diff --git a/src/controls/templates/AbstractListItem.qml b/src/controls/templates/AbstractListItem.qml
index 2ec04454..14fa1f0e 100644
--- a/src/controls/templates/AbstractListItem.qml
+++ b/src/controls/templates/AbstractListItem.qml
@@ -1,121 +1,121 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2010 Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU Library General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  2.010-1301, USA.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.1
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.0
 import org.kde.kirigami 2.2
 import QtQuick.Templates 2.0 as T2
 
 /**
  * An item delegate for the primitive ListView component.
  *
  * It's intended to make all listviews look coherent.
  *
  * @inherit QtQuick.Templates.ItemDelegate
  */
 T2.ItemDelegate {
     id: listItem
     
     /**
      * supportsMouseEvents: bool
      * Holds if the item emits signals related to mouse interaction.
      *TODO: remove
      * The default value is false.
      */
     property bool supportsMouseEvents: hoverEnabled
 
     /**
      * containsMouse: bool
      * True when the user hover the mouse over the list item
      * NOTE: on mobile touch devices this will be true only when pressed is also true
      * TODO: remove?
      */
     property alias containsMouse: listItem.hovered
 
     /**
      * sectionDelegate: bool
      * If true the item will be a delegate for a section, so will look like a
      * "title" for the items under it.
      */
     property bool sectionDelegate: false
 
     /**
      * separatorVisible: bool
      * True if the separator between items is visible
      * default: true
      */
     property bool separatorVisible: true
 
     /**
      * textColor: color
      * Color for the text in the item
      * It is advised to leave the default value (Theme.textColor)
      *
      * Note: if custom text elements are inserted in an AbstractListItem,
      * their color proprty will ahve to be manually binded with this property
      */
     property color textColor: Theme.textColor
 
     /**
      * backgroundColor: color
      * Color for the background of the item
      * It is advised to leave the default value (Theme.viewBackgroundColor)
      */
-    property color backgroundColor: Theme.backgroundColor
+    property color backgroundColor: "transparent"
 
     /**
      * activeTextColor: color
      * Color for the text in the item when pressed or selected
      * It is advised to leave the default value (Theme.highlightedTextColor)
      *
      * Note: if custom text elements are inserted in an AbstractListItem,
      * their color proprty will ahve to be manually binded with this property
      */
     property color activeTextColor: Theme.highlightedTextColor
 
     /**
      * activeBackgroundColor: color
      * Color for the background of the item when pressed or selected
      * It is advised to leave the default value (Theme.highlightColor)
      */
     property color activeBackgroundColor: Theme.highlightColor
 
     default property alias _default: listItem.contentItem
 
     Theme.colorSet: Theme.View
     leftPadding: Units.smallSpacing * 2
     topPadding: Units.smallSpacing * 2
     rightPadding: Units.smallSpacing * 2
     bottomPadding: Units.smallSpacing * 2
 
     implicitWidth: contentItem ? contentItem.implicitWidth : Units.gridUnit * 12
 
     implicitHeight: contentItem.implicitHeight + Units.smallSpacing * 5
 
     width: parent ? parent.width : implicitWidth
     Layout.fillWidth: true
 
     opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.6
 
     height: visible ? implicitHeight : 0
 
     hoverEnabled: true
 
     Accessible.role: Accessible.ListItem
 }