diff --git a/editor/svg-editor.js b/editor/svg-editor.js
index 68889d7..2594d6a 100644
--- a/editor/svg-editor.js
+++ b/editor/svg-editor.js
@@ -2873,11 +2873,7 @@
 					}
 					this.rect.setAttribute('fill', fillAttr);
 					this.rect.setAttribute('opacity', opac);
-					
-					if(apply) {
-						svgCanvas.setColor(this.type, fillAttr, true);
-						svgCanvas.setPaintOpacity(this.type, opac, true);
-					}
+
 					if (this.type == "canvas") {
 					  //recache background in case it changed
 					  var background = document.getElementById("canvas_background");
@@ -2887,11 +2883,16 @@
 					    background.setAttribute("y", -1);
 					    background.setAttribute("width", res.w+2);
 					    background.setAttribute("height", res.h+2);
-					    //background.setAttribute('fill', fillAttr)
+					    if (fillAttr.indexOf("url") == -1) background.setAttribute('fill', fillAttr)
 					  }
 					  else createBackground(fillAttr)
 					}
 					
+					if(apply) {
+						svgCanvas.setColor(this.type, fillAttr, true);
+						svgCanvas.setPaintOpacity(this.type, opac, true);
+					}
+					
 				}
 				
 				this.update = function(apply) {
diff --git a/editor/svgedit.compiled.js b/editor/svgedit.compiled.js
index 82eb133..af2153c 100644
--- a/editor/svgedit.compiled.js
+++ b/editor/svgedit.compiled.js
@@ -458,11 +458,11 @@ var Db=a.noop;a(window).resize(function(){G()});(function(){K.scroll(function(){
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+v.img_save="ref";a("#image_opt_embed").css("color","#666").attr("title",uiStrings.notification.featNotSupported)}})},1E3);a("#tool_fill").click(function(){if(a("#tool_fill").hasClass("active"))e(a("#fill_color"));else{a("#tool_fill").addClass("active");a("#tool_stroke").removeClass("active")}});a("#tool_stroke").on("click",function(){if(a("#tool_stroke").hasClass("active"))e(a("#stroke_color"));else{a("#tool_stroke").addClass("active");a("#tool_fill").removeClass("active")}});a("#tool_canvas").on("click touchstart",
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 a(this).addClass("push_button_pressed").removeClass("push_button")}).mouseout(function(){a(this).removeClass("push_button_pressed").addClass("push_button")}).mouseup(function(){a(this).removeClass("push_button_pressed").addClass("push_button")});a(window).bind("load resize",function(){K.css("line-height",K.height()+"px")});var m=function(){var k=a("#canvas_width"),n=a("#canvas_height"),o=k.val(),w=n.val();if(o!="fit"&&!svgedit.units.isValidUnit("width",o)){a.alert(uiStrings.notification.invalidAttrValGiven);
 k.parent().addClass("error");return false}k.parent().removeClass("error");if(w!="fit"&&!svgedit.units.isValidUnit("height",w)){a.alert(uiStrings.notification.invalidAttrValGiven);n.parent().addClass("error");return false}n.parent().removeClass("error");if(!g.setResolution(o,w)){a.alert(uiStrings.notification.noContentToFitTo);o=g.getResolution();k.val(o.w);n.val(o.h);return false}G()};a("#resolution").change(function(){var k=a("#canvas_width")[0],n=a("#canvas_height")[0];if(this.selectedIndex)if(this.value==
diff --git a/method-draw/svg-editor.js b/method-draw/svg-editor.js
index 68889d7..2594d6a 100644
--- a/method-draw/svg-editor.js
+++ b/method-draw/svg-editor.js
@@ -2873,11 +2873,7 @@
 					}
 					this.rect.setAttribute('fill', fillAttr);
 					this.rect.setAttribute('opacity', opac);
-					
-					if(apply) {
-						svgCanvas.setColor(this.type, fillAttr, true);
-						svgCanvas.setPaintOpacity(this.type, opac, true);
-					}
+
 					if (this.type == "canvas") {
 					  //recache background in case it changed
 					  var background = document.getElementById("canvas_background");
@@ -2887,11 +2883,16 @@
 					    background.setAttribute("y", -1);
 					    background.setAttribute("width", res.w+2);
 					    background.setAttribute("height", res.h+2);
-					    //background.setAttribute('fill', fillAttr)
+					    if (fillAttr.indexOf("url") == -1) background.setAttribute('fill', fillAttr)
 					  }
 					  else createBackground(fillAttr)
 					}
 					
+					if(apply) {
+						svgCanvas.setColor(this.type, fillAttr, true);
+						svgCanvas.setPaintOpacity