diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/GroupedElementsRenderer.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/GroupedElementsRenderer.java
index 737f21ef75ab..f99bb708118d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/GroupedElementsRenderer.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/GroupedElementsRenderer.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public abstract class GroupedElementsRenderer implements Accessible {
 
     @Override
     protected Color getBackground() {
-      return ExperimentalUI.isNewUI() ? JBUI.CurrentTheme.Popup.BACKGROUND : UIUtil.getListBackground();
+      return UIUtil.getListBackground();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/popup/list/PopupListElementRenderer.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/popup/list/PopupListElementRenderer.java
index 7d36656f6952..080363c1fe1a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/popup/list/PopupListElementRenderer.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/popup/list/PopupListElementRenderer.java
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ public class PopupListElementRenderer<E> extends GroupedItemsListRenderer<E> {
     return new GroupHeaderSeparator(labelInsets);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected Color getBackground() {
+    return ExperimentalUI.isNewUI() ? JBUI.CurrentTheme.Popup.BACKGROUND : super.getBackground();
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected JComponent createItemComponent() {
     createLabel();