diff --git a/src/msw/checklst.cpp b/src/msw/checklst.cpp
index 7c928d371b..f9790875b9 100644
--- a/src/msw/checklst.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/checklst.cpp
@@ -322,8 +322,14 @@ bool wxCheckListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
                             long style,
                             const wxValidator& validator, const wxString& name)
 {
-    return wxListBox::Create(parent, id, pos, size, n, choices,
-                             style | wxLB_OWNERDRAW, validator, name);
+    if (wxListBox::Create(parent, id, pos, size, n, choices,
+                             style | wxLB_OWNERDRAW, validator, name))
+    {
+        SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW));
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+        return false;
 }
 
 bool wxCheckListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
@@ -332,8 +338,14 @@ bool wxCheckListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
                             long style,
                             const wxValidator& validator, const wxString& name)
 {
-    return wxListBox::Create(parent, id, pos, size, choices,
-                             style | wxLB_OWNERDRAW, validator, name);
+    if (wxListBox::Create(parent, id, pos, size, choices,
+                             style | wxLB_OWNERDRAW, validator, name))
+    {
+        SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW));
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+        return false;
 }
 
 // misc overloaded methods