Let T be the C∗-algebra generated by the Toeplitz operators {Tf : f ∈ L∞(B, dv)} on the Bergman space of the unit ball. We show that the essential commutant of T equals {Tg : g ∈ VObdd}+K, where VObdd is the collection of bounded functions of vanishing oscillation on B and K denotes the collection of compact operators on La(B, dv).