diff --git a/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp b/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp
index fe0987178ce..5b5a8f5271e 100644
--- a/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ OverviewPage::OverviewPage(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->labelNumTransactions->setToolTip(tr("Total number of transactions in wallet"));
 
     // Recent transactions
-    ui->listTransactions->setStyleSheet("background:transparent");
+    ui->listTransactions->setStyleSheet("QListView { background:transparent }");
     ui->listTransactions->setItemDelegate(txdelegate);
     ui->listTransactions->setIconSize(QSize(DECORATION_SIZE, DECORATION_SIZE));
     ui->listTransactions->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::NoSelection);