diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SimpleColoredComponent.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SimpleColoredComponent.java
index a9cbdde8fea2..7e5bcced180f 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SimpleColoredComponent.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SimpleColoredComponent.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class SimpleColoredComponent extends JComponent implements Accessible {
 
   @JdkConstants.HorizontalAlignment private int myTextAlign = SwingConstants.LEFT;
 
-  private boolean myIconOpaque = true;
+  private boolean myIconOpaque = false;
 
   private boolean myAutoInvalidate = !(this instanceof TreeCellRenderer);