diff --git a/src/TrackArtist.cpp b/src/TrackArtist.cpp
index eb482d108..6cc6a9f6a 100644
--- a/src/TrackArtist.cpp
+++ b/src/TrackArtist.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ void TrackArtist::DrawTrack(TrackPanelDrawingContext &context,
 }
 
 void TrackArtist::DrawVRuler
-(TrackPanelDrawingContext &context, const Track *t, const wxRect & rect_)
+( TrackPanelDrawingContext &context, const Track *t, const wxRect & rect_,
+  bool bSelected )
 {
    auto dc = &context.dc;
    bool highlight = false;
@@ -378,11 +379,16 @@ void TrackArtist::DrawVRuler
 #endif
 
 
+   // Paint the background
+   AColor::MediumTrackInfo(dc, bSelected);
+   dc->DrawRectangle( rect_ );
+
    // Stroke the left border
    dc->SetPen(*wxBLACK_PEN);
    {
       const auto left = rect_.GetLeft();
       AColor::Line( *dc, left, rect_.GetTop(), left, rect_.GetBottom() );
+
    }
 
    // Label and Time tracks do not have a vruler
diff --git a/src/TrackArtist.h b/src/TrackArtist.h
index 87933e914..205d2e2c0 100644
--- a/src/TrackArtist.h
+++ b/src/TrackArtist.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class AUDACITY_DLL_API TrackArtist {
                   bool hasSolo);
 
    void DrawVRuler(TrackPanelDrawingContext &context,
-                   const Track *t, const wxRect & rect);
+                   const Track *t, const wxRect & rect, bool bSelected );
 
    void UpdateVRuler(const Track *t, const wxRect & rect);
 
diff --git a/src/TrackPanel.cpp b/src/TrackPanel.cpp
index d9e39a38d..ca3650e8d 100644
--- a/src/TrackPanel.cpp
+++ b/src/TrackPanel.cpp
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ void TrackPanel::DrawEverythingElse(TrackPanelDrawingContext &context,
          rect.y += kTopMargin;
          rect.width = GetVRulerWidth();
          rect.height -= (kTopMargin + kBottomMargin);
-         mTrackArtist->DrawVRuler(context, visibleT, rect);
+         mTrackArtist->DrawVRuler(context, visibleT, rect, t->GetSelected());
       }
    }
 
@@ -1612,7 +1612,9 @@ void TrackPanel::DrawOutside
       rect.height -= kTopInset;
 
       int labelw = GetLabelWidth();
-      mTrackInfo.DrawBackground( dc, rect, t->GetSelected(), labelw );
+      int vrul = GetVRulerOffset();
+
+      mTrackInfo.DrawBackground( dc, rect, t->GetSelected(), vrul );
 
       // Vaughan, 2010-08-24: No longer doing this.
       // Draw sync-lock tiles in ruler area.
@@ -1623,7 +1625,6 @@ void TrackPanel::DrawOutside
       //   TrackArtist::DrawSyncLockTiles(dc, tileFill);
       //}
 
-      int vrul = GetVRulerOffset();
       DrawBordersAroundTrack( dc, rect );
       {
          auto channels = TrackList::Channels(t);
@@ -1638,7 +1639,7 @@ void TrackPanel::DrawOutside
             wxRect sashRect{
                vrul, yy, rect.GetRight() - vrul, kSeparatorThickness
             };
-            DrawSash( dc, sashRect, labelw );
+            DrawSash( dc, sashRect, labelw, t->GetSelected() );
          }
       }
 
@@ -1687,7 +1688,8 @@ void TrackPanel::DrawOutsideOfTrack
    dc->DrawRectangle(side);
 }
 
-void TrackPanel::DrawSash( wxDC * dc, const wxRect & rect, int labelw )
+void TrackPanel::DrawSash(
+   wxDC * dc, const wxRect & rect, int labelw, bool bSelected )
 {
    // Area between channels of a group
    // Paint the channel separator over (what would be) the lower border of this
@@ -1695,6 +1697,10 @@ void TrackPanel::DrawSash( wxDC * dc, const wxRect & rect, int labelw )
 
    ADCChanger cleanup{ dc };
 
+   // Paint the left part of the background
+   AColor::MediumTrackInfo(dc, bSelected);
+   dc->DrawRectangle( rect.GetX(), rect.GetY(), labelw, rect.GetHeight() );
+
    // Stroke the left border
    dc->SetPen(*wxBLACK_PEN);
    {
@@ -2510,11 +2516,11 @@ void TrackInfo::DrawBordersWithin
 
 // Paint the whole given rectangle some fill color
 void TrackInfo::DrawBackground(
-   wxDC * dc, const wxRect & rect, bool bSelected, const int labelw) const
+   wxDC * dc, const wxRect & rect, bool bSelected, const int vrul) const
 {
    // fill in label
    wxRect fill = rect;
-   fill.width = labelw - kLeftInset;
+   fill.width = vrul - kLeftInset;
    AColor::MediumTrackInfo(dc, bSelected);
    dc->DrawRectangle(fill);
 
diff --git a/src/TrackPanel.h b/src/TrackPanel.h
index b854221da..a9b5894f7 100644
--- a/src/TrackPanel.h
+++ b/src/TrackPanel.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public:
 
 
    void DrawBackground(
-      wxDC * dc, const wxRect & rect, bool bSelected, const int labelw ) const;
+      wxDC * dc, const wxRect & rect, bool bSelected, const int vrul ) const;
    // void DrawBordersWithin(
    //   wxDC * dc, const wxRect & rect, const Track &track ) const;
 
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ protected:
    void DrawBordersAroundTrack(wxDC* dc, const wxRect & rect );
    void DrawOutsideOfTrack    (
       TrackPanelDrawingContext &context, const wxRect & rect );
-   void DrawSash              ( wxDC* dc, const wxRect & rect, int labelw );
+   void DrawSash              (
+      wxDC* dc, const wxRect & rect, int labelw, bool bSelected );
 
 public:
    // Set the object that performs catch-all event handling when the pointer