--- gnome-applets-2.20.1.orig/charpick/charpick.c	2008-01-07 06:20:35.000000000 +0100
+++ gnome-applets-2.20.1/charpick/charpick.c	2008-02-08 15:55:06.918478367 +0100
@@ -848,6 +848,8 @@
 	if (!strcmp (iid, "OAFIID:GNOME_CharpickerApplet"))
 		retval = charpicker_applet_fill (applet); 
     
+	panel_applet_set_background_widget(applet, GTK_WIDGET(applet));
+    
 	return retval;
 }
 
