diff --git a/qad/widgets/image_view.cpp b/qad/widgets/image_view.cpp
index 9494fec..bb72fd0 100644
--- a/qad/widgets/image_view.cpp
+++ b/qad/widgets/image_view.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ImageView::ImageView(QWidget * parent): QGraphicsView(parent) {
 	item.setTransformationMode(Qt::SmoothTransformation);
 	item.setFlags(0);
 	scene()->addItem(&item);
+	viewport()->setAutoFillBackground(false);
 	viewport()->installEventFilter(this);
 	autofit_ = true;
 }