diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.cpp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.cpp
index 5050eaae650..a59d3575f86 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.cpp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,15 @@ 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 e5adf9ce2ed..72502f1f97c 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.h
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/desktop/desktop.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct BackgroundWindow : public SubclassedWindow
 {
 	typedef SubclassedWindow super;
 
-	BackgroundWindow(HWND hwnd) : super(hwnd) {}
+	BackgroundWindow(HWND hwnd);
 
 protected:
 	LRESULT	WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam);