diff --git a/python/core/layout/qgslayoutitempage.sip b/python/core/layout/qgslayoutitempage.sip
index b351a9cc5c9..bdcea7929a2 100644
--- a/python/core/layout/qgslayoutitempage.sip
+++ b/python/core/layout/qgslayoutitempage.sip
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ class QgsLayoutItemPage : QgsLayoutItem
       Landscape
     };
 
+    enum UndoCommand
+    {
+      UndoPageSymbol,
+    };
+
     explicit QgsLayoutItemPage( QgsLayout *layout /TransferThis/ );
 %Docstring
  Constructor for QgsLayoutItemPage, with the specified parent ``layout``.
diff --git a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.cpp b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.cpp
index 2c721ee60d7..449900ebaae 100644
--- a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget( QWidget *parent, Q
   mLockAspectRatio->setWidthSpinBox( mWidthSpin );
   mLockAspectRatio->setHeightSpinBox( mHeightSpin );
 
+  mSymbolButton->setSymbolType( QgsSymbol::Fill );
+  mSymbolButton->setSymbol( mPage->layout()->pageCollection()->pageStyleSymbol()->clone() );
+
   connect( mPageSizeComboBox, static_cast<void ( QComboBox::* )( int )>( &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged ), this, &QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::pageSizeChanged );
   connect( mPageOrientationComboBox, static_cast<void ( QComboBox::* )( int )>( &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged ), this, &QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::orientationChanged );
 
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget( QWidget *parent, Q
   connect( mWidthSpin, static_cast< void ( QDoubleSpinBox::* )( double )>( &QDoubleSpinBox::valueChanged ), this, &QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::setToCustomSize );
   connect( mHeightSpin, static_cast< void ( QDoubleSpinBox::* )( double )>( &QDoubleSpinBox::valueChanged ), this, &QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::setToCustomSize );
 
+  connect( mSymbolButton, &QgsSymbolButton::changed, this, &QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::symbolChanged );
   registerDataDefinedButton( mPaperSizeDDBtn, QgsLayoutObject::PresetPaperSize );
   registerDataDefinedButton( mWidthDDBtn, QgsLayoutObject::ItemWidth );
   registerDataDefinedButton( mHeightDDBtn, QgsLayoutObject::ItemHeight );
@@ -142,6 +146,13 @@ void QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::setToCustomSize()
   mPageOrientationComboBox->setEnabled( false );
 }
 
+void QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::symbolChanged()
+{
+  mPage->layout()->undoStack()->beginCommand( mPage->layout()->pageCollection(), tr( "Change Page Background" ), QgsLayoutItemPage::UndoPageSymbol );
+  mPage->layout()->pageCollection()->setPageStyleSymbol( static_cast< QgsFillSymbol * >( mSymbolButton->symbol() )->clone() );
+  mPage->layout()->undoStack()->endCommand();
+}
+
 void QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget::showCurrentPageSize()
 {
   QgsLayoutSize paperSize = mPage->pageSize();
diff --git a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.h b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.h
index aec8306a5e2..bb25f7ed6ad 100644
--- a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.h
+++ b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class QgsLayoutPagePropertiesWidget : public QgsLayoutItemBaseWidget, private Ui
     void orientationChanged( int index );
     void updatePageSize();
     void setToCustomSize();
+    void symbolChanged();
 
   private:
 
diff --git a/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitempage.h b/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitempage.h
index 920fbe0db5d..e66a1841497 100644
--- a/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitempage.h
+++ b/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitempage.h
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsLayoutItemPage : public QgsLayoutItem
       Landscape //!< Landscape orientation
     };
 
+    //! Page item undo commands, used for collapsing undo commands
+    enum UndoCommand
+    {
+      UndoPageSymbol = 3000, //!< Layout page symbol change
+    };
+
     /**
      * Constructor for QgsLayoutItemPage, with the specified parent \a layout.
      */
diff --git a/src/core/layout/qgslayoutpagecollection.cpp b/src/core/layout/qgslayoutpagecollection.cpp
index b83c4bcc62d..3f4bc8e7103 100644
--- a/src/core/layout/qgslayoutpagecollection.cpp
+++ b/src/core/layout/qgslayoutpagecollection.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ void QgsLayoutPageCollection::setPageStyleSymbol( QgsFillSymbol *symbol )
     return;
 
   mPageStyleSymbol.reset( static_cast<QgsFillSymbol *>( symbol->clone() ) );
+
+  for ( QgsLayoutItemPage *page : qgis::as_const( mPages ) )
+  {
+    page->update();
+  }
+
 }
 
 void QgsLayoutPageCollection::reflow()
diff --git a/src/ui/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.ui b/src/ui/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.ui
index e66681ff312..7b808e3f568 100644
--- a/src/ui/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.ui
+++ b/src/ui/layout/qgslayoutpagepropertieswidget.ui
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>660</width>
-    <height>368</height>
+    <width>397</width>
+    <height>409</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>New Item Properties</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-   <item row="3" column="1">
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2" columnstretch="0,1">
+   <item row="3" column="0">
     <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
      <property name="orientation">
       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
@@ -27,7 +27,36 @@
      </property>
     </spacer>
    </item>
-   <item row="2" column="0" colspan="3">
+   <item row="2" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Background</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="2" column="1">
+    <widget class="QgsSymbolButton" name="mSymbolButton">
+     <property name="enabled">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="minimumSize">
+      <size>
+       <width>100</width>
+       <height>0</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string/>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
      <property name="title">
       <string>Page size</string>
@@ -178,26 +207,31 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>QgsDoubleSpinBox</class>
+   <extends>QDoubleSpinBox</extends>
+   <header>qgsdoublespinbox.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>QgsPropertyOverrideButton</class>
+   <extends>QToolButton</extends>
+   <header>qgspropertyoverridebutton.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>QgsRatioLockButton</class>
    <extends>QToolButton</extends>
    <header>qgsratiolockbutton.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>QgsDoubleSpinBox</class>
-   <extends>QDoubleSpinBox</extends>
-   <header>qgsdoublespinbox.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>QgsLayoutUnitsComboBox</class>
    <extends>QComboBox</extends>
    <header>qgslayoutunitscombobox.h</header>
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
-   <class>QgsPropertyOverrideButton</class>
+   <class>QgsSymbolButton</class>
    <extends>QToolButton</extends>
-   <header>qgspropertyoverridebutton.h</header>
+   <header>qgssymbolbutton.h</header>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgslayoutpage.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgslayoutpage.cpp
index 05543c89268..09bcbff51cd 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgslayoutpage.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgslayoutpage.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class TestQgsLayoutPage : public QObject
     void decodePageOrientation();
     void grid();
     void transparentPaper(); //test totally transparent paper style
+    void borderedPaper(); //test page with border
+    void markerLinePaper(); //test page with marker line borde
 
