diff --git a/src/highscore_gui.cpp b/src/highscore_gui.cpp
index 76401c3c9c..694a8e9743 100644
--- a/src/highscore_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/highscore_gui.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ struct EndGameHighScoreBaseWindow : Window {
 
 		this->DrawWidgets();
 
+		/* Original magazine and newspaper graphics hade a dark brown background, set this a full screen background*/
+		GfxFillRect(0, 0, this->width, this->height, 0x69)
+
 		/* Standard background slices are 50 pixels high, but it's designed
 		 * for 480 pixels total. 96% of 500 is 480. */
 		Dimension dim = GetSpriteSize(this->background_img);