     ${single_keyword("background-origin", "padding-box border-box content-box")}
 
     <%self:longhand name="background-size">
@@ -4247,9 +4249,9 @@ pub mod shorthands {
     // TODO: other background-* properties
     <%self:shorthand name="background"
                      sub_properties="background-color background-position background-repeat background-attachment
-                                     background-image background-size background-origin">
-        use properties::longhands::{background_color, background_position, background_repeat};
-        use properties::longhands::{background_attachment, background_image, background_size, background_origin};
+                                     background-image background-size background-origin background-clip">
+        use properties::longhands::{background_color, background_position, background_repeat, background_attachment};
+        use properties::longhands::{background_image, background_size, background_origin, background_clip};
 
         let mut color = None;
         let mut image = None;
@@ -4259,6 +4261,7 @@ pub mod shorthands {
         let mut attachment = None;
         let mut any = false;
         let mut origin = None;
+        let mut clip = None;
 
         loop {
             if position.is_none() {
@@ -4310,6 +4313,13 @@ pub mod shorthands {
                     continue
                 }
             }
+            if clip.is_none() {
+                if let Ok(value) = input.try(|input| background_clip::parse(context, input)) {
+                    clip = Some(value);
+                    any = true;
+                    continue
+                }
+            }
             break
         }
 
@@ -4322,6 +4332,7 @@ pub mod shorthands {
                 background_attachment: attachment,
                 background_size: size,
                 background_origin: origin,
+                background_clip: clip,
             })
         } else {
             Err(())
diff --git a/tests/ref/background_clip_a.html b/tests/ref/background_clip_a.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a95ec7831a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ref/background_clip_a.html
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+<style>
+div {
+    background: green;
+    width: 200px;
+    height: 200px;
+    padding: 20px;
+    border-width: 10px 20px 30px 40px;
+    border-style: dotted;
+    border-color: red;
+}
+#foo1 {
+    background-clip: border-box;
+}
+#foo2 {
+    background-clip: padding-box;
+}
+#foo3 {
+    background-clip: content-box;
+}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<p>background-clip: border-box;</p>
+<div id=foo1></div>
+<p>background-clip: padding-box;</p>
+<div id=foo2></div>
+<p>background-clip: content-box;</p>
+<div id=foo3></div>
+</body>
+</html>
+
diff --git a/tests/ref/background_clip_ref.html b/tests/ref/background_clip_ref.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96111ea7955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ref/background_clip_ref.html
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+<style>
+#foo1 {
+    background: green;
+}
+#foo1, #foo2, #foo3 {
+    width: 200px;
+    height: 200px;
+    padding: 20px;
+    border-width: 10px 20px 30px 40px;
+    border-style: dotted;
+    border-color: red;
+}
+#foo2-color {
+    background: green;
+    width: 240px;
+    height: 240px;
+    position: relative;
+    left: -20px;
+    top: -20px;
+}
+#foo3-color {
+    background: green;
+    width: 200px;
+    height: 200px;
+}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<p>background-clip: border-box;</p>
+<div id=foo1></div>
+<p>background-clip: padding-box;</p>
+<div id=foo2><div id=foo2-color></div></div>
+<p>background-clip: content-box;</p>
+<div id=foo3><div id=foo3-color></div></div>
+</body>
+</html>
+
diff --git a/tests/ref/basic.list b/tests/ref/basic.list
index a4a9d5ed254..d4a2b01cb1b 100644
--- a/tests/ref/basic.list
+++ b/tests/ref/basic.list
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ fragment=top != ../html/acid2.html acid2_ref.html
 flaky_cpu == append_style_a.html append_style_b.html
 == attr_exists_selector.html attr_exists_selector_ref.html
 == attr_selector_case_sensitivity.html attr_selector_case_sensitivity_ref.html
+== background_clip_a.html background_clip_ref.html
 == background_external_stylesheet.html background_ref.html
 == background_image_position_a.html background_image_position_ref.html
 == background_none_a.html background_none_b.html
diff --git a/tests/unit/style/stylesheets.rs b/tests/unit/style/stylesheets.rs
index 355543e5fd1..0ea58142fc6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/style/stylesheets.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/style/stylesheets.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ fn test_parse_stylesheet() {
                 ],
                 declarations: PropertyDeclarationBlock {
                     normal: Arc::new(vec![
+                        PropertyDeclaration::BackgroundClip(DeclaredValue::Initial),
                         PropertyDeclaration::BackgroundOrigin(DeclaredValue::Initial),
                         PropertyDeclaration::BackgroundSize(DeclaredValue::Initial),
                         PropertyDeclaration::BackgroundImage(DeclaredValue::Initial),