@@ -166,16 +166,18 @@
         # config.quicksearch_fields
         text = text.lower()
 
         # simple string match (probably doesn't need full search expression support)
         if len(q) and text.find(q) >= 0:
-           model.set_value(iter, color, "#fe9")  # highlighting color
-           model.set_value(iter, flag, True) # background-set flag
+            model.set_value(iter, color, "#fe9")  # highlighting color
+            model.set_value(iter, flag, True) # background-set flag
         # color = 12 in liststore, flag = 13th position
         else:
-           model.set_value(iter, color, "")   # for some reason the cellrenderer colors get applied to all rows, even if we specify an iter (=treelist position?, not?)
-           model.set_value(iter, flag, False)   # that's why we need the secondary -set option
+            normal_bg = uikit.get_bg_color(self.main.channel().gtk_list)
+            #normal_bg = "#ffffff"
+            model.set_value(iter, color, normal_bg)   # for some reason the cellrenderer colors get applied to all rows, even if we specify an iter (=treelist position?, not?)
+            model.set_value(iter, flag, False)   # that's why we need the secondary -set option
 
         #??
         return False