diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/ChatBubbleDelegate.qml b/retroshare-qml-app/src/ChatBubbleDelegate.qml
index 8f94320c9..26b721aa6 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/ChatBubbleDelegate.qml
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/ChatBubbleDelegate.qml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Item
 		anchors.fill: parent
 		width: parent.width
 		height: parent.height
+		color: "transparent"
 
 		Rectangle
 		{
diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/TrustedNodesView.qml b/retroshare-qml-app/src/TrustedNodesView.qml
index c53cb3bed..edef2e2d9 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/TrustedNodesView.qml
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/TrustedNodesView.qml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Item
 				iconUrl: isOnline?
 							 "/icons/state-ok.svg" :
 							 "/icons/state-offline.svg"
-				color: "white"
+				color: "transparent"
 				pressColor: "lightsteelblue"
 				buttonTextPixelSize: 18
 				iconHeight:parent.height - 4