diff --git a/bin/rofi/launcher.rasi b/bin/rofi/launcher.rasi
index 8af9945..fd1a629 100755
--- a/bin/rofi/launcher.rasi
+++ b/bin/rofi/launcher.rasi
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ element {
 element-icon {
 	size: 36px;
 	border: 0;
+  background-color: @transparent;
+  text-color:       inherit;
 }
 
 element-text {
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ element-text {
 	horizontal-align: 0;
 	vertical-align: 0.5;
 	margin: 0 10px 0 10px;
+  background-color: @transparent;
+  text-color:       inherit;
 }
 
 element normal.urgent,