diff --git a/mac/Keyman4MacIM/Keyman4MacIM/KMAboutWindow/KMAboutBGView.m b/mac/Keyman4MacIM/Keyman4MacIM/KMAboutWindow/KMAboutBGView.m
index 691dc1a6df..e2f748ee3f 100644
--- a/mac/Keyman4MacIM/Keyman4MacIM/KMAboutWindow/KMAboutBGView.m
+++ b/mac/Keyman4MacIM/Keyman4MacIM/KMAboutWindow/KMAboutBGView.m
@@ -10,9 +10,29 @@
 
 @implementation KMAboutBGView
 
+// draw white behind the graphic at the top of the view,
+// draw the theme's background color behind the rest of the view
+// e.g., rect origin=(0,0) size=(318,450)
+//  topImgView origin=(15,252) size=(58,400)
+//  topFill origin=(0,252) size=(66,450)
+//  botFill origin=(0,0) size=(252,450)
 - (void)drawRect:(NSRect)rect {
+    NSRect topFill, botFill;
+    topFill = rect;
+    botFill = rect;
+//    NSLog(@"rect origin x %f y %f  size h %f w %f", rect.origin.x, rect.origin.y, rect.size.height, rect.size.width);
+    NSView *topImgView = [self viewWithTag:1];
+//    NSLog(@"topImgView origin x %f y %f  size h %f w %f before", topImgView.frame.origin.x, topImgView.frame.origin.y, topImgView.frame.size.height, topImgView.frame.size.width);
+    NSInteger imgOriginHeightDelta = topImgView.frame.origin.y - rect.origin.y;
+    topFill.origin.y += imgOriginHeightDelta;
+    topFill.size.height -= imgOriginHeightDelta;
+    botFill.size.height = imgOriginHeightDelta;
+//    NSLog(@"topFill origin x %f y %f  size h %f w %f after raising to imgHeight %ld", topFill.origin.x, topFill.origin.y, topFill.size.height, topFill.size.width, imgOriginHeightDelta);
+//    NSLog(@"botFill origin x %f y %f  size h %f w %f after reducing by imgHeight %ld", botFill.origin.x, botFill.origin.y, botFill.size.height, botFill.size.width, imgOriginHeightDelta);
+    [[NSColor whiteColor] setFill];
+    NSRectFillUsingOperation(topFill, NSCompositeSourceOver);
     [[NSColor windowBackgroundColor] setFill];
-    NSRectFillUsingOperation(rect, NSCompositeSourceOver);
+    NSRectFillUsingOperation(botFill, NSCompositeSourceOver);
 }
 
 - (BOOL)mouseDownCanMoveWindow {
diff --git a/mac/Keyman4MacIM/Keyman4MacIM/KMAboutWindow/KMAboutWindowController.xib b/mac/Keyman4MacIM/Keyman4MacIM/KMAboutWindow/KMAboutWindowController.xib
index c8eeddb0f6..8e341aca3a 100644
--- a/mac/Keyman4MacIM/Keyman4MacIM/KMAboutWindow/KMAboutWindowController.xib
+++ b/mac/Keyman4MacIM/Keyman4MacIM/KMAboutWindow/KMAboutWindowController.xib
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
                             <action selector="configAction:" target="-2" id="3W6-cm-6P5"/>
                         </connections>
                     </button>
-                    <imageView autoresizesSubviews="NO" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="UOr-Co-IuK">
+                    <imageView autoresizesSubviews="NO" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" tag="1" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="UOr-Co-IuK">
                         <rect key="frame" x="15" y="252" width="400" height="58"/>
                         <constraints>
                             <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="58" id="AMG-Zr-ebx"/>