diff --git a/src/LTMPlot.cpp b/src/LTMPlot.cpp
index c2a608ca5..a26b52f00 100644
--- a/src/LTMPlot.cpp
+++ b/src/LTMPlot.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ LTMPlot::LTMPlot(LTMWindow *parent, Context *context) :
 {
     // don't do this ..
     setAutoReplot(false);
+    setAutoFillBackground(true);
 
     // setup my axes
     // for now we limit to 4 on left and 4 on right
@@ -119,6 +120,19 @@ LTMPlot::configUpdate()
     QPen gridPen(GColor(CPLOTGRID));
     //gridPen.setStyle(Qt::DotLine);
     grid->setPen(gridPen);
+
+    QPalette palette;
+    palette.setBrush(QPalette::Window, QBrush(GColor(CPLOTBACKGROUND)));
+    palette.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, GColor(CPLOTMARKER));
+    palette.setColor(QPalette::Text, GColor(CPLOTMARKER));
+    setPalette(palette);
+
+    foreach (QwtAxisId x, supportedAxes) {
+        axisWidget(x)->setPalette(palette);
+        axisWidget(x)->setPalette(palette);
+    }
+    axisWidget(QwtPlot::xBottom)->setPalette(palette);
+    this->legend()->setPalette(palette);
 }
 
 void