diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.cpp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.cpp
index f72af94dd5e..3b37236fae8 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.cpp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,15 @@ static void draw_desktop_background(HWND hwnd, HDC hdc)
 }
 
 
-LRESULT	BackgroundWindow::WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
+BackgroundWindow::BackgroundWindow(HWND hwnd)
+ :	super(hwnd)
+{
+	 // set background brush for the short moment of displaying the
+	 // background color while moving foreground windows
+	SetClassLong(hwnd, GCL_HBRBACKGROUND, COLOR_BACKGROUND+1);
+}
+
+LRESULT BackgroundWindow::WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
 {
 	switch(nmsg) {
 	  case WM_ERASEBKGND:
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.h b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.h
index a4b399c396c..d857836372f 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.h
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct BackgroundWindow : public SubclassedWindow
 {
 	typedef SubclassedWindow super;
 
-	BackgroundWindow(HWND hwnd) : super(hwnd) {}
+	BackgroundWindow(HWND hwnd);
 
 protected:
 	LRESULT	WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam);