diff --git a/shell/view/clipboardicon.py b/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
index 3725ba9f..caa949ad 100644
--- a/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
+++ b/shell/view/clipboardicon.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from sugar.graphics.canvasicon import CanvasIcon
 from view.clipboardmenu import ClipboardMenu
 from sugar.graphics.xocolor import XoColor
 from sugar.graphics import units
+from sugar.graphics import color
 from sugar.activity import activityfactory
 from sugar.clipboard import clipboardservice
 from sugar import util
@@ -81,3 +82,9 @@ class ClipboardIcon(CanvasIcon):
         
     def get_object_id(self):
         return self._object_id
+
+    def prelight(self, enter):
+        if enter:
+            self.props.background_color = color.BLACK.get_int()
+        else:
+            self.props.background_color = color.TOOLBAR_BACKGROUND.get_int()
diff --git a/shell/view/clipboardmenu.py b/shell/view/clipboardmenu.py
index 1ea53616..3e8239d6 100644
--- a/shell/view/clipboardmenu.py
+++ b/shell/view/clipboardmenu.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ClipboardProgressBar(ClipboardBubble):
     def __init__(self, percent = 0):
         self._text_item = None
         ClipboardBubble.__init__(self, percent=percent)
-                
+
         self._text_item = hippo.CanvasText(text=str(percent) + ' %')
         self._text_item.props.color = color.LABEL_TEXT.get_int()
         self._text_item.props.font_desc = font.DEFAULT.get_pango_desc()
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ClipboardMenu(Menu):
     
     def __init__(self, name, percent, preview, activity):
         Menu.__init__(self, name)
+        self.props.border = 0
 
         if percent < 100:        
             self._progress_bar = ClipboardProgressBar(percent)