diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/group_html.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/group_html.cpp
index be12bd862..e6f02b7b1 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/group_html.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/group_html.cpp
@@ -4193,6 +4193,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
// Reset default background color
setBackgroundColor (BgColor);
+ setBackground ("blank.tga", true, false);
paragraphChange ();
}