diff --git a/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss b/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss
index 18e73de..5321dd5 100644
--- a/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss
+++ b/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
         _width
         _height
         (or bgColor FlxColor.BLACK))
+    (flixel.util.FlxSpriteUtil.drawRect this 0 0 _width _height FlxColor.TRANSPARENT (object color textColor))
     (screenCenter)
     (set selectionMarker (or _selectionMarker (defaultSelectionMarker?.clone)))