diff --git a/plugins/USBPrinting/MonitorItem.qml b/plugins/USBPrinting/MonitorItem.qml
index 8041698ef0..c86353f814 100644
--- a/plugins/USBPrinting/MonitorItem.qml
+++ b/plugins/USBPrinting/MonitorItem.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Component
     {
         Rectangle
         {
+            color: UM.Theme.getColor("main_background")
+
             anchors.right: parent.right
             width: parent.width * 0.3
             anchors.top: parent.top
diff --git a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
index 6d8edf0deb..d44acf0adb 100644
--- a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import Cura 1.0 as Cura
 import "PrinterOutput"
 
 
-Rectangle
+Item
 {
     id: base
     UM.I18nCatalog { id: catalog; name: "cura"}