diff --git a/src/ui/room.rs b/src/ui/room.rs
index adb674c..57dfb10 100644
--- a/src/ui/room.rs
+++ b/src/ui/room.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl EuphRoom {
             State::Normal => chat,
             State::ChooseNick(ed) => Layer::new(vec![
                 chat,
-                Float::new(Border::new(
+                Float::new(Border::new(Background::new(
                     Padding::new(VJoin::new(vec![
                         Segment::new(Text::new("Choose nick ")),
                         Segment::new(
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl EuphRoom {
                         ),
                     ]))
                     .left(1),
-                ))
+                )))
                 .horizontal(0.5)
                 .vertical(0.5)
                 .into(),
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl EuphRoom {
         list.add_sel(
             id,
             Text::new(normal),
-            Background::new(Text::new(selected), style_inv),
+            Background::new(Text::new(selected)).style(style_inv),
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/rooms.rs b/src/ui/rooms.rs
index 6aa679e..54cafe7 100644
--- a/src/ui/rooms.rs
+++ b/src/ui/rooms.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl Rooms {
                 let room_style = ContentStyle::default().bold().blue();
                 Layer::new(vec![
                     self.rooms_widget().await,
-                    Float::new(Border::new(
+                    Float::new(Border::new(Background::new(
                         Padding::new(VJoin::new(vec![
                             Segment::new(Text::new("Connect to ")),
                             Segment::new(HJoin::new(vec![
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl Rooms {
                             ])),
                         ]))
                         .left(1),
-                    ))
+                    )))
                     .horizontal(0.5)
                     .vertical(0.5)
                     .into(),
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl Rooms {
             list.add_sel(
                 room,
                 Text::new(normal),
-                Background::new(Text::new(selected), bg_sel_style),
+                Background::new(Text::new(selected)).style(bg_sel_style),
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/background.rs b/src/ui/widgets/background.rs
index bcc03f4..4990bcf 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/background.rs
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/background.rs
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ pub struct Background {
 }
 
 impl Background {
-    pub fn new<W: Into<BoxedWidget>>(inner: W, style: ContentStyle) -> Self {
+    pub fn new<W: Into<BoxedWidget>>(inner: W) -> Self {
         Self {
             inner: inner.into(),
-            style,
+            style: ContentStyle::default(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn style(mut self, style: ContentStyle) -> Self {
+        self.style = style;
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]