diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_activeim_row.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_activeim_row.xml
index 5562ec8406..38294c907a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_activeim_row.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_activeim_row.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 	left="0"
 	height="35"
 	width="318"
-	background_visible="false">
+  background_opaque="false"
+  background_visible="true"
+  bg_alpha_color="0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0" >
   <chiclet_im_p2p
 		name="p2p_chiclet"
 		layout="topleft"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_sys_well_item.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_sys_well_item.xml
index 7722583ce2..63e60aab78 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_sys_well_item.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_sys_well_item.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
   width="300"
   height="35"
   layout="topleft"
-  follows="left|right">
+  follows="left|right"
+  background_opaque="false"
+  background_visible="true"
+  bg_alpha_color="0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0" >
   <text
     top="2"
     left="10"