diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/include/opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp b/modules/imgcodecs/include/opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp
index 9b04094b54..d737a28e45 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/include/opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/include/opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ struct CV_EXPORTS_W_SIMPLE Animation
     - If a negative value or a value beyond the maximum of `0xffff` (65535) is provided, it is reset to `0`
     (infinite looping) to maintain valid bounds.
 
-    @param bgColor A `Scalar` object representing the background color in BGRA format:
+    @param bgColor A `Scalar` object representing the background color in BGR format:
     - Defaults to `Scalar()`, indicating an empty color (usually transparent if supported).
     - This background color provides a solid fill behind frames that have transparency, ensuring a consistent display appearance.
     */
diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_png.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_png.cpp
index 909a9017b2..f7a19c2bf5 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_png.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_png.cpp
@@ -325,15 +325,6 @@ bool  PngDecoder::readHeader()
             bop = chunk.p[33];
         }
 
-        if (id == id_bKGD)
-        {
-            // The spec is actually more complex: http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/spec/1.2/PNG-Chunks.html#C.bKGD
-            m_animation.bgcolor[0] = png_get_uint_16(&chunk.p[8]);
-            m_animation.bgcolor[1] = png_get_uint_16(&chunk.p[10]);
-            m_animation.bgcolor[2] = png_get_uint_16(&chunk.p[12]);
-            m_animation.bgcolor[3] = 0;
-        }
-
         if (id == id_PLTE || id == id_tRNS)
             m_chunksInfo.push_back(chunk);
     }
@@ -356,9 +347,13 @@ bool  PngDecoder::readHeader()
     m_color_type = color_type;
     m_bit_depth = bit_depth;
 
-    if (m_is_fcTL_loaded && (int(x0 + w0) > m_width || int(y0 + h0) > m_height || dop > 2 || bop > 1))
+    if (m_is_fcTL_loaded && ((long long int)x0 + w0 > m_width || (long long int)y0 + h0 > m_height || dop > 2 || bop > 1))
         return false;
 
+    png_color_16p background_color;
+    if (png_get_bKGD(m_png_ptr, m_info_ptr, &background_color))
+        m_animation.bgcolor = Scalar(background_color->blue, background_color->green, background_color->red);
+
     if (bit_depth <= 8 || bit_depth == 16)
     {
         switch (color_type)
@@ -1544,9 +1539,9 @@ bool PngEncoder::writeanimation(const Animation& animation, const std::vector<in
         if ((animation.bgcolor != Scalar()) && coltype)
         {
             unsigned char bgvalue[6] = {};
-            bgvalue[1] = animation.bgcolor[0];
+            bgvalue[1] = animation.bgcolor[2];
             bgvalue[3] = animation.bgcolor[1];
-            bgvalue[5] = animation.bgcolor[2];
+            bgvalue[5] = animation.bgcolor[0];
             writeChunk(m_f, "bKGD", bgvalue, 6); //the bKGD chunk must precede the first IDAT chunk, and must follow the PLTE chunk.
         }