diff --git a/gtk-3.20/scss/apps/_nautilus.scss b/gtk-3.20/scss/apps/_nautilus.scss
index 469cca1..5062bf7 100644
--- a/gtk-3.20/scss/apps/_nautilus.scss
+++ b/gtk-3.20/scss/apps/_nautilus.scss
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         }
 
         notebook {
+            background-color: $base_color;
             border: none;
             frame { border: 0; }
         }
diff --git a/gtk-3.20/scss/apps/_nemo.scss b/gtk-3.20/scss/apps/_nemo.scss
index 9ffcb39..b489b41 100644
--- a/gtk-3.20/scss/apps/_nemo.scss
+++ b/gtk-3.20/scss/apps/_nemo.scss
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /* Ridiculously specific selector until Nemo is updated with new style classes */
+    grid > paned > box > paned > box > notebook {
+        background-color: $base_color;
+    }
+
     .nemo-window {
         toolbar {
             border-width: 0 0 1px;
diff --git a/gtk-3.20/scss/widgets/_notebook.scss b/gtk-3.20/scss/widgets/_notebook.scss
index b95ae35..3c9169a 100644
--- a/gtk-3.20/scss/widgets/_notebook.scss
+++ b/gtk-3.20/scss/widgets/_notebook.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ***********/
 
 @include exports("notebook") {
+
     notebook {
         > header {
             padding: 0;