diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/GridItemDelegate.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/GridItemDelegate.cpp
index f63316cfc..2735c12f1 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/GridItemDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/GridItemDelegate.cpp
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ GridItemDelegate::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option,
     c1.setAlphaF( 0.00 );
     QColor c2;
     c2.setRgb( 0, 0, 0 );
-    c2.setAlphaF( 0.99 );
+    c2.setAlphaF( 0.90 );
 
     QRect gradientRect = r.adjusted( 0, r.height() - frameHeight * 2, 0, 0 );
     QLinearGradient gradient( QPointF( 0, 0 ), QPointF( 0, 1 ) );
     gradient.setCoordinateMode( QGradient::ObjectBoundingMode );
     gradient.setColorAt( 0.0, c1 );
-    gradient.setColorAt( 0.8, c2 );
+    gradient.setColorAt( 0.6, c2 );
     gradient.setColorAt( 1.0, c2 );
 
     painter->save();