diff -ur gtk+-2.8.20/gtk/gtkiconview.c gtk+-2.8.20-new/gtk/gtkiconview.c
--- gtk+-2.8.20/gtk/gtkiconview.c	2006-04-11 20:44:15.000000000 +0200
+++ gtk+-2.8.20-new/gtk/gtkiconview.c	2007-01-03 20:20:26.000000000 +0100
@@ -899,9 +899,14 @@
   gdk_window_set_user_data (icon_view->priv->bin_window, widget);
 
   widget->style = gtk_style_attach (widget->style, widget->window);
-  gdk_window_set_background (icon_view->priv->bin_window, &widget->style->base[widget->state]);
+/*  gdk_window_set_background (icon_view->priv->bin_window, &widget->style->base[widget->state]);
   gdk_window_set_background (widget->window, &widget->style->base[widget->state]);
-
+*/
+printf("realize iconview\n");
+//  gdk_window_set_back_pixmap(widget->window, NULL, FALSE);
+//  gdk_window_set_back_pixmap(icon_view->priv->bin_window, NULL, FALSE);
+  gtk_style_set_background (widget->style, widget->window, GTK_STATE_NORMAL);
+  gtk_style_set_background (widget->style, icon_view->priv->bin_window, GTK_STATE_NORMAL);
   gdk_window_show (icon_view->priv->bin_window);
 }