diff --git a/widget/genericchatroomwidget.cpp b/widget/genericchatroomwidget.cpp
index cd75964d8..d346828b2 100644
--- a/widget/genericchatroomwidget.cpp
+++ b/widget/genericchatroomwidget.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ GenericChatroomWidget::GenericChatroomWidget(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
 {
     setFixedHeight(55);
+    setAutoFillBackground(true);
 
     setLayout(&layout);
     layout.setSpacing(0);