diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a4618de8..8d3cb75f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* #2511 Fix journal entries background in the object chooser. (tomeu)
 * Activity launching now timeout after 120 seconds. (marco)
 * Add timeout arg to sugar.datastore.Datastore. (tomeu)
 * Presence Service monitor in dev console (smcv)
diff --git a/sugar/graphics/objectchooser.py b/sugar/graphics/objectchooser.py
index aea83156..fa707868 100644
--- a/sugar/graphics/objectchooser.py
+++ b/sugar/graphics/objectchooser.py
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ class CollapsedEntry(Frame):
         Frame.__init__(self)
         self.props.box_height = units.grid_to_pixels(1)
         self.props.spacing = units.points_to_pixels(5)
+        self.props.border_color = color.FRAME_BORDER.get_int()
+        self.props.background_color = color.DESKTOP_BACKGROUND.get_int()
 
         self.jobject = jobject
         self._icon_name = None