diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Box.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Box.cpp
index abf5070160..26eb9cfc0d 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Box.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Box.cpp
@@ -273,9 +273,15 @@ BBox::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 void
 BBox::AttachedToWindow()
 {
-	if (Parent()) {
-		SetViewColor(Parent()->ViewColor());
-		SetLowColor(Parent()->ViewColor());
+	BView* parent = Parent();
+	if (parent != NULL) {
+		// inherit the color from parent
+		rgb_color color = parent->ViewColor();
+		if (color == B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR)
+			color = ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
+
+		SetViewColor(color);
+		SetLowColor(color);
 	}
 
 	// The box could have been resized in the mean time
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Control.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Control.cpp
index d293c6c1e7..0697b55417 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Control.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Control.cpp
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ BControl::WindowActivated(bool active)
 void
 BControl::AttachedToWindow()
 {
-	if (Parent()) {
+	BView* parent = Parent();
+	if (parent != NULL) {
 		// inherit the color from parent
-		rgb_color color = Parent()->ViewColor();
+		rgb_color color = parent->ViewColor();
 		if (color == B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR)
 			color = ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
 
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
index d0f6a19c63..9affa1e270 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
@@ -280,9 +280,15 @@ BMenuField::Draw(BRect update)
 void
 BMenuField::AttachedToWindow()
 {
-	if (Parent()) {
-		SetViewColor(Parent()->ViewColor());
-		SetLowColor(Parent()->ViewColor());
+	BView* parent = Parent();
+	if (parent != NULL) {
+		// inherit the color from parent
+		rgb_color color = parent->ViewColor();
+		if (color == B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR)
+			color = ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
+
+		SetViewColor(color);
+		SetLowColor(color);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Slider.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Slider.cpp
index e3f4e8c090..730e107261 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Slider.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Slider.cpp
@@ -330,19 +330,9 @@ BSlider::AttachedToWindow()
 	BControl::AttachedToWindow();
 
 	BView* view = OffscreenView();
-	if (view) {
-		rgb_color color = ViewColor();
-		if (Parent() != NULL)
-			color = Parent()->ViewColor();
-
-/*		fOffScreenBits->Lock();
-		fOffScreenView->SetViewColor(color);
-		fOffScreenView->SetLowColor(color);
-		fOffScreenBits->Unlock();*/
-
-		view->LockLooper();
+	if (view && view->LockLooper()) {
 		view->SetViewColor(B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
-		view->SetLowColor(color);
+		view->SetLowColor(ViewColor());
 		view->UnlockLooper();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/StatusBar.cpp b/src/kits/interface/StatusBar.cpp
index e70181fe78..5aba252e79 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/StatusBar.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/StatusBar.cpp
@@ -146,9 +146,16 @@ BStatusBar::AttachedToWindow()
 	ResizeTo(Bounds().Width(), height);
 
 	SetViewColor(B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
+	rgb_color lowColor = B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR;
 
-	if (Parent())
-		SetLowColor(Parent()->ViewColor());
+	BView* parent = Parent();
+	if (parent != NULL)
+		lowColor = parent->ViewColor();
+
+	if (lowColor == B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR)
+		lowColor = ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
+
+	SetLowColor(lowColor);
 
 	fTextDivider = Bounds().Width();
 }