diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f5f751ec04..b129488e6d 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         "fix": "Fixes issues found by PHP-CS"
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": "^5.3.3 || ^7.0",
+        "php": ">=7.2.5",
         "ext-xml": "*",
         "zendframework/zend-escaper": "^2.2",
         "phpoffice/common": "^0.2.9"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-develop": "0.18-dev"
+            "dev-develop": "0.19-dev"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Style/TextBox.php b/src/PhpWord/Style/TextBox.php
index e9c0f0c064..47c02f6a5b 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Style/TextBox.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Style/TextBox.php
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ class TextBox extends Image
      * @var string
      */
     private $borderColor;
+    
+    /**
+     * background color
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $bgColor;
 
     /**
      * Set margin top.
@@ -227,4 +234,24 @@ public function getBorderColor()
     {
         return $this->borderColor;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set background color
+     *
+     * @param string $value
+     */
+    public function setBgColor($value = null)
+    {
+        $this->bgColor = $value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get background color
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getBgColor()
+    {
+        return $this->bgColor;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/TextBox.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/TextBox.php
index 9dd4bc3e57..730f7fd525 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/TextBox.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/TextBox.php
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ public function write()
         $xmlWriter->startElement('w:pict');
         $xmlWriter->startElement('v:shape');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('type', '#_x0000_t0202');
+        
+        if ($style->getBgColor()) {
+            $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fillcolor', $style->getBgColor());
+        }
 
         $styleWriter->write();
         $styleWriter->writeBorder();