diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/FlexibleTreeView.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/FlexibleTreeView.cpp
index e48962fc5..1b8eed496 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/FlexibleTreeView.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/FlexibleTreeView.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ FlexibleTreeView::FlexibleTreeView( QWidget* parent, QWidget* extraHeader )
 {
     qRegisterMetaType< FlexibleTreeViewMode >( "FlexibleTreeViewMode" );
 
-    m_header->setBackgroundColor( Qt::black );
+    m_header->setBackgroundColor( QColor( "#333333" ) );
     m_header->setBackground( ImageRegistry::instance()->pixmap( RESPATH "images/collection_background.png", QSize( 0, 0 ) ), false );
 
     m_treeView->proxyModel()->setStyle( PlayableProxyModel::Collection );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BackgroundWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BackgroundWidget.cpp
index d84185e36..07a9f9abb 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BackgroundWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/BackgroundWidget.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BackgroundWidget::BackgroundWidget( QWidget* parent )
     : QWidget( parent )
 {
     setAutoFillBackground( false );
+    setBackgroundColor( QColor( "#333333" ) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.cpp b/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.cpp
index 81dbfe62e..50a0ec7fe 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ AudioControls::AudioControls( QWidget* parent )
     ui->setupUi( this );
     setAutoFillBackground( false );
     setAcceptDrops( true );
-    setBackgroundColor( Qt::black );
+    setBackgroundColor( QColor( "#333333" ) );
     setFixedHeight( scaledY( 85 ) );
 
     QFont f = font();