diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/GDITextRenderer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/GDITextRenderer.cs
index 2423fa918f..e49371c74b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/GDITextRenderer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/GDITextRenderer.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.CustomControls
 			_hdc = GetDC(c.Handle);
 		}
 
+		public void NewHdc(IntPtr hdc)
+		{
+			_hdc = hdc;
+			SetBkMode(_hdc, (int)BkModes.OPAQUE);
+		}
+
 		System.Windows.Forms.Control _c;
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.CustomControls
 		{
 			_g = g;
 			_hdc = _g.GetHdc();
-			SetBkMode(_hdc, 1);
+			SetBkMode(_hdc, (int)BkModes.OPAQUE);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>      
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.CustomControls
 		/// <param name="font">the  font to use to draw the string</param>      
 		/// <param name="color">the  text color to set</param>      
 		/// <param name="point">the  location to start string draw (top-left)</param>      
-		public void DrawString(String str, Font font, Color color, Point point)
+		public void DrawString(String str, Font font, Point point)
 		{
 			TextOut(_hdc, point.X, point.Y, str, str.Length);
 		}
@@ -426,4 +432,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.CustomControls
 		DC_BRUSH =            18,
 		DC_PEN =              19,
 	}
+
+	public enum BkModes
+	{
+		TRANSPARENT = 1,
+		OPAQUE = 2
+	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/InputRoll.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/InputRoll.cs
index ddea2bf62c..37d146c4aa 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/InputRoll.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/InputRoll.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				int start = 0;
 				foreach (var column in Columns)
 				{
-					gdi.DrawString(column.Text, this.Font, Color.Black, new Point(CellPadding, start + CellPadding));
+					var point = new Point(CellPadding, start + CellPadding);
+					gdi.PrepDrawString(column.Text, this.Font, this.ForeColor, point);
+					gdi.DrawString(column.Text, this.Font, point);
 					start += CellHeight;
 				}
 			}
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				{
 					var point = new Point(start + CellPadding, CellPadding);
 					gdi.PrepDrawString(column.Text, this.Font, this.ForeColor, point);
-					gdi.DrawString(column.Text, this.Font, Color.Black, point);
+					gdi.DrawString(column.Text, this.Font, point);
 					start += CalcWidth(column);
 				}
 			}
@@ -235,6 +237,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
 		{
+			Gdi.NewHdc(e.Graphics.GetHdc());
+
 			// Header
 			if (Columns.Any())
 			{