diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/impl/LookupCellRenderer.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/impl/LookupCellRenderer.java
index adfe43f65c30..38f41f7d79c5 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/impl/LookupCellRenderer.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/impl/LookupCellRenderer.java
@@ -36,14 +36,15 @@ import com.intellij.ui.components.JBList;
 import com.intellij.ui.speedSearch.SpeedSearchUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.FList;
-import com.intellij.util.ui.*;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.EmptyIcon;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.GraphicsUtil;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
 import java.awt.*;
-import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -483,18 +484,17 @@ public class LookupCellRenderer implements ListCellRenderer {
 
     @Override
     public void paint(Graphics g){
+      super.paint(g);
       if (!myLookup.isFocused() && myLookup.isCompletion()) {
-        ((Graphics2D)g).setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.6f));
-
-        // sub-pixel antialiasing does not work with alpha composite, so we workaround this by painting to RGB image first
-        BufferedImage image = UIUtil.createImage(getWidth(), getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
-        Graphics2D imageGraphics = image.createGraphics();
-        super.paint(imageGraphics);
-        imageGraphics.dispose();
-        UIUtil.drawImage(g, image, 0, 0, null);
-      }
-      else {
-        super.paint(g);
+        g = g.create();
+        try {
+          g.setColor(ColorUtil.withAlpha(BACKGROUND_COLOR, .4));
+          Rectangle r = new Rectangle(getSize());
+          g.fillRect(r.x, r.y, r.width, r.height);
+        }
+        finally {
+          g.dispose();
+        }
       }
     }
   }