diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui
index 809a33198..39d830a79 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SharedFilesDialog.ui
@@ -728,7 +728,8 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
           <enum>Qt::CustomContextMenu</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">#remoteDirTreeView{border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;}</string>
+          <string notr="true">#remoteDirTreeView{border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
+background: white;}</string>
          </property>
          <property name="dragEnabled">
           <bool>true</bool>
@@ -778,7 +779,8 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
           <bool>false</bool>
          </property>
          <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">#localDirTreeView{border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;}</string>
+          <string notr="true">#localDirTreeView{border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
+background: white;}</string>
          </property>
          <property name="dragEnabled">
           <bool>true</bool>