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diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.forms/src/org/eclipse/ui/forms/widgets/Form.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.forms/src/org/eclipse/ui/forms/widgets/Form.java
index 1e3aefd..0e5cbd4 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.forms/src/org/eclipse/ui/forms/widgets/Form.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.forms/src/org/eclipse/ui/forms/widgets/Form.java
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
 				TITLE_VMARGIN,
 				carea.width-TITLE_HMARGIN-TITLE_HMARGIN, 
 				textSize.y);
+		bufferGC.fillRectangle(0, 0, carea.width, theight);
 		if (backgroundImage != null) {
 			drawBackgroundImage(bufferGC, carea.width, TITLE_VMARGIN+textSize.y+TITLE_VMARGIN);
 		}