diff --git a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/ExcelCells.java b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/ExcelCells.java
index d99716263..d3635a4d9 100644
--- a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/ExcelCells.java
+++ b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/ExcelCells.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ public class ExcelCells implements IExcelCells
   public native long	getColor();
   public native void 	setColor(long nNewVal);
 
+  public native long	getBackColor();
+  public native void 	setBackColor(long nNewVal);
+
   public native double	getSize();
   public native void 	setSize(double nNewVal);
 
diff --git a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/IExcelCells.java b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/IExcelCells.java
index 4257db48e..5636de97b 100644
--- a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/IExcelCells.java
+++ b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/IExcelCells.java
@@ -1,34 +1,39 @@
 package com.genexus.gxoffice;
-import java.util.*;
 
-public interface IExcelCells
-{
-public double  getNumber();
-  public Date    getDate();
-  public String  getText();
-  public String  getValue();
+import java.util.Date;
 
-  public void    setNumber(double Value);
-  public void    setDate(Date Value);
-  public void    setText(String Value);
+public interface IExcelCells {
+	public String getValue();
 
-  public String	getFont();
-  public void 	setFont(String sNewVal);
+	public double getNumber();
+	public void setNumber(double Value);
 
-  public long	getColor();
-  public void 	setColor(long nNewVal);
+	public Date getDate();
+	public void setDate(Date Value);
 
-  public double	getSize();
-  public void 	setSize(double nNewVal);
+	public String getText();
+	public void setText(String Value);
 
-  public String	getType();
+	public String getFont();
+	public void setFont(String sNewVal);
 
-  public short	getBold();
-  public void 	setBold(short nNewVal);
+	public long getColor();
+	public void setColor(long nNewVal);
 
-  public short	getItalic();
-  public void 	setItalic(short nNewVal);
+	public long getBackColor();
+	public void setBackColor(long nNewVal);
 
-  public short	getUnderline();
-  public void 	setUnderline(short nNewVal);
+	public double getSize();
+	public void setSize(double nNewVal);
+
+	public String getType();
+
+	public short getBold();
+	public void setBold(short nNewVal);
+
+	public short getItalic();
+	public void setItalic(short nNewVal);
+
+	public short getUnderline();
+	public void setUnderline(short nNewVal);
 }
diff --git a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/poi/hssf/ExcelCells.java b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/poi/hssf/ExcelCells.java
index efb917494..6b5485342 100644
--- a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/poi/hssf/ExcelCells.java
+++ b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/poi/hssf/ExcelCells.java
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFSheet;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFWorkbook;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.util.HSSFColor;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.CellType;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DateUtil;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.*;
 
 import com.genexus.CommonUtil;
 import com.genexus.gxoffice.IExcelCells;
 import com.genexus.gxoffice.IGxError;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.NumberToTextConverter;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFCellStyle;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFColor;
 
 /**
  * @author Diego
@@ -752,6 +753,45 @@ public void setColor(long value) // 05/07/05 B@tero
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public long getBackColor() {
+		if (pCells.length == 0) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		Cell cell = pCells[1];
+		if (cell.getCellStyle() == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		return cell.getCellStyle().getFillForegroundColor();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setBackColor(long value) {
+		int val = (int) value;
+		int red = val >> 16 & 0xff;
+		int green = val >> 8 & 0xff;
+		int blue = val & 0xff;
+		XSSFColor newColor = new XSSFColor(new java.awt.Color(red, green, blue), null);
+
+		for (int i = 1; i <= cntCells; i++) {
+			Cell cell = pCells[i];
+			CellStyle cellStyle = cell.getCellStyle();
+			if (cellStyle == null) {
+				cellStyle = cell.getSheet().getWorkbook().createCellStyle();
+			}
+			if (cellStyle.getFillPattern() == FillPatternType.NO_FILL) {
+				cellStyle.setFillPattern(FillPatternType.SOLID_FOREGROUND);
+			}
+
+			((HSSFCellStyle)cellStyle).setFillForegroundColor(newColor.getIndexed());
+			cellStyle.setFillForegroundColor((short) value);
+			cell.setCellStyle(cellStyle);
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	private void copyPropertiesStyle(HSSFCellStyle dest, HSSFCellStyle source) {
 		dest.setAlignment(source.getAlignment());
 		dest.setBorderBottom(source.getBorderBottom());
diff --git a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/poi/xssf/ExcelCells.java b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/poi/xssf/ExcelCells.java
index f1205e06b..ea811a4d8 100644
--- a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/poi/xssf/ExcelCells.java
+++ b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/gxoffice/poi/xssf/ExcelCells.java
@@ -5,18 +5,10 @@
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
 
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.CellStyle;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.CellType;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DataFormat;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DataFormatter;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Font;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Row;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Index;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.*;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.NumberToTextConverter;
-import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFCell;
-import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFColor;
-import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFFont;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.*;
 
 import com.genexus.CommonUtil;
 import com.genexus.gxoffice.IExcelCells;
@@ -637,7 +629,11 @@ public void setColor(long value) // 05/07/05 B@tero
 		try {
 
 			for (int i = 1; i <= cntCells; i++) {
-				CellStyle cellStyle = pCells[i].getCellStyle();
+				Cell cell = pCells[i];
+				CellStyle cellStyle = cell.getCellStyle();
+				if (cellStyle == null) {
+					cellStyle = cell.getSheet().getWorkbook().createCellStyle();
+				}
 				Font fontCell = pWorkbook.getFontAt(cellStyle.getFontIndexAsInt());
 				CellStyle newStyle = null;
 				XSSFFont newFont = null;
@@ -731,6 +727,45 @@ public void setColor(long value) // 05/07/05 B@tero
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public long getBackColor() {
+		if (pCells.length == 0) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		Cell cell = pCells[1];
+		if (cell.getCellStyle() == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		return cell.getCellStyle().getFillForegroundColor();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setBackColor(long value) {
+		int val = (int) value;
+		int red = val >> 16 & 0xff;
+		int green = val >> 8 & 0xff;
+		int blue = val & 0xff;
+
+		XSSFColor newColor = new XSSFColor(new java.awt.Color(red, green, blue),null);
+
+		for (int i = 1; i <= cntCells; i++) {
+			Cell cell = pCells[i];
+			CellStyle cellStyle = cell.getCellStyle();
+			if (cellStyle == null) {
+				cellStyle = cell.getSheet().getWorkbook().createCellStyle();
+			}
+
+			if (cellStyle.getFillPattern() == FillPatternType.NO_FILL) {
+				cellStyle.setFillPattern(FillPatternType.SOLID_FOREGROUND);
+			}
+
+			((XSSFCellStyle)cellStyle).setFillForegroundColor(newColor);
+			cell.setCellStyle(cellStyle);
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected void copyPropertiesStyle(CellStyle dest, CellStyle source) {
 		dest.cloneStyleFrom(source);
 	}