diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go
index a5bbb646..a9c9c693 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/chromedp/cdproto/cdp"
 	"github.com/chromedp/cdproto/emulation"
 	"github.com/chromedp/cdproto/fetch"
 	"github.com/chromedp/cdproto/network"
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ var (
 	// allowed/denied lists.
 	ErrURLNotAuthorized = errors.New("URL not authorized")
 
+	// ErrOmitBackgroundWithoutPrintBackground happens if
+	// Options.OmitBackground is set to true but not Options.PrintBackground.
+	ErrOmitBackgroundWithoutPrintBackground = errors.New("omit background without print background")
+
 	// ErrInvalidEmulatedMediaType happens if the emulated media type is not
 	// "screen" nor "print". Empty value are allowed though.
 	ErrInvalidEmulatedMediaType = errors.New("invalid emulated media type")
@@ -144,6 +149,11 @@ type Options struct {
 	// Optional.
 	PrintBackground bool
 
+	// OmitBackground hides default white background and allows generating PDFs
+	// with transparency.
+	// Optional.
+	OmitBackground bool
+
 	// Scale is the scale of the page rendering.
 	// Optional.
 	Scale float64
@@ -214,6 +224,7 @@ func DefaultOptions() Options {
 		ExtraScriptTags:         nil,
 		Landscape:               false,
 		PrintBackground:         false,
+		OmitBackground:          false,
 		Scale:                   1.0,
 		PaperWidth:              8.5,
 		PaperHeight:             11,
@@ -524,6 +535,35 @@ func (mod Chromium) PDF(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, URL, outputPath
 
 				return fmt.Errorf("wait for events: %w", err)
 			}),
+			chromedp.ActionFunc(func(ctx context.Context) error {
+				// See https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/issues/226.
+				if !options.OmitBackground {
+					logger.Debug("default white background not hidden")
+
+					return nil
+				}
+
+				if !options.PrintBackground {
+					// See https://github.com/chromedp/chromedp/issues/1179#issuecomment-1284794416.
+					return fmt.Errorf("validate omit background: %w", ErrOmitBackgroundWithoutPrintBackground)
+				}
+
+				logger.Debug("hide default white background")
+
+				err := emulation.SetDefaultBackgroundColorOverride().WithColor(
+					&cdp.RGBA{
+						R: 0,
+						G: 0,
+						B: 0,
+						A: 0,
+					}).Do(ctx)
+
+				if err == nil {
+					return nil
+				}
+
+				return fmt.Errorf("hide default white background: %w", err)
+			}),
 			chromedp.ActionFunc(func(ctx context.Context) error {
 				// See:
 				// https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/issues/354
@@ -767,11 +807,24 @@ func (mod Chromium) PDF(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, URL, outputPath
 					WithMarginLeft(options.MarginLeft).
 					WithMarginRight(options.MarginRight).
 					WithPageRanges(options.PageRanges).
-					WithDisplayHeaderFooter(true).
-					WithHeaderTemplate(options.HeaderTemplate).
-					WithFooterTemplate(options.FooterTemplate).
 					WithPreferCSSPageSize(options.PreferCSSPageSize)
 
+				hasCustomHeaderFooter := options.HeaderTemplate != DefaultOptions().HeaderTemplate ||
+					options.FooterTemplate != DefaultOptions().FooterTemplate
+
+				if !hasCustomHeaderFooter {
+					logger.Debug("no custom header nor footer")
+
+					printToPDF = printToPDF.WithDisplayHeaderFooter(false)
+				} else {
+					logger.Debug("with custom header and/or footer")
+
+					printToPDF = printToPDF.
+						WithDisplayHeaderFooter(true).
+						WithHeaderTemplate(options.HeaderTemplate).
+						WithFooterTemplate(options.FooterTemplate)
+				}
+
 				logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("print to PDF with: %+v", printToPDF))
 
