diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index e89d3d029..032ae809f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
   ``KITTY_PIPE_DATA`` is also available via command line argument substitution
   (:iss:`3593`)
 
+- Fix dynamically changing the background color in a window causing rendering
+  artifacts in the tab bar (:iss:`3595`)
+
 
 0.20.3 [2021-05-06]
 ----------------------
diff --git a/kitty/tab_bar.py b/kitty/tab_bar.py
index a4cb98414..2f37d302e 100644
--- a/kitty/tab_bar.py
+++ b/kitty/tab_bar.py
@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ class TabBar:
             self.draw_data = self.draw_data._replace(inactive_bg=color_from_int(spec['inactive_tab_background']))
         if 'tab_bar_background' in spec:
             self.draw_data = self.draw_data._replace(default_bg=color_from_int(spec['tab_bar_background']))
-        elif 'background' in spec and not self.opts.tab_bar_background:
-            self.draw_data = self.draw_data._replace(default_bg=color_from_int(spec['background']))
         fg = spec.get('inactive_tab_foreground', color_as_int(self.opts.inactive_tab_foreground))
         bg = spec.get('tab_bar_background', False)
         if bg is None: