diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/ProjectSettingsStepBase.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/ProjectSettingsStepBase.java
index 4cafddf3ca4c..ff5e8b2e25a2 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/ProjectSettingsStepBase.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/ProjectSettingsStepBase.java
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.welcomeScreen.AbstractActionWithPanel;
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.welcomeScreen.FlatWelcomeFrame;
 import com.intellij.platform.DirectoryProjectGenerator;
 import com.intellij.platform.WebProjectGenerator;
 import com.intellij.ui.DocumentAdapter;
 import com.intellij.ui.JBColor;
 import com.intellij.ui.components.JBScrollPane;
 import com.intellij.util.NullableConsumer;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ public class ProjectSettingsStepBase extends AbstractActionWithPanel implements
     bottomPanel.add(myErrorLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     bottomPanel.add(myCreateButton, BorderLayout.EAST);
     mainPanel.add(bottomPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+    UIUtil.setBackgroundRecursively(mainPanel, FlatWelcomeFrame.getMainBackground());
     return mainPanel;
   }