diff --git a/src/gui/widget/helpbox.cpp b/src/gui/widget/helpbox.cpp
index cea87e3e3..66cd9d4f2 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/helpbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/helpbox.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ void Helpbox::addLine(const std::string& icon, const std::string& text, const in
 	if (!icon.empty()){
 		picon = new CComponentsPicture (0, 0, icon);
 		w_picon = picon->getHeight();
+		picon->doPaintBg(false);
 		picon->setYPos(line->getHeight()/2 - w_picon/2);
+		picon->SetTransparent(CFrameBuffer::TM_BLACK);
 		line->addCCItem(picon);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
index 557f87b76..5584c477e 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ void CHintBox::addHintItem(const std::string& Text, const int& text_mode, const
 	//init side picon object
 	CComponentsPicture *obj_picon = new CComponentsPicture(0, 0, Picon);
 	obj_picon->doPaintBg(false);
+	obj_picon->SetTransparent(CFrameBuffer::TM_BLACK);
 	int w_picon = obj_picon->getWidth();
 
 	//init text item object