diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkStyle.h b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkStyle.h
index aa9988d87..1c73e91b9 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkStyle.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkStyle.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace TomahawkStyle
 
     static const QColor PAGE_BACKGROUND = QColor( "#F9F9F9" );
     static const QColor HEADER_LABEL = QColor( 255, 255, 255, 240 );
+    static const QColor HEADER_BACKGROUND = QColor( "#333333" );
 
     // Potentially obsolete definitions
     static const QColor BORDER_LINE = QColor( "#8c8c8c" );
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ namespace TomahawkStyle
     static const QColor HEADER_GAUGE_TEXT = QColor( "#FFFFFF" );
     static const QColor HEADER_GAUGE_LABEL_BACKGROUND = QColor( "#0B0A0A" );
 
-    static const QColor HEADER_BACKGROUND = QColor( "#292f34" );
     static const QColor HEADER_TEXT = QColor( "#DBDBDB" );
     static const QColor HEADER_LINK = QColor( "#7DC4FF" );
     static const QColor HEADER_HIGHLIGHT = QColor( "#333" );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BackgroundWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BackgroundWidget.cpp
index e5e04761d..dfc6c0adf 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BackgroundWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BackgroundWidget.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ BackgroundWidget::BackgroundWidget( QWidget* parent )
     , m_blurred( false )
 {
     setAutoFillBackground( false );
-    BackgroundWidget::setBackgroundColor( QColor( "#333333" ) );
+    setBackgroundColor( Qt::transparent );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BasicHeader.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BasicHeader.cpp
index eb6effad3..f7b461d18 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BasicHeader.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BasicHeader.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ BasicHeader::BasicHeader( QWidget* parent )
 {
     setAutoFillBackground( false );
     ui->setupUi( this );
+    BackgroundWidget::setBackgroundColor( TomahawkStyle::HEADER_BACKGROUND );
 
     {
         QFont f = ui->captionLabel->font();