diff --git a/image.c b/image.c
index c8fab6a..854e50b 100644
--- a/image.c
+++ b/image.c
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ void img_render(img_t *img, win_t *win) {
 		imlib_context_set_image(img->im);
 	else
 		imlib_context_set_image(im_broken);
+
+	if (imlib_image_has_alpha())
+		win_draw_rect(win, win->pm, dx, dy, dw, dh, True, 0, win->white);
 	
 	imlib_context_set_drawable(win->pm);
 	imlib_render_image_part_on_drawable_at_size(sx, sy, sw, sh, dx, dy, dw, dh);
diff --git a/thumbs.c b/thumbs.c
index 78380ec..4669967 100644
--- a/thumbs.c
+++ b/thumbs.c
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ void tns_load(tns_t *tns, win_t *win, int n, const char *filename) {
 	t->pm = win_create_pixmap(win, t->w, t->h);
 	imlib_context_set_drawable(t->pm);
 	imlib_context_set_anti_alias(1);
+	if (imlib_image_has_alpha())
+		win_draw_rect(win, t->pm, 0, 0, t->w, t->h, True, 0, win->white);
 	imlib_render_image_part_on_drawable_at_size(0, 0, w, h,
 	                                            0, 0, t->w, t->h);
 	tns->dirty = 1;
@@ -170,13 +172,23 @@ void tns_render(tns_t *tns, win_t *win) {
 
 void tns_highlight(tns_t *tns, win_t *win, int n, Bool hl) {
 	thumb_t *t;
+	unsigned long col;
 
 	if (!tns || !win)
 		return;
 
 	if (n >= 0 && n < tns->cnt) {
 		t = &tns->thumbs[n];
-		win_draw_rect(win, t->x - 2, t->y - 2, t->w + 4, t->h + 4, hl);
+
+		if (hl)
+			col = win->selcol;
+		else if (win->fullscreen)
+			col = win->black;
+		else
+			col = win->bgcol;
+
+		win_draw_rect(win, win->pm, t->x - 2, t->y - 2, t->w + 4, t->h + 4,
+		              False, 2, col);
 	}
 
 	win_draw(win);
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 200e1c5..75eac60 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ void win_open(win_t *win) {
 	win_env_t *e;
 	XClassHint classhint;
 	XColor col;
-	XGCValues gcval;
 	char none_data[] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 	Pixmap none;
 	int gmask;
@@ -71,6 +70,9 @@ void win_open(win_t *win) {
 	e->cmap = DefaultColormap(e->dpy, e->scr);
 	e->depth = DefaultDepth(e->dpy, e->scr);
 
+	win->black = BlackPixel(e->dpy, e->scr);
+	win->white = WhitePixel(e->dpy, e->scr);
+
 	if (XAllocNamedColor(e->dpy, DefaultColormap(e->dpy, e->scr), BG_COLOR,
 		                   &col, &col))
 		win->bgcol = col.pixel;
@@ -127,8 +129,7 @@ void win_open(win_t *win) {
 	none = XCreateBitmapFromData(e->dpy, win->xwin, none_data, 8, 8);
 	cnone = XCreatePixmapCursor(e->dpy, none, none, &col, &col, 0, 0);
 
-	gcval.line_width = 2;
-	gc = XCreateGC(e->dpy, win->xwin, GCLineWidth, &gcval);
+	gc = XCreateGC(e->dpy, win->xwin, 0, None);
 
 	win_set_title(win, "sxiv");
 
@@ -251,8 +252,8 @@ void win_clear(win_t *win) {
 		return;
 
 	e = &win->env;
-	gcval.foreground = win->fullscreen ? BlackPixel(e->dpy, e->scr) :
-	                                     win->bgcol;
+	gcval.foreground = win->fullscreen ? win->black : win->bgcol;
+
 	if (win->pm)
 		XFreePixmap(e->dpy, win->pm);
 	win->pm = XCreatePixmap(e->dpy, win->xwin, e->scrw, e->scrh, e->depth);
@@ -266,22 +267,21 @@ void win_draw_pixmap(win_t *win, Pixmap pm, int x, int y, int w, int h) {
 		XCopyArea(win->env.dpy, pm, win->pm, gc, 0, 0, w, h, x, y);
 }
 
-void win_draw_rect(win_t *win, int x, int y, int w, int h, Bool sel) {
-	win_env_t *e;
+void win_draw_rect(win_t *win, Pixmap pm, int x, int y, int w, int h,
+		Bool fill, int lw, unsigned long col) {
 	XGCValues gcval;
 
-	if (!win)
+	if (!win || !pm)
 		return;
 
-	e = &win->env;
+	gcval.line_width = lw;
+	gcval.foreground = col;
+	XChangeGC(win->env.dpy, gc, GCForeground | GCLineWidth, &gcval);
 
-	if (sel)
-		gcval.foreground = win->selcol;
+	if (fill)
+		XFillRectangle(win->env.dpy, pm, gc, x, y, w, h);
 	else
-		gcval.foreground = win->fullscreen ? BlackPixel(e->dpy, e->scr) :
-		                                     win->bgcol;
-	XChangeGC(e->dpy, gc, GCForeground, &gcval);
-	XDrawRectangle(e->dpy, win->pm, gc, x, y, w, h);
+		XDrawRectangle(win->env.dpy, pm, gc, x, y, w, h);
 }
 
 void win_draw(win_t *win) {
diff --git a/window.h b/window.h
index 87f3a0f..4848395 100644
--- a/window.h
+++ b/window.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	Window xwin;
 	win_env_t env;
 
+	unsigned long black;
+	unsigned long white;
 	unsigned long bgcol;
 	unsigned long selcol;
 	Pixmap pm;
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@ void win_free_pixmap(win_t*, Pixmap);
 
 void win_clear(win_t*);
 void win_draw_pixmap(win_t*, Pixmap, int, int, int, int);
-void win_draw_rect(win_t*, int, int, int, int, Bool);
+void win_draw_rect(win_t*, Pixmap, int, int, int, int, Bool, int,
+                   unsigned long);
 void win_draw(win_t*);
 
 void win_set_title(win_t*, const char*);