diff --git a/Libraries/LibHTML/HtmlView.cpp b/Libraries/LibHTML/HtmlView.cpp
index 596caed927..f63b67d67d 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibHTML/HtmlView.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibHTML/HtmlView.cpp
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ void HtmlView::paint_event(GPaintEvent& event)
         return;
     }
 
+    painter.fill_rect(event.rect(), m_document->background_color());
+
     painter.translate(frame_thickness(), frame_thickness());
     painter.translate(-horizontal_scrollbar().value(), -vertical_scrollbar().value());
 
-    painter.fill_rect(rect(), m_document->background_color());
-
     RenderingContext context { painter };
     m_layout_root->render(context);
 }