diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc.h b/src/gui/components/cc.h
index 16b8aa1c3..cd064ab97 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class CComponentsText : public CComponentsItem
 		fb_pixel_t ct_col_text;
 		int ct_text_mode; //see textbox.h for possible modes
 		const char* ct_text;
-		bool ct_text_sent;
+		bool ct_text_sent, ct_paint_textbg;
 
 		void initVarText();
 		void clearCCText();
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class CComponentsText : public CComponentsItem
 		virtual inline void setTextFont(Font* font_text){ct_font = font_text;};
 		virtual inline void setTextColor(fb_pixel_t color_text){ ct_col_text = color_text;};
 		virtual inline void setTextMode(const int mode){ct_text_mode = mode;};//see textbox.h for possible modes
+		virtual inline void doPaintTextBoxBg(bool do_paintbox_bg){ ct_paint_textbg = do_paintbox_bg;};
 		virtual	void setText(const char* ctext, const int mode = ~CTextBox::AUTO_WIDTH, Font* font_text = NULL);
 		virtual void setText(const std::string& stext, const int mode = ~CTextBox::AUTO_WIDTH, Font* font_text = NULL);
 		virtual void setText(neutrino_locale_t locale_text, const int mode = ~CTextBox::AUTO_WIDTH, Font* font_text = NULL);
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_text.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_item_text.cpp
index c666af19d..f06380b07 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_text.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_text.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void CComponentsText::initVarText()
 	ct_text_mode	= CTextBox::AUTO_WIDTH;
 	ct_col_text	= COL_MENUCONTENT;
 	ct_text_sent	= false;
+	ct_paint_textbg = true;
 }
 
 
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ void CComponentsText::initCCText()
 	ct_textbox->setTextMode(ct_text_mode);
 	ct_textbox->setWindowPos(ct_box);
 	ct_textbox->setTextBorderWidth(0);
-	ct_textbox->enableBackgroundPaint(true);
+	ct_textbox->enableBackgroundPaint(ct_paint_textbg);
 	ct_textbox->setBackGroundColor(col_body);
 	ct_textbox->setBackGroundRadius(corner_rad-fr_thickness, corner_type);
 	ct_textbox->setTextColor(ct_col_text);