diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp
index c8692063d9..6905c15605 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ BMenu::_InitData(BMessage* archive)
 	fLayoutData->lastResizingMode = ResizingMode();
 
 	SetLowColor(sMenuInfo.background_color);
-	SetViewColor(sMenuInfo.background_color);
+	SetViewColor(B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
 
 	fTriggerEnabled = sMenuInfo.triggers_always_shown;
 
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuBar.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuBar.cpp
index dfe13b494a..b29f9d5ef5 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuBar.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuBar.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ struct menubar_data {
 BMenuBar::BMenuBar(BRect frame, const char* title, uint32 resizeMask,
 		menu_layout layout, bool resizeToFit)
 	:
-	BMenu(frame, title, resizeMask, B_WILL_DRAW | B_FRAME_EVENTS, layout,
-		resizeToFit),
+	BMenu(frame, title, resizeMask, B_WILL_DRAW | B_FRAME_EVENTS
+		| B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE, layout, resizeToFit),
 	fBorder(B_BORDER_FRAME),
 	fTrackingPID(-1),
 	fPrevFocusToken(-1),