diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/panel.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/panel.hpp
index 248a36eb..2547f157 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/panel.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/panel.hpp
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ namespace nana
 		panel(window wd, bool visible)
 		{
 			this->create(wd, rectangle(), visible);
+            bgcolor(API::bgcolor(wd));
 		}
 
 		panel(window wd, const nana::rectangle& r = rectangle(), bool visible = true)
 		{
 			this->create(wd, r, visible);
+            bgcolor(API::bgcolor(wd));
 		}
 
 		bool transparent() const
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/label.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/label.cpp
index 8c534c67..b68162d7 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/label.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/label.cpp
@@ -765,23 +765,27 @@ namespace nana
 		label::label(window wd, bool visible)
 		{
 			create(wd, rectangle(), visible);
+            bgcolor(API::bgcolor(wd));
 		}
 
 		label::label(window wd, const nana::string& text, bool visible)
 		{
 			create(wd, rectangle(), visible);
+            bgcolor(API::bgcolor(wd));
 			caption(text);
 		}
 
 		label::label(window wd, const nana::char_t* text, bool visible)
 		{
 			create(wd, rectangle(), visible);
+            bgcolor(API::bgcolor(wd));
 			caption(text);
 		}
 
 		label::label(window wd, const rectangle& r, bool visible)
 		{
 			create(wd, r, visible);
+            bgcolor(API::bgcolor(wd));
 		}
 
 		label& label::transparent(bool enabled)