diff --git a/runtime/doc/gui_w32.txt b/runtime/doc/gui_w32.txt
index 6c0af5079f..026f3a74dc 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/gui_w32.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/gui_w32.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*gui_w32.txt*   For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Aug 06
+*gui_w32.txt*   For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Sep 29
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -488,4 +488,12 @@ VIM_KEYCODE_TRANS_STRATEGY can be set to the desired value ("experimental" or
         set VIM_KEYCODE_TRANS_STRATEGY=experimental
         gvim.exe
 <
+
+Title Bar's Behaviour			    *gui-w32-title-bar-behaviour*
+
+The color of the gVim title bar (sometimes also called the caption bar) is
+treated as part of the application's background.  Starting with Windows 11,
+it follows the background color defined by |hl-Normal|, so it matches the
+background of the current colorscheme.
+
  vim:tw=78:sw=4:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl:
diff --git a/runtime/doc/tags b/runtime/doc/tags
index c59f848d56..cb14b75fdc 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/tags
+++ b/runtime/doc/tags
@@ -8223,6 +8223,7 @@ gui-w32-cmdargs	gui_w32.txt	/*gui-w32-cmdargs*
 gui-w32-dialogs	gui_w32.txt	/*gui-w32-dialogs*
 gui-w32-printing	gui_w32.txt	/*gui-w32-printing*
 gui-w32-start	gui_w32.txt	/*gui-w32-start*
+gui-w32-title-bar-behaviour	gui_w32.txt	/*gui-w32-title-bar-behaviour*
 gui-w32-various	gui_w32.txt	/*gui-w32-various*
 gui-w32-windowid	gui_w32.txt	/*gui-w32-windowid*
 gui-w32s	os_win32.txt	/*gui-w32s*
diff --git a/runtime/doc/version9.txt b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
index 4ad3eb2a4a..910a036141 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/version9.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*version9.txt*  For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Sep 28
+*version9.txt*  For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Sep 29
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -41748,6 +41748,8 @@ Plugins~
 Platform specific ~
 - MS-Winodws: Paths like "\Windows" and "/Windows" are now considered to be
   absolute paths (to the current drive) and no longer relative.
+- MS-Windows: The title bar background follows the |hl-Normal| highlighting
+  group background color.
 - macOS: increase default scheduler priority to TASK_DEFAULT_APPLICATION.
 
 Others: ~
diff --git a/src/gui_w32.c b/src/gui_w32.c
index 1ee4ab1677..19dcfe24f4 100644
--- a/src/gui_w32.c
+++ b/src/gui_w32.c
@@ -318,6 +318,14 @@ gui_mch_set_rendering_options(char_u *s)
 # define SPI_SETWHEELSCROLLCHARS	0x006D
 #endif
 
+#ifndef DWMWA_CAPTION_COLOR
+# define DWMWA_CAPTION_COLOR		35
+#endif
+
+#ifndef DWMWA_TEXT_COLOR
+# define DWMWA_TEXT_COLOR		36
+#endif
+
 #ifdef PROTO
 /*
  * Define a few things for generating prototypes.  This is just to avoid
@@ -468,6 +476,9 @@ static int (WINAPI *pGetSystemMetricsForDpi)(int, UINT) = NULL;
 static DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT (WINAPI *pSetThreadDpiAwarenessContext)(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT dpiContext) = NULL;
 static DPI_AWARENESS (WINAPI *pGetAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext)(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT) = NULL;
 
+// Sets the value of Desktop Window Manager (DWM) non-client rendering attributes for a window.
+static HRESULT (WINAPI *pDwmSetWindowAttribute)(HWND, DWORD, LPCVOID, DWORD) = NULL;
+
     static int WINAPI
 stubGetSystemMetricsForDpi(int nIndex, UINT dpi UNUSED)
 {
@@ -1591,6 +1602,20 @@ _TextAreaWndProc(
     }
 }
 
+    static void
+load_dwm_func(void)
+{
+    static HMODULE hLibDwm = NULL;
+    hLibDwm = vimLoadLib("dwmapi.dll");
+    if (hLibDwm == NULL)
+	return;
+
+    pDwmSetWindowAttribute = (HRESULT (WINAPI *)(HWND, DWORD, LPCVOID, DWORD))
+	GetProcAddress(hLibDwm, "DwmSetWindowAttribute");
+}
+
+extern BOOL win11_or_later; // this is in os_win32.c
+
 /*
  * Called when the foreground or background color has been changed.
  */
@@ -1604,6 +1629,21 @@ gui_mch_new_colors(void)
 				s_hwnd, GCLP_HBRBACKGROUND, (LONG_PTR)s_brush);
     InvalidateRect(s_hwnd, NULL, TRUE);
     DeleteObject(prevBrush);
+
+    // Set The Caption Bar
+
+    if (pDwmSetWindowAttribute == NULL)
+	return;
+
+    if (win11_or_later)
+    {
+	const COLORREF captionColor = gui.back_pixel;
+	pDwmSetWindowAttribute(s_hwnd, DWMWA_CAPTION_COLOR,
+		&captionColor, sizeof(captionColor));
+	const COLORREF textColor = gui.norm_pixel;
+	pDwmSetWindowAttribute(s_hwnd, DWMWA_TEXT_COLOR,
+		&textColor, sizeof(textColor));
+    }
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5636,6 +5676,8 @@ gui_mch_init(void)
 
     load_dpi_func();
 
+    load_dwm_func();
+
     s_dpi = pGetDpiForSystem();
     update_scrollbar_size();
 
diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index 3873a2b37f..06387c3f96 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -222,8 +222,10 @@ static int suppress_winsize = 1;	// don't fiddle with console
 
 static WCHAR *exe_pathw = NULL;
 
-static BOOL win8_or_later = FALSE;
-static BOOL win10_22H2_or_later = FALSE;
+BOOL win8_or_later = FALSE;
+BOOL win10_22H2_or_later = FALSE;
+BOOL win11_or_later = FALSE;
+
 #if !defined(FEAT_GUI_MSWIN) || defined(VIMDLL)
 static BOOL use_alternate_screen_buffer = FALSE;
 #endif
@@ -1010,6 +1012,10 @@ PlatformId(void)
 	    || ovi.dwMajorVersion > 10)
 	win10_22H2_or_later = TRUE;
 
+    if ((ovi.dwMajorVersion == 10 && ovi.dwBuildNumber >= 22000)
+	    || ovi.dwMajorVersion > 10)
+	win11_or_later = TRUE;
+
 #ifdef HAVE_ACL
     // Enable privilege for getting or setting SACLs.
     if (!win32_enable_privilege(SE_SECURITY_NAME))
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d989f097a5..3cc88a1064 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1813,
 /**/
     1812,
 /**/