diff --git a/apps/gui/backdrop.c b/apps/gui/backdrop.c
index c220d06493..7e56dcb7db 100644
--- a/apps/gui/backdrop.c
+++ b/apps/gui/backdrop.c
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ void backdrop_show(enum backdrop_type bdrop)
         show_skin_backdrop();
 }
 
+void backdrop_hide(void)
+{
+    lcd_set_backdrop(NULL);
+}
+
+    
 
 #if defined(HAVE_REMOTE_LCD) && LCD_REMOTE_DEPTH > 1
 
@@ -201,4 +207,11 @@ void remote_backdrop_unload(enum backdrop_type bdrop)
 }
 
 
+void remote_backdrop_hide(void)
+{
+        lcd_remote_set_backdrop(NULL);
+}
+
 #endif
+
+    
diff --git a/apps/gui/backdrop.h b/apps/gui/backdrop.h
index b37071b5d4..4083464cee 100644
--- a/apps/gui/backdrop.h
+++ b/apps/gui/backdrop.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ enum backdrop_type {
 bool backdrop_load(enum backdrop_type bdrop, const char*);
 void backdrop_unload(enum backdrop_type bdrop);
 void backdrop_show(enum backdrop_type bdrop);
+void backdrop_hide(void);
 
 #else /* LCD_DEPTH <= 1 || __PCTOOL__ */
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ static inline void backdrop_show(enum backdrop_type bdrop)
     (void)bdrop;
 }
 
+static inline void backdrop_hide(void) {}
 #endif
 
 #if defined(HAVE_REMOTE_LCD)
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ static inline void backdrop_show(enum backdrop_type bdrop)
 bool remote_backdrop_load(enum backdrop_type bdrop,const char* filename);
 void remote_backdrop_unload(enum backdrop_type bdrop);
 void remote_backdrop_show(enum backdrop_type bdrop);
+void remote_backdrop_hide(void);
 #else
 static inline
 bool remote_backdrop_load(enum backdrop_type bdrop,const char* filename)
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ static inline void remote_backdrop_show(enum backdrop_type bdrop)
 {
     (void)bdrop;
 }
+static inline void remote_backdrop_hide(void) {}
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/apps/gui/viewport.c b/apps/gui/viewport.c
index 22eccc161f..3c5249cff9 100644
--- a/apps/gui/viewport.c
+++ b/apps/gui/viewport.c
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ static void toggle_theme(enum screen_type screen, bool force)
         add_event(PLAYBACK_EVENT_NEXTTRACKID3_AVAILABLE, false,
                                                 do_sbs_update_callback);
         
+        screens[screen].backdrop_show(BACKDROP_MAIN);
+        
         /* remove the left overs from the previous screen.
          * could cause a tiny flicker. Redo your screen code if that happens */
         if (!was_enabled[screen] || force)
@@ -142,7 +144,11 @@ static void toggle_theme(enum screen_type screen, bool force)
     else
     {
         FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
+        {
+            screens[i].backdrop_hide();
             screens[i].stop_scroll();
+        }
+            
 #if defined(HAVE_LCD_ENABLE) || defined(HAVE_LCD_SLEEP)
         remove_event(LCD_EVENT_ACTIVATION, do_sbs_update_callback);
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/gui/wps.c b/apps/gui/wps.c
index 14fb848ebe..a5394981ae 100644
--- a/apps/gui/wps.c
+++ b/apps/gui/wps.c
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ static void gwps_enter_wps(void)
             vp->bg_pattern = display->get_background();
         }
 #endif
+        display->backdrop_show(BACKDROP_SKIN_WPS);
         skin_update(gwps, WPS_REFRESH_ALL);
     }
 }
@@ -1180,8 +1181,6 @@ long gui_wps_show(void)
         /* we remove the update delay since it's not very usable in the wps,
          * e.g. during volume changing or ffwd/rewind */
             sb_skin_set_update_delay(0);
-            FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
-                gui_wps[i].display->backdrop_show(BACKDROP_SKIN_WPS);
             wps_sync_data.do_full_update = update = false;
             gwps_enter_wps();
         }
diff --git a/apps/menu.c b/apps/menu.c
index 88f0f3c529..eb29b43f3b 100644
--- a/apps/menu.c
+++ b/apps/menu.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void do_setting_from_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *temp,
 
 /* display a menu */
 int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *start_menu, int *start_selected,
-            struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS], bool hide_bars)
+            struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS], bool hide_theme)
 {
     int selected = start_selected? *start_selected : 0;
     int action;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *start_menu, int *start_selected,
     int ret = 0, i;
     bool redraw_lists;
     FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
-        viewportmanager_theme_enable(i, !hide_bars, NULL);
+        viewportmanager_theme_enable(i, !hide_theme, NULL);
     
     const struct menu_item_ex *menu_stack[MAX_MENUS];
     int menu_stack_selected_item[MAX_MENUS];
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *start_menu, int *start_selected,
         menu = &main_menu_;
     else menu = start_menu;
 
-    /* if hide_bars is true, assume parent has been fixed before passed into
+    /* if hide_theme is true, assume parent has been fixed before passed into
      * this function, e.g. with viewport_set_defaults(parent, screen) */
     init_menu_lists(menu, &lists, selected, true, parent);
     vps = *(lists.parent);
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *start_menu, int *start_selected,
     
