diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp
index eef38b312..bdf01d2ce 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp
@@ -624,14 +624,14 @@ void CCDraw::paintFbItems(const bool &do_save_bg)
 						if (!cc_bg_image.empty()){
 							if (g_PicViewer->DisplayImage(cc_bg_image, v_fbdata.at(i).x, v_fbdata.at(i).y, v_fbdata.at(i).dx, v_fbdata.at(i).dy, cc_bg_image_tr_mode)){
 								// catch screen and store into paint cache
-								v_fbdata.at(i).pixbuf = getScreen(v_fbdata.at(i).x, v_fbdata.at(i).y, v_fbdata.at(i).dx, v_fbdata.at(i).dy);
+								if (cc_paint_cache)
+									v_fbdata.at(i).pixbuf = getScreen(v_fbdata.at(i).x, v_fbdata.at(i).y, v_fbdata.at(i).dx, v_fbdata.at(i).dy);
 								v_fbdata.at(i).is_painted = true;
 							}else{
 								if (v_fbdata.at(i).pixbuf){
 									delete[] v_fbdata.at(i).pixbuf;
 									v_fbdata.at(i).pixbuf = NULL;
 								}
-								v_fbdata.at(i).is_painted = false;
 							}
 
 							// On failed image paint, write this into log and reset image name.
@@ -640,11 +640,11 @@ void CCDraw::paintFbItems(const bool &do_save_bg)
 								cc_bg_image = "";
 							}
 						}
-
+						else
+						{
 						/* If no background image is defined, we paint default box or box with gradient
 						 * This is also possible if any background image is defined but image paint ist failed
 						 */
-						if (cc_bg_image.empty()){
 							if (cc_body_gradient_enable != CC_COLGRAD_OFF ){
 
 								/* If color gradient enabled we create a gradient_data
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h
index b1d0f1fd9..ab437000d 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h
@@ -262,9 +262,24 @@ class CCDraw : public COSDFader, public CComponentsSignals, public CCTypes
 		///return current schadow width
 		int getShadowWidth(){return shadow_w;}
 
-		///paint caching for body and shadow, see also cc_paint_cache NOTE: has no effect if paint_bg = false
+		/**Enable paint of body and shadow from cache.
+		 * This should help to paint items if they already painted and have existing instance
+		 * Performance protection would prevent this.
+		 * @return void
+		 *
+		 * @param[in]   bool	optional, default value = true
+		 * @Note	This feature is disabled as default. It’s useful to paint calculated parts, e.g. color gradient or with scaled background images.
+		 * In case of painting with enabled background images with transparency parts, could raise unintended backgrounds (e.g. holes, wrong colors or gradients) on screen.
+		 * In such case, it's not recommended enabling this feature.
+		 * This function is not to be confused with save_bg. Paint_cache has no effect for restore of backgrounds with hide ().
+		 * It has only effect to the fb layer tagged with CC_FBDATA_TYPE_BOX and  CC_FBDATA_TYPE_SHADOW_BOX as long as the instance of the item is preserved.
+		 * Of course, there is no effect if paint_bg = false.
+		 * @see		cc_paint_cach, disablePaintCache(), clearPaintCache(), clearFbData(), clearScreenBuffer()
+		*/
 		void enablePaintCache(const bool &enable = true);
-		///disable paint caching for body and shadow
+		/**Disable paint caching for body and shadow
+		 * @see		enablePaintCache()
+		*/
 		void disablePaintCache(){enablePaintCache(false);}
 
 		///returns paint mode, true=item was painted