diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BasicHeader.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BasicHeader.cpp
index f7b461d18..4570e406c 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BasicHeader.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BasicHeader.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ BasicHeader::BasicHeader( QWidget* parent )
     , DpiScaler( this )
     , ui( new Ui::HeaderWidget )
 {
-    setAutoFillBackground( false );
     ui->setupUi( this );
+    setAutoFillBackground( false );
     BackgroundWidget::setBackgroundColor( TomahawkStyle::HEADER_BACKGROUND );
 
     {
diff --git a/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.cpp b/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.cpp
index d72c58743..be124b6b1 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ AudioControls::AudioControls( QWidget* parent )
 {
     ui->setupUi( this );
     setAutoFillBackground( false );
+    BackgroundWidget::setBackgroundColor( TomahawkStyle::HEADER_BACKGROUND );
     setAcceptDrops( true );
     setFixedHeight( scaledY( 85 ) );