diff --git a/customtkinter/windows/ctk_tk.py b/customtkinter/windows/ctk_tk.py
index 487fcf9..55815c6 100644
--- a/customtkinter/windows/ctk_tk.py
+++ b/customtkinter/windows/ctk_tk.py
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ def geometry(self, geometry_string: str | None = None, apply_scaling: bool = Tru
             return geometry_string
 
     def configure(self, **kwargs: Unpack[CTkArgs]) -> None:
+        if "bg" in kwargs:
+            kwargs["fg_color"] = kwargs.pop("bg")
+        if "background" in kwargs:
+            kwargs["fg_color"] = kwargs.pop("background")
+
         if "fg_color" in kwargs:
             self._fg_color = self._check_color_type(kwargs.pop("fg_color"))
             self._theme_info["fg_color"] = self._fg_color