diff --git a/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css b/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
index 4008671..addc997 100644
--- a/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
+++ b/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ GtkIconView.content-view.check:selected {
  * drawing area *
  ****************/
 GtkDrawingArea {
-    background-color: @theme_base_color;
+    background-color: transparent;
 }
 
 GtkDrawingArea:insensitive {