diff --git a/pd/nw/css/default.css b/pd/nw/css/default.css
index 4df7e06e0f766e6a3ee0866838dec4770c1b08f6..3e431e7401de4efa6632e01a3708f4ea049f636e 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/default.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/default.css
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #patch_body {
     margin: 0px;
     font-family: "DejaVu Sans Mono";
+    background-color: white;
 }
 
 #selection_rectangle {