diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/data/restore.ts b/packages/excalidraw/data/restore.ts
index cb6116a785..d685d5290a 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/data/restore.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/data/restore.ts
@@ -509,17 +509,16 @@ export const restoreElement = (
         name: element.name ?? null,
       });
     case "frame":
-      const hasBackgroundEnabled =
-        typeof (element as any).backgroundEnabled === "boolean";
-      const backgroundEnabled = hasBackgroundEnabled
-        ? (element as any).backgroundEnabled
-        : false;
+      const backgroundEnabled =
+        typeof (element as any).backgroundEnabled === "boolean"
+          ? (element as any).backgroundEnabled
+          : false;
       return restoreElementWithProperties(element, {
         name: element.name ?? null,
         backgroundEnabled,
-        ...(hasBackgroundEnabled
-          ? {}
-          : { backgroundColor: DEFAULT_ELEMENT_PROPS.backgroundColor }),
+        ...(!backgroundEnabled
+          ? { backgroundColor: DEFAULT_ELEMENT_PROPS.backgroundColor }
+          : {}),
       });
 
     // Don't use default case so as to catch a missing an element type case.
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/data/restore.test.ts b/packages/excalidraw/tests/data/restore.test.ts
index 707080f8b7..268473dac2 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/data/restore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/data/restore.test.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,22 @@ describe("restoreElements", () => {
     expect(restoredFrame.backgroundEnabled).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("should normalize frame background color when backgroundEnabled is false", () => {
+    const frame = API.createElement({
+      type: "frame",
+      backgroundColor: "#ffc9c9",
+    });
+    frame.backgroundEnabled = false;
+
+    const restoredFrame = restore.restoreElements(
+      [frame],
+      null,
+    )[0] as ExcalidrawFrameElement;
+
+    expect(restoredFrame.backgroundColor).toBe("transparent");
+    expect(restoredFrame.backgroundEnabled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("should preserve frame backgroundEnabled when present", () => {
     const frame = API.createElement({
       type: "frame",
@@ -130,6 +146,7 @@ describe("restoreElements", () => {
       null,
     )[0] as ExcalidrawFrameElement;
 
+    expect(restoredFrame.backgroundColor).toBe("#ffc9c9");
     expect(restoredFrame.backgroundEnabled).toBe(true);
   });