diff --git a/ui/pagepainter.cpp b/ui/pagepainter.cpp
index 05e82c934..8b1becdfc 100644
--- a/ui/pagepainter.cpp
+++ b/ui/pagepainter.cpp
@@ -46,11 +46,24 @@ void PagePainter::paintPageOnPainter( QPainter * destPainter, const Okular::Page
     if ( !pixmap || pixmapRescaleRatio > 20.0 || pixmapRescaleRatio < 0.25 ||
          (scaledWidth != pixmap->width() && pixmapPixels > 6000000L) )
     {
-        if ( Okular::Settings::changeColors() &&
-             Okular::Settings::renderMode() == Okular::Settings::EnumRenderMode::Paper )
-            destPainter->fillRect( limits, Okular::Settings::paperColor() );
-        else
-            destPainter->fillRect( limits, Qt::white );
+        QColor color = Qt::white;
+        if ( Okular::Settings::changeColors() )
+        {
+            switch ( Okular::Settings::renderMode() )
+            {
+                case Okular::Settings::EnumRenderMode::Inverted:
+                    color = Qt::black;
+                    break;
+                case Okular::Settings::EnumRenderMode::Paper:
+                    color = Okular::Settings::paperColor();
+                    break;
+                case Okular::Settings::EnumRenderMode::Recolor:
+                    color = Okular::Settings::recolorBackground();
+                    break;
+                default: ;
+            }
+        }
+        destPainter->fillRect( limits, color );
 
         // draw something on the blank page: the okular icon or a cross (as a fallback)
         if ( !busyPixmap->isNull() )