diff --git a/src/V3d/V3d_View.cxx b/src/V3d/V3d_View.cxx
index 818ec0713b..a2ada39917 100644
--- a/src/V3d/V3d_View.cxx
+++ b/src/V3d/V3d_View.cxx
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ void V3d_View::SetWindow(const Handle(Aspect_Window)&      aWindow,
   MyView->SetWindow(aWindow, aContext, aDisplayCB, aClientData) ;
   MyView->SetContext(MyViewContext) ;
   MyView->SetBackground(MyBackground) ;
+  MyView->SetGradientBackground (MyGradientBackground, Standard_False);
   MyViewer->SetViewOn(this) ;
   MyView->Redraw() ;
 }