 
 #ifdef HAVE_BUTTONBAR
-    if (!hide_bars)
+    if (!hide_theme)
     {
         gui_buttonbar_set(&buttonbar, "<<<", "", "");
         gui_buttonbar_draw(&buttonbar);
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *start_menu, int *start_selected,
     while (!done)
     {
         redraw_lists = false;
-        if (!hide_bars)
+        if (!hide_theme)
         {
 #ifdef HAVE_BUTTONBAR
             gui_buttonbar_draw(&buttonbar);
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *start_menu, int *start_selected,
                 screens[i].scroll_stop(&vps[i]);
             }
 #ifdef HAVE_BUTTONBAR
-            if (!hide_bars)
+            if (!hide_theme)
             {
                 gui_buttonbar_unset(&buttonbar);
                 gui_buttonbar_draw(&buttonbar);
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *start_menu, int *start_selected,
                 break;
             }
 #ifdef HAVE_BUTTONBAR
-            if (!hide_bars)
+            if (!hide_theme)
             {
                 gui_buttonbar_set(&buttonbar, "<<<", "", "");
                 gui_buttonbar_draw(&buttonbar);
diff --git a/apps/menu.h b/apps/menu.h
index b386b7ce4b..b5bab90981 100644
--- a/apps/menu.h
+++ b/apps/menu.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void do_setting_from_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *temp,
                      If NULL it is ignored and the firs item starts selected
 */
 int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *menu, int *start_selected,
-            struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS], bool hide_bars);
+            struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS], bool hide_theme);
 
 /* In all the following macros the argument names are as follows:
     - name: The name for the variable (so it can be used in a MAKE_MENU()
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index cf16eef94f..a7a6203e53 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ struct plugin_api {
 
     /* menu */
     int (*do_menu)(const struct menu_item_ex *menu, int *start_selected,
-                   struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS], bool hide_bars);
+                   struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS], bool hide_theme);
 
     /* scroll bar */
     struct gui_syncstatusbar *statusbars;
diff --git a/apps/plugins/pictureflow/pictureflow.c b/apps/plugins/pictureflow/pictureflow.c
index eab1d0a00a..b3f81444bb 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/pictureflow/pictureflow.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/pictureflow/pictureflow.c
@@ -2019,6 +2019,7 @@ void update_scroll_animation(void)
 void cleanup(void *parameter)
 {
     (void) parameter;
+    int i;
 #ifdef HAVE_ADJUSTABLE_CPU_FREQ
     rb->cpu_boost(false);
 #endif
@@ -2029,6 +2030,8 @@ void cleanup(void *parameter)
 #ifdef USEGSLIB
     grey_release();
 #endif
+    FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
+        rb->viewportmanager_theme_undo(i, false);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2076,7 +2079,7 @@ int settings_menu(void)
     };
 
     do {
-        selection=rb->do_menu(&settings_menu,&selection, NULL, false);
+        selection=rb->do_menu(&settings_menu,&selection, NULL, true);
         switch(selection) {
             case 0:
                 rb->set_bool("Show FPS", &show_fps);
@@ -2168,7 +2171,7 @@ int main_menu(void)
 #endif
                                             "Settings", "Return", "Quit");
     while (1)  {
-        switch (rb->do_menu(&main_menu,&selection, NULL, false)) {
+        switch (rb->do_menu(&main_menu,&selection, NULL, true)) {
             case PF_GOTO_WPS: /* WPS */
                 return -2;
 #if PF_PLAYBACK_CAPABLE
@@ -2732,11 +2735,11 @@ int main(void)
 
 enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void *parameter)
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret, i;
     (void) parameter;
-#if LCD_DEPTH > 1
-    rb->lcd_set_backdrop(NULL);
-#endif
+
+    FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
+        rb->viewportmanager_theme_enable(i, false, NULL);
     /* Turn off backlight timeout */
     backlight_force_on();     /* backlight control in lib/helper.c */
 #ifdef HAVE_ADJUSTABLE_CPU_FREQ
diff --git a/apps/screen_access.c b/apps/screen_access.c
index 19ab77654e..8267ce3ecd 100644
--- a/apps/screen_access.c
+++ b/apps/screen_access.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct screen screens[NB_SCREENS] =
         .backdrop_load=&backdrop_load,
         .backdrop_unload=&backdrop_unload,
         .backdrop_show=&backdrop_show,
+        .backdrop_hide=&backdrop_hide,
 #ifdef HAVE_BUTTONBAR
         .has_buttonbar=false,
 #endif
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ struct screen screens[NB_SCREENS] =
         .backdrop_load=&remote_backdrop_load,
         .backdrop_unload=&remote_backdrop_unload,
         .backdrop_show=&remote_backdrop_show,
+        .backdrop_hide=&remote_backdrop_hide,
 #ifdef HAVE_BUTTONBAR
         .has_buttonbar=false,
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/screen_access.h b/apps/screen_access.h
index be6247886e..396a0d0e88 100644
--- a/apps/screen_access.h
+++ b/apps/screen_access.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct screen
     bool (*backdrop_load)(enum backdrop_type bdrop, const char* filename);
     void (*backdrop_unload)(enum backdrop_type bdrop);
     void (*backdrop_show)(enum backdrop_type bdrop);
+    void (*backdrop_hide)(void);
 };
 
 #if defined(HAVE_LCD_BITMAP) || defined(HAVE_REMOTE_LCD)