diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index e1e4995a8..31da07f3d 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public:
                 }
             }
         }
+        applet->setDrawStandardBackground(true);
     }
 
     // put all setup routines for script here. at this point we can assume that
@@ -706,7 +707,6 @@ void Applet::flushUpdatedConstraints()
     if (layout()) {
         layout()->update();
     }
-
 }
 
 int Applet::type() const
diff --git a/applet.h b/applet.h
index 399dfd9d6..f3ef013fc 100644
--- a/applet.h
+++ b/applet.h
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public Widget
          * Sets whether the applet should automatically draw the standard
          * background.
          *
-         * Defaults to false
+         * Defaults to true
          **/
         void setDrawStandardBackground(bool drawBackground);