diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/colors.xml b/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/colors.xml
index 13a1f117b1..d2d49145cd 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/colors.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/colors.xml
@@ -1294,4 +1294,7 @@
   <color
       name="VoiceNotConnectedColor"
       reference="Yellow" />
+  <color
+      name="FSChatHistoryBackground"
+      reference="Transparent" />
 </colors>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/themes/classic_brown/colors.xml b/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/themes/classic_brown/colors.xml
index 29ea96dd6f..ff1dac620f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/themes/classic_brown/colors.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/themes/classic_brown/colors.xml
@@ -1294,4 +1294,7 @@
   <color
       name="VoiceNotConnectedColor"
       reference="Yellow" />
+  <color
+      name="FSChatHistoryBackground"
+      reference="Transparent" />
 </colors>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/colors.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/colors.xml
index c4f2bd6c34..c7888f60e7 100755
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/colors.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/colors.xml
@@ -1249,4 +1249,7 @@
   <color
       name="VoiceNotConnectedColor"
       reference="Yellow" />
+  <color
+      name="FSChatHistoryBackground"
+      reference="Transparent" />
 </colors>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/fs_chat_history.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/fs_chat_history.xml
index aa0998cd66..c9703f9b79 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/fs_chat_history.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/fs_chat_history.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 	word_wrap="true"
   line_spacing.multiple="1.0" 
   font="SansSerif"
-  bg_visible="false">
+  bg_visible="true"
+  bg_readonly_color="FSChatHistoryBackground">
   <more_chat_text
     mouse_opaque="true" 
     parse_urls="false"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/firestorm/themes/dark/colors.xml b/indra/newview/skins/firestorm/themes/dark/colors.xml
index b68db2bcac..4ee496fa10 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/firestorm/themes/dark/colors.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/firestorm/themes/dark/colors.xml
@@ -79,4 +79,7 @@
   <color
       name="Phototools_Header"
       reference="EmphasisColor" />
+  <color
+      name="FSChatHistoryBackground"
+      reference="DkGray" />
 </colors>