diff --git a/src/apps/launchbox/IconButton.cpp b/src/apps/launchbox/IconButton.cpp
index ae21bdfd6a..85eaf35407 100644
--- a/src/apps/launchbox/IconButton.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/launchbox/IconButton.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ IconButton::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 void
 IconButton::AttachedToWindow()
 {
+	rgb_color background = B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR;
+	if (BView* parent = Parent()) {
+		background = parent->ViewColor();
+		if (background == B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR)
+			background = parent->LowColor();
+	}
+	if (background == B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR)
+		background = ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
+	SetLowColor(background);
+
 	SetTarget(fTargetCache);
 	if (!Target())
 		SetTarget(Window());
@@ -79,8 +89,6 @@ void
 IconButton::Draw(BRect area)
 {
 	rgb_color background = LowColor();
-	if (BView* parent = Parent())
-		background = parent->LowColor();
 
 	BRect r(Bounds());