diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index bfd797a653..8d5208f407 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ wxGTK:
 wxUniv:
 
 - Fix wxTextCtrl::SetSelection(-1, -1) to behave as documented (Anders Larsen)
+- Fix setting background colour for controls with transparent background
 
 
 2.8.3
diff --git a/src/univ/stattext.cpp b/src/univ/stattext.cpp
index 83ebf31eaf..509a5d6dde 100644
--- a/src/univ/stattext.cpp
+++ b/src/univ/stattext.cpp
@@ -88,14 +88,6 @@ wxSize wxStaticText::DoGetBestClientSize() const
 
 void wxStaticText::DoDraw(wxControlRenderer *renderer)
 {
-    if ( UseBgCol() )
-    {
-        wxDC& dc = renderer->GetDC();
-        dc.SetBrush(GetBackgroundColour());
-        dc.SetPen(*wxTRANSPARENT_PEN);
-        dc.DrawRectangle(renderer->GetRect());
-    }
-
     renderer->DrawLabel();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/univ/winuniv.cpp b/src/univ/winuniv.cpp
index fcdda770e1..bfb8106230 100644
--- a/src/univ/winuniv.cpp
+++ b/src/univ/winuniv.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ bool wxWindow::DoDrawBackground(wxDC& dc)
     rect.height = size.y;
 
     wxWindow * const parent = GetParent();
-    if ( HasTransparentBackground() && parent )
+    if ( HasTransparentBackground() && !UseBgCol() && parent )
     {
         wxASSERT( !IsTopLevel() );