diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
index d82d3c89f1..3f8899575f 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
@@ -1714,6 +1714,9 @@ ShowImageView::_DoImageOperation(ImageProcessor::operation op, bool quiet)
 	_DeleteBitmap();
 	fBitmap = bm;
 
+	if (fBitmap->ColorSpace() == B_RGBA32)
+		fDisplayBitmap = compose_checker_background(fBitmap);
+
 	if (!quiet) {
 		// remove selection
 		_SetHasSelection(false);