diff --git a/myNotebook.py b/myNotebook.py
index 166c1e29..e93bf545 100644
--- a/myNotebook.py
+++ b/myNotebook.py
@@ -143,5 +143,7 @@ class OptionMenu(platform == 'darwin' and tk.OptionMenu or ttk.OptionMenu):
         elif platform == 'win32':
             # OptionMenu derives from Menubutton at the Python level, so uses Menubutton's style
             ttk.OptionMenu.__init__(self, master, variable, default, *values, style='nb.TMenubutton', **kw)
+            self['menu'].configure(background = PAGEBG)
         else:
             ttk.OptionMenu.__init__(self, master, variable, default, *values, **kw)
+            self['menu'].configure(background = ttk.Style().lookup('TMenu', 'background'))