     void hiddenPages(); //test hidden page boundaries
 
@@ -187,6 +189,45 @@ void TestQgsLayoutPage::transparentPaper()
   QVERIFY( checker.testLayout( mReport ) );
 }
 
+void TestQgsLayoutPage::borderedPaper()
+{
+  QgsProject p;
+  QgsLayout l( &p );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsLayoutItemPage > page( new QgsLayoutItemPage( &l ) );
+  page->setPageSize( QgsLayoutSize( 297, 210, QgsUnitTypes::LayoutMillimeters ) );
+  l.pageCollection()->addPage( page.release() );
+
+  QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer *simpleFill = new QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer();
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsFillSymbol > fillSymbol = qgis::make_unique< QgsFillSymbol >();
+  fillSymbol->changeSymbolLayer( 0, simpleFill );
+  simpleFill->setColor( Qt::white );
+  simpleFill->setStrokeColor( Qt::black );
+  simpleFill->setStrokeWidth( 6 );
+  l.pageCollection()->setPageStyleSymbol( fillSymbol.get() );
+
+  QgsLayoutChecker checker( QStringLiteral( "composerpaper_bordered" ), &l );
+  checker.setControlPathPrefix( QStringLiteral( "composer_paper" ) );
+  QVERIFY( checker.testLayout( mReport ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsLayoutPage::markerLinePaper()
+{
+  QgsProject p;
+  QgsLayout l( &p );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsLayoutItemPage > page( new QgsLayoutItemPage( &l ) );
+  page->setPageSize( QgsLayoutSize( 297, 210, QgsUnitTypes::LayoutMillimeters ) );
+  l.pageCollection()->addPage( page.release() );
+
+  QgsMarkerLineSymbolLayer *markerLine = new QgsMarkerLineSymbolLayer();
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsFillSymbol > markerLineSymbol = qgis::make_unique< QgsFillSymbol >();
+  markerLineSymbol->changeSymbolLayer( 0, markerLine );
+  l.pageCollection()->setPageStyleSymbol( markerLineSymbol.get() );
+
+  QgsLayoutChecker checker( QStringLiteral( "composerpaper_markerborder" ), &l );
+  checker.setControlPathPrefix( QStringLiteral( "composer_paper" ) );
+  QVERIFY( checker.testLayout( mReport, 0, 0 ) );
+}
+
 void TestQgsLayoutPage::hiddenPages()
 {
   QgsProject p;
@@ -195,24 +236,20 @@ void TestQgsLayoutPage::hiddenPages()
   page->setPageSize( QgsLayoutSize( 297, 210, QgsUnitTypes::LayoutMillimeters ) );
   l.pageCollection()->addPage( page.release() );
 
-#if 0 //TODO
   QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer *simpleFill = new QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer();
-  QgsFillSymbol *fillSymbol = new QgsFillSymbol();
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsFillSymbol > fillSymbol = qgis::make_unique< QgsFillSymbol >();
   fillSymbol->changeSymbolLayer( 0, simpleFill );
   simpleFill->setColor( Qt::blue );
   simpleFill->setStrokeColor( Qt::transparent );
-  mComposition->setPageStyleSymbol( fillSymbol );
-  delete fillSymbol;
-#endif
+  l.pageCollection()->setPageStyleSymbol( fillSymbol.get() );
 
   l.context().setPagesVisible( false );
-#if 0 //TODO
-  QgsCompositionChecker checker( QStringLiteral( "composerpaper_hidden" ), mComposition );
+
+  QgsLayoutChecker checker( QStringLiteral( "composerpaper_hidden" ), &l );
   checker.setControlPathPrefix( QStringLiteral( "composer_paper" ) );
-  bool result = checker.testComposition( mReport );
-  mComposition->setPagesVisible( true );
+  bool result = checker.testLayout( mReport );
   QVERIFY( result );
-#endif
+
 }
 
 QGSTEST_MAIN( TestQgsLayoutPage )
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_bordered/expected_composerpaper_bordered_mask.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_bordered/expected_composerpaper_bordered_mask.png
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diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/expected_composerpaper_markerborder.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/composer/expected_composerpaper_markerborder.png
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/expected_composerpaper_markerborder.png
rename to tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/composer/expected_composerpaper_markerborder.png
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/expected_composerpaper_markerborder_mask.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/composer/expected_composerpaper_markerborder_mask.png
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rename from tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/expected_composerpaper_markerborder_mask.png
rename to tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/composer/expected_composerpaper_markerborder_mask.png
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/layout/expected_composerpaper_markerborder.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/composer_paper/expected_composerpaper_markerborder/layout/expected_composerpaper_markerborder.png
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