diff --git a/mediapipe/calculators/image/image_transformation_calculator.cc b/mediapipe/calculators/image/image_transformation_calculator.cc
index 84697cc6..dbf8f733 100644
--- a/mediapipe/calculators/image/image_transformation_calculator.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/calculators/image/image_transformation_calculator.cc
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ class ImageTransformationCalculator : public CalculatorBase {
   bool flip_vertically_ = false;
 
   bool use_gpu_ = false;
+  cv::Scalar padding_color_;
 #if !MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GPU
   GlCalculatorHelper gpu_helper_;
   std::unique_ptr<QuadRenderer> rgb_renderer_;
@@ -338,6 +339,9 @@ absl::Status ImageTransformationCalculator::Open(CalculatorContext* cc) {
   }
 
   scale_mode_ = ParseScaleMode(options_.scale_mode(), DEFAULT_SCALE_MODE);
+  padding_color_ = cv::Scalar(options_.padding_color().red(),
+                              options_.padding_color().green(),
+                              options_.padding_color().blue());
 
   if (use_gpu_) {
 #if !MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GPU
@@ -480,7 +484,8 @@ absl::Status ImageTransformationCalculator::RenderCpu(CalculatorContext* cc) {
         cv::copyMakeBorder(intermediate_mat, scaled_mat, top, bottom, left,
                            right,
                            options_.constant_padding() ? cv::BORDER_CONSTANT
-                                                       : cv::BORDER_REPLICATE);
+                                                       : cv::BORDER_REPLICATE,
+                           padding_color_);
       } else {
         cv::resize(input_mat, scaled_mat, cv::Size(target_width, target_height),
                    0, 0, scale_flag);
diff --git a/mediapipe/calculators/image/image_transformation_calculator.proto b/mediapipe/calculators/image/image_transformation_calculator.proto
index 739c5bfb..474368e5 100644
--- a/mediapipe/calculators/image/image_transformation_calculator.proto
+++ b/mediapipe/calculators/image/image_transformation_calculator.proto
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ message ImageTransformationCalculatorOptions {
     optional ImageTransformationCalculatorOptions ext = 251952830;
   }
 
+  // RGB values in range of 0 - 255
+  message Color {
+    optional int32 red = 1 [default = 0];
+    optional int32 green = 2 [default = 0];
+    optional int32 blue = 3 [default = 0];
+  }
+
   // Output dimensions. Set to 0 if they should be the same as the input.
   optional int32 output_width = 1 [default = 0];
   optional int32 output_height = 2 [default = 0];
@@ -40,4 +47,8 @@ message ImageTransformationCalculatorOptions {
   // Default is to use BORDER_CONSTANT. If set to false, it will use
   // BORDER_REPLICATE instead.
   optional bool constant_padding = 7 [default = true];
+
+  // The color for the padding. This option is only used when the scale mode is
+  // FIT. Default is black. This is for CPU only.
+  optional Color padding_color = 8;
 }