diff --git a/widgets/listview.cpp b/widgets/listview.cpp
index e6b97b4de..f44e1392c 100644
--- a/widgets/listview.cpp
+++ b/widgets/listview.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ void ListView::setBackgroundImage(const QIcon &icon)
     if (!icon.isNull()) {
         pal.setColor(QPalette::Base, Qt::transparent);
     }
+    #ifndef Q_OS_MAC
+    setPalette(pal);
+    #endif
     viewport()->setPalette(pal);
     bgnd=TreeView::createBgndPixmap(icon);
 }
diff --git a/widgets/playqueueview.cpp b/widgets/playqueueview.cpp
index 902b220ba..c59bb7adc 100644
--- a/widgets/playqueueview.cpp
+++ b/widgets/playqueueview.cpp
@@ -439,9 +439,15 @@ void PlayQueueView::updatePalette()
         pal.setColor(QPalette::Base, Qt::transparent);
     }
     if (groupedView) {
+        #ifndef Q_OS_MAC
+        groupedView->setPalette(pal);
+        #endif
         groupedView->viewport()->setPalette(pal);
     }
     if (treeView) {
+        #ifndef Q_OS_MAC
+        treeView->setPalette(pal);
+        #endif
         treeView->viewport()->setPalette(pal);
     }
 }
diff --git a/widgets/treeview.cpp b/widgets/treeview.cpp
index 13f06e1b6..fa0febad8 100644
--- a/widgets/treeview.cpp
+++ b/widgets/treeview.cpp
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ void TreeView::setBackgroundImage(const QIcon &icon)
     if (!icon.isNull()) {
         pal.setColor(QPalette::Base, Qt::transparent);
     }
+    #ifndef Q_OS_MAC
+    setPalette(pal);
+    #endif
     viewport()->setPalette(pal);
     bgnd=createBgndPixmap(icon);
 }