diff --git a/src/gui/widget/textbox.cpp b/src/gui/widget/textbox.cpp
index 47b5d0c4c..ba565c799 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/textbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/textbox.cpp
@@ -640,6 +640,8 @@ void CTextBox::hide (void)
 	if(frameBuffer == NULL)
 		return;
 	
-	frameBuffer->paintBackgroundBoxRel(m_cFrame.iX, m_cFrame.iY, m_cFrame.iWidth, m_cFrame.iHeight);
+	if (m_nPaintBackground)
+		frameBuffer->paintBackgroundBoxRel(m_cFrame.iX, m_cFrame.iY, m_cFrame.iWidth, m_cFrame.iHeight);
+	
 	frameBuffer = NULL;
 }