diff --git a/data/gtk-styles.css b/data/gtk-styles.css
index 9441882b..53b2da10 100644
--- a/data/gtk-styles.css
+++ b/data/gtk-styles.css
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
 @define-color osd_toolbar_bg_b alpha(#101010, 0.80);
 @define-color osd_toolbar_bg_c alpha(shade(@osd_base, 1.02), 0.80);
 
-.contents.frame {
+GtkClutterOffscreen.contents {
+  background-color: #fafafa;
+  background-image: none;
+}
+
+GtkClutterOffscreen.contents .frame {
   border: 0;
   border-top: 1px lightgrey solid;
   border-radius: 0px;
@@ -52,8 +57,6 @@
 }
 
 .calendar-view {
-  background-color: #F6F6F6;
-
   padding: 6px;
   font: 10;
 }
diff --git a/src/gcal-month-view.c b/src/gcal-month-view.c
index f66d2cdc..0fda484d 100644
--- a/src/gcal-month-view.c
+++ b/src/gcal-month-view.c
@@ -454,8 +454,6 @@ gcal_month_view_draw (GtkWidget *widget,
   gtk_style_context_get_padding (context, state, &padding);
   gtk_widget_get_allocation (widget, &alloc);
 
-  gtk_render_background (context, cr, alloc.x, alloc.y, alloc.width, alloc.height);
-
   gcal_month_view_draw_header (GCAL_MONTH_VIEW (widget), cr, &alloc, &padding);
   gcal_month_view_draw_grid (GCAL_MONTH_VIEW (widget), cr, &alloc, &padding);
 
diff --git a/src/gcal-week-view.c b/src/gcal-week-view.c
index fb87e469..1c04c9d0 100644
--- a/src/gcal-week-view.c
+++ b/src/gcal-week-view.c
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ gcal_week_view_draw (GtkWidget *widget,
   gtk_style_context_get_padding (context, state, &padding);
   gtk_widget_get_allocation (widget, &alloc);
 
-  gtk_render_background (context, cr, alloc.x, alloc.y, alloc.width, alloc.height);
   /* setting the same line width for both windows */
   cairo_set_line_width (cr, 0.3);
 
diff --git a/src/gcal-window.c b/src/gcal-window.c
index bacb3824..1ea6e81f 100644
--- a/src/gcal-window.c
+++ b/src/gcal-window.c
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ gcal_window_constructed (GObject *object)
 
   gtk_widget_show (priv->notebook);
 
-  context = gtk_widget_get_style_context (holder);
-  gtk_style_context_add_class (context, "contents");
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (holder), priv->notebook);
   gtk_widget_show (holder);
 
@@ -279,6 +277,11 @@ gcal_window_constructed (GObject *object)
                           priv->notebook_actor,
                           CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_FILL,
                           CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_FILL);
+  context =
+    gtk_widget_get_style_context (
+        gtk_clutter_actor_get_widget (
+          GTK_CLUTTER_ACTOR (priv->notebook_actor)));
+  gtk_style_context_add_class (context, "contents");
 
   /* sources view */
   holder = gcal_floating_container_new ();