diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
index b9a318bab9..e5d40b266e 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
@@ -1411,11 +1411,45 @@ ShowImageView::PageCount()
 	return fDocumentCount;
 }
 
+void
+ShowImageView::AddWhiteRect(BRect &rect)
+{
+	// Paint white rectangle, using rect, into the background image
+	BView view(fBitmap->Bounds(), NULL, B_FOLLOW_NONE, B_WILL_DRAW);
+	BBitmap *bitmap = new BBitmap(fBitmap->Bounds(), fBitmap->ColorSpace(), true);
+	if (bitmap == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	if (bitmap->Lock()) {
+		bitmap->AddChild(&view);
+		view.DrawBitmap(fBitmap, fBitmap->Bounds());
+		
+		view.FillRect(rect, B_SOLID_LOW);
+			// draw white rect
+		
+		view.Sync();
+		bitmap->RemoveChild(&view);
+		bitmap->Unlock();
+		
+		DeleteBitmap();
+		fBitmap = bitmap;
+	} else
+		delete bitmap;
+}
+
 void
 ShowImageView::Cut()
 {
+	BRect rect = fSelectionRect;
+	bool bCutBackground = (fSelBitmap) ? false : true;
+	
 	CopySelectionToClipboard();
 	ClearSelection();
+	
+	if (bCutBackground)
+		// If the user hasn't dragged the selection,
+		// paint a white rectangle where the selection was
+		AddWhiteRect(rect);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h
index 3acd38dc54..92a50701ca 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ private:
 	void AnimateSelection(bool a);
 	void Notify(const char* status);
 	void AddToRecentDocuments();
+	void AddWhiteRect(BRect &rect);
 	void GetSelMergeRects(BRect &srcBits, BRect &destRect);
 	void MergeSelection();
 	void DeleteScaler();