diff --git a/src/widgets/ASlider.cpp b/src/widgets/ASlider.cpp
index 098a15c3e..bba3b568f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ASlider.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ASlider.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ of an LWSlider or ASlider.
 #include <wx/button.h>
 #include <wx/statline.h>
 #include <wx/sizer.h>
+#include <wx/settings.h>
 
 #if defined(__WXMSW__) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
 #define USE_POPUPWIN 1
@@ -720,7 +721,13 @@ void LWSlider::Draw()
    TransparentColour = theTheme.Colour( clrTrackInfo );
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK__
+   // AWD: this is from a patch posted by B. Drung on bug #175, but it breaks
+   // things on Windows
+   dc->SetBackground( wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_BACKGROUND) );
+#else
    dc->SetBackground( wxBrush( TransparentColour  ) );
+#endif
    dc->Clear();
 
    // Draw the line along which the thumb moves.