diff --git a/sane/DlgIndicator.cpp b/sane/DlgIndicator.cpp
index 12aced5..7c9b7e7 100644
--- a/sane/DlgIndicator.cpp
+++ b/sane/DlgIndicator.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,14 @@ BOOL dlg_indicator::handle_message(UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
 		{
 			DRAWITEMSTRUCT* ds = (DRAWITEMSTRUCT*)lp;
 			wchar_t			text[128] = { 0 };
-			SetTextColor(ds->hDC, err_ ? RGB(255, 0, 0) : RGB(0, 0, 0));
-			SetBkMode(ds->hDC, TRANSPARENT);
+			HBRUSH			brsh = CreateSolidBrush(GetBkColor(ds->hDC));
+
+			FillRect(ds->hDC, &ds->rcItem, brsh);
+			DeleteObject(brsh);
+			
 			GetWindowTextW(ds->hwndItem, text, _countof(text) - 1);
+			SetBkMode(ds->hDC, TRANSPARENT);
+			SetTextColor(ds->hDC, err_ ? RGB(255, 0, 0) : RGB(0, 0, 0));
 			TextOutW(ds->hDC, 0, 0, text, lstrlenW(text));
 		}
 		ret = FALSE;