--- a/src/profile-editor.c	2014-02-06 21:54:08.159825172 +0100
+++ b/src/profile-editor.c	2014-02-06 21:53:53.194768273 +0100
@@ -728,6 +728,9 @@
   w = (GtkWidget *) gtk_builder_get_object  (builder, "color-scheme-combobox");
   init_color_scheme_menu (w);
 
+  w = (GtkWidget *) gtk_builder_get_object  (builder, "background-colorpicker");
+  gtk_color_chooser_set_use_alpha (GTK_COLOR_CHOOSER (w), TRUE);
+
   /* Hook up the palette colorpickers and combo box */
 
   for (i = 0; i < TERMINAL_PALETTE_SIZE; ++i)
