diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
index b0a18537b..ef6ded3fa 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from PyQt4.phonon import Phonon
 
 from openlp.core.lib import Receiver, build_html, ServiceItem, image_to_byte, \
     translate, PluginManager, expand_tags
+from openlp.core.lib.theme import BackgroundType
 
 from openlp.core.ui import HideMode, ScreenList, AlertLocation
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ class MainDisplay(Display):
             windowFlags |= QtCore.Qt.SplashScreen
         self.setWindowFlags(windowFlags)
         self.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.WA_DeleteOnClose)
-        self.setTransparency(True)
+        self.setTransparency(False)
         if self.isLive:
             QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
                 QtCore.SIGNAL(u'live_display_hide'), self.hideDisplay)
@@ -387,6 +388,8 @@ class MainDisplay(Display):
                 # replace the background
                 background = self.imageManager. \
                     get_image_bytes(self.override[u'image'])
+        self.setTransparency(self.serviceItem.themedata.background_type ==
+            BackgroundType.to_string(BackgroundType.Transparent))
         if self.serviceItem.themedata.background_filename:
             self.serviceItem.bg_image_bytes = self.imageManager. \
                 get_image_bytes(self.serviceItem.themedata.theme_name)
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/media/mediacontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/media/mediacontroller.py
index 3beffbf36..8a1a8e260 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/media/mediacontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/media/mediacontroller.py
@@ -282,8 +282,6 @@ class MediaController(object):
             if self.curDisplayMediaPlayer and value:
                 if self.curDisplayMediaPlayer[controller.display] != self.mediaPlayers[u'webkit']:
                     controller.display.setTransparency(False)
-            else:
-                controller.display.setTransparency(True)
         # Special controls: Here media type specific Controls will be enabled
         # (e.g. for DVD control, ...)
         # TODO