diff --git a/Samples/Samples/ExpanderSample.cs b/Samples/Samples/ExpanderSample.cs
index b12e9d94..8680f35c 100644
--- a/Samples/Samples/ExpanderSample.cs
+++ b/Samples/Samples/ExpanderSample.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 using System;
 using Xwt;
+using Xwt.Drawing;
 
 namespace Samples
 {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ namespace Samples
 			var content = new VBox ();
 			content.PackStart (new Label () { Text = "Label 1" });
 			content.PackStart (new Button () { Label = "Button 2" });
+			content.BackgroundColor = Colors.Gray;
 			expander.Content = content;
 			PackStart (expander);
 		}
diff --git a/Xwt.Gtk/Xwt.GtkBackend/WidgetBackend.cs b/Xwt.Gtk/Xwt.GtkBackend/WidgetBackend.cs
index 3cf48d11..78fbd047 100755
--- a/Xwt.Gtk/Xwt.GtkBackend/WidgetBackend.cs
+++ b/Xwt.Gtk/Xwt.GtkBackend/WidgetBackend.cs
@@ -367,7 +367,8 @@ namespace Xwt.GtkBackend
 			}
 			set {
 				customBackgroundColor = value;
-				Widget.ModifyBg (Gtk.StateType.Normal, Util.ToGdkColor (value));
+				AllocEventBox ();
+				EventsRootWidget.ModifyBg (Gtk.StateType.Normal, Util.ToGdkColor (value));
 			}
 		}