diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.cpp
index ec11afaaf..e09d02b67 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ContextWidget::ContextWidget( QWidget* parent )
 
     ui->contextView->setScene( m_scene );
     ui->contextView->setFrameShape( QFrame::NoFrame );
-    ui->contextView->setStyleSheet( "background: transparent" );
+    ui->contextView->setStyleSheet( "QGraphicsView { background: transparent; }" );
     ui->contextView->setAttribute( Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, 0 );
     ui->contextView->setSizePolicy( QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding );