diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/text/html/CSS.java b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/text/html/CSS.java
index 37a0c930617..8a2b94dd9cf 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/text/html/CSS.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/text/html/CSS.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class CSS implements Serializable {
          * CSS attribute "background-position".
          */
         public static final Attribute BACKGROUND_POSITION =
-            new Attribute("background-position", null, false);
+            new Attribute("background-position", "0% 0%", false);
 
         /**
          * CSS attribute "background-repeat".
diff --git a/test/jdk/javax/swing/text/html/CSS/CSSAttributeComplianceTest.java b/test/jdk/javax/swing/text/html/CSS/CSSAttributeComplianceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25a15c84e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jdk/javax/swing/text/html/CSS/CSSAttributeComplianceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6245410
+ * @summary  Verifies CSS.Attribute: BACKGROUND_POSITION is w3c spec compliant
+ * @run main CSSAttributeComplianceTest
+ */
+
+import javax.swing.text.html.CSS.Attribute;
+
+public class CSSAttributeComplianceTest {
+
+    public static void main(String[] argv) {
+        String val = Attribute.BACKGROUND_POSITION.getDefaultValue();
+        if (!"0% 0%".equals(val)) {
+            System.out.println("Attribute.BACKGROUND_POSITION value : " + val);
+            throw new RuntimeException("Expected from w3c.background-position: " +
+                                       " Initial: 0% 0%");
+        }
+    }
+}