diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c85c65f6a..f95db40bd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 2010-02-10 Riccardo Mottola <rmottola@users.sf.net>
 
 	* Source/NSSavePanel.m: Do not draw Form background.
+	* Source/NSMatrix.m: drawsBackground and drawsCellBackground default
+	to NO, to match Cocoa behaviour (and improve theming)
 
 2010-02-10 Eric Wasylishen <ewasylishen@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/Source/NSMatrix.m b/Source/NSMatrix.m
index 35a245eef..9e6b6acec 100644
--- a/Source/NSMatrix.m
+++ b/Source/NSMatrix.m
@@ -312,8 +312,9 @@ static SEL getSel;
 
   _tabKeyTraversesCells = YES;
   [self setBackgroundColor: [NSColor controlBackgroundColor]];
-  [self setDrawsBackground: YES];
+  [self setDrawsBackground: NO];
   [self setCellBackgroundColor: [NSColor controlBackgroundColor]];
+  [self setDrawsCellBackground: NO];
   [self setSelectionByRect: YES];
   _dottedRow = _dottedColumn = -1;
   if (_mode == NSRadioModeMatrix && _numRows > 0 && _numCols > 0)