 				_, stream, err := printToPDF.Do(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium_test.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium_test.go
index 3aeefa48..20394f78 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium_test.go
@@ -335,6 +335,24 @@ func TestChromium_PDF(t *testing.T) {
 				EmulatedMediaType: "print",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "with omit background but not print background",
+			timeout: time.Duration(60) * time.Second,
+			URL:     "file:///tests/test/testdata/chromium/html/sample4/index.html",
+			options: Options{
+				OmitBackground: true,
+			},
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "with omit background and print background",
+			timeout: time.Duration(60) * time.Second,
+			URL:     "file:///tests/test/testdata/chromium/html/sample4/index.html",
+			options: Options{
+				OmitBackground:  true,
+				PrintBackground: true,
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:    "with extra script tags",
 			timeout: time.Duration(60) * time.Second,
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/routes.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/routes.go
index 0217e0fe..897550fd 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/routes.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func FormDataChromiumPDFOptions(ctx *api.Context) (*api.FormData, Options) {
 		userAgent                                        string
 		extraHTTPHeaders                                 map[string]string
 		emulatedMediaType                                string
-		landscape, printBackground                       bool
+		landscape, printBackground, omitBackground       bool
 		scale, paperWidth, paperHeight                   float64
 		marginTop, marginBottom, marginLeft, marginRight float64
 		pageRanges                                       string
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func FormDataChromiumPDFOptions(ctx *api.Context) (*api.FormData, Options) {
 		}).
 		Bool("landscape", &landscape, defaultOptions.Landscape).
 		Bool("printBackground", &printBackground, defaultOptions.PrintBackground).
+		Bool("omitBackground", &omitBackground, defaultOptions.OmitBackground).
 		Float64("scale", &scale, defaultOptions.Scale).
 		Float64("paperWidth", &paperWidth, defaultOptions.PaperWidth).
 		Float64("paperHeight", &paperHeight, defaultOptions.PaperHeight).
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ func FormDataChromiumPDFOptions(ctx *api.Context) (*api.FormData, Options) {
 		ExtraScriptTags:         defaultOptions.ExtraScriptTags,
 		Landscape:               landscape,
 		PrintBackground:         printBackground,
+		OmitBackground:          omitBackground,
 		Scale:                   scale,
 		PaperWidth:              paperWidth,
 		PaperHeight:             paperHeight,
@@ -340,6 +342,16 @@ func convertURL(ctx *api.Context, chromium API, engine gotenberg.PDFEngine, URL,
 			)
 		}
 
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrOmitBackgroundWithoutPrintBackground) {
+			return api.WrapError(
+				fmt.Errorf("convert to PDF: %w", err),
+				api.NewSentinelHTTPError(
+					http.StatusBadRequest,
+					"omitBackground requires printBackground set to true",
+				),
+			)
+		}
+
 		if errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidEvaluationExpression) {
 			if options.WaitForExpression == "" {
 				// We do not expect the 'waitWindowStatus' form field to return
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/routes_test.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/routes_test.go
index 7edfb695..e841ffcf 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/routes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/routes_test.go
@@ -667,6 +667,21 @@ func TestConvertURL(t *testing.T) {
 			expectHTTPErr:    true,
 			expectHTTPStatus: http.StatusForbidden,
 		},
+		{
+			ctx: &api.ContextMock{Context: &api.Context{}},
+			api: func() API {
+				chromiumAPI := struct{ ProtoAPI }{}
+				chromiumAPI.pdf = func(_ context.Context, _ *zap.Logger, _, _ string, _ Options) error {
+					return ErrOmitBackgroundWithoutPrintBackground
+				}
+
+				return chromiumAPI
+			}(),
+			options:          DefaultOptions(),
+			expectErr:        true,
+			expectHTTPErr:    true,
+			expectHTTPStatus: http.StatusForbidden,
+		},
 		{
 			ctx: &api.ContextMock{Context: &api.Context{}},
 			api: func() API {