diff --git a/src/main/java/com/epam/reportportal/karate/ReportPortalPublisher.java b/src/main/java/com/epam/reportportal/karate/ReportPortalPublisher.java
index 7b1a7d5..9b561f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/epam/reportportal/karate/ReportPortalPublisher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/epam/reportportal/karate/ReportPortalPublisher.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import static org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils.isNotBlank;
 
 public class ReportPortalPublisher {
+	public static final String BACKGROUND_PREFIX = "BACKGROUND: ";
 	public static final String SCENARIO_CODE_REFERENCE_PATTERN = "%s/[SCENARIO:%s]";
 	public static final String EXAMPLE_CODE_REFERENCE_PATTERN = "%s/[EXAMPLE:%s%s]";
 	public static final String VARIABLE_PATTERN =
@@ -349,6 +350,9 @@ public void finishScenario(ScenarioResult scenarioResult) {
 	protected StartTestItemRQ buildStartStepRq(@Nonnull StepResult stepResult, @Nonnull ScenarioResult scenarioResult) {
 		Step step = stepResult.getStep();
 		String stepName = step.getPrefix() + " " + step.getText();
+		if (step.isBackground()) {
+			stepName = BACKGROUND_PREFIX + stepName;
+		}
 		StartTestItemRQ rq = buildStartTestItemRq(stepName, getStepStartTime(stepStartTimeMap, stepId), ItemType.STEP);
 		rq.setHasStats(false);
 		if (step.isOutline()) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/epam/reportportal/karate/background/BackgroundTest.java b/src/test/java/com/epam/reportportal/karate/background/BackgroundTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6978600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/epam/reportportal/karate/background/BackgroundTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package com.epam.reportportal.karate.background;
+
+import com.epam.reportportal.karate.utils.TestUtils;
+import com.epam.reportportal.service.ReportPortal;
+import com.epam.reportportal.service.ReportPortalClient;
+import com.epam.reportportal.util.test.CommonUtils;
+import com.epam.ta.reportportal.ws.model.StartTestItemRQ;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import static com.epam.reportportal.karate.utils.TestUtils.*;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.same;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
+
+public class BackgroundTest {
+	private final String featureId = CommonUtils.namedId("feature_");
+	private final String scenarioId = CommonUtils.namedId("scenario_");
+	private final List<String> stepIds = Stream.generate(() -> CommonUtils.namedId("step_"))
+			.limit(3).collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+
+	private final ReportPortalClient client = mock(ReportPortalClient.class);
+	private final ReportPortal rp = ReportPortal.create(client, standardParameters(), testExecutor());
+
+	@BeforeEach
+	public void setupMock() {
+		mockLaunch(client, null, featureId, scenarioId, stepIds);
+		mockBatchLogging(client);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test_background_steps() {
+		var results = TestUtils.runAsReport(rp, "classpath:feature/background.feature");
+		assertThat(results.getFailCount(), equalTo(0));
+
+		ArgumentCaptor<StartTestItemRQ> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(StartTestItemRQ.class);
+		verify(client).startTestItem(captor.capture());
+		verify(client, times(1)).startTestItem(same(featureId), captor.capture());
+		ArgumentCaptor<StartTestItemRQ> stepCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(StartTestItemRQ.class);
+		verify(client, times(3)).startTestItem(same(scenarioId), stepCaptor.capture());
+
+		List<StartTestItemRQ> items = captor.getAllValues();
+		assertThat(items, hasSize(2));
+		List<StartTestItemRQ> steps = stepCaptor.getAllValues();
+		assertThat(steps, hasSize(3));
+
+		assertThat(steps.get(0).getName(), equalTo("BACKGROUND: Given def four = 4"));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/feature/background.feature b/src/test/resources/feature/background.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90069cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/feature/background.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Feature: the test to show item description reporting
+
+  Background: Set variable
+    Given def four = 4
+
+  Scenario: Verify math
+    When def acualFour = 2 * 2
+    Then assert acualFour == four