diff --git a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
index 843e39481..d51ab7b0c 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
@@ -1257,6 +1257,8 @@ void CMenuWidget::paint()
 	header->setCaptionColor(COL_MENUHEAD_TEXT);
 	header->enableColBodyGradient(g_settings.theme.menu_Head_gradient, COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0);
 	header->enableGradientBgCleanUp(savescreen);
+	if (header->isPainted())
+		header->kill(header->getColorBody());
 	header->paint(CC_SAVE_SCREEN_NO);
 
 	// paint body shadow