diff --git a/src/DesktopIntegration/Windows/ContextMenu.cs b/src/DesktopIntegration/Windows/ContextMenu.cs
index 61dc5d7ff..fdf474aa5 100644
--- a/src/DesktopIntegration/Windows/ContextMenu.cs
+++ b/src/DesktopIntegration/Windows/ContextMenu.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public static class ContextMenu
 
         /// <summary>The HKCU registry key for registering things for all directories.</summary>
         public const string RegKeyClassesDirectories = "Directory";
+        
+        /// <summary>The HKCU registry key for registering things for all directories backgrounds.</summary>
+        public const string RegKeyClassesBackground = RegKeyClassesDirectories + @"\Background";
 
         /// <summary>The HKCU registry key for registering things for all filesystem objects (files and directories).</summary>
         public const string RegKeyClassesAll = "AllFilesystemObjects";
@@ -43,7 +46,8 @@ private static IEnumerable<string> GetKeyName(ContextMenuTarget target)
             {
                 ContextMenuTarget.Files => new[] {RegKeyClassesFiles},
                 ContextMenuTarget.ExecutableFiles => RegKeyClassesExecutableFiles,
-                ContextMenuTarget.Directories => new[] {RegKeyClassesDirectories, RegKeyClassesDirectories + @"\Background"},
+                ContextMenuTarget.Directories => new[] {RegKeyClassesDirectories},
+                ContextMenuTarget.Background => new[] {RegKeyClassesBackground},
                 ContextMenuTarget.All => new[] {RegKeyClassesAll},
                 _ => new[] {RegKeyClassesFiles}
             };
diff --git a/src/Model/Capabilities/ContextMenu.cs b/src/Model/Capabilities/ContextMenu.cs
index 45c78a472..5bb21ed9a 100644
--- a/src/Model/Capabilities/ContextMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Model/Capabilities/ContextMenu.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ public enum ContextMenuTarget
         /// <summary>The context menu entry is displayed for all directories.</summary>
         [XmlEnum("directories")]
         Directories,
+        
+        /// <summary>The context menu entry is displayed for all directories.</summary>
+        [XmlEnum("background")]
+        Background,
 
         /// <summary>The context menu entry is displayed for all filesystem objects (files and directories).</summary>
         [XmlEnum("all")]