diff --git a/src/EventManager.js b/src/EventManager.js
index 0040406..0c80e24 100644
--- a/src/EventManager.js
+++ b/src/EventManager.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function EventManager(options, _sources) {
 				e.className = event.className;
 				e.editable = event.editable;
 				e.color = event.color;
-				e.backgroudColor = event.backgroudColor;
+				e.backgroundColor = event.backgroundColor;
 				e.borderColor = event.borderColor;
 				e.textColor = event.textColor;
 				normalizeEvent(e);