diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff.html
index dea97890d2..ff52dddcc8 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff.html
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ limitations under the License.
       .ignoredWhitespaceOnly .content.remove .contentText .intraline,
       .delta.total.ignoredWhitespaceOnly .content.remove .contentText,
       .ignoredWhitespaceOnly .content.remove .contentText {
-        background: none;
+        background-color: var(--view-background-color);
       }
 
       .content .contentText:empty:after {