diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp
index 376cc8cc36..93bbf4a08f 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp
@@ -250,15 +250,16 @@ void GTableView::paint_event(GPaintEvent& event)
 {
     GFrame::paint_event(event);
 
-    if (!model())
-        return;
-
     GPainter painter(*this);
     painter.add_clip_rect(frame_inner_rect());
     painter.add_clip_rect(event.rect());
+    painter.fill_rect(event.rect(), Color::White);
     painter.translate(frame_thickness(), frame_thickness());
     painter.translate(-horizontal_scrollbar().value(), -vertical_scrollbar().value());
 
+    if (!model())
+        return;
+
     int exposed_width = max(content_size().width(), width());
     int y_offset = header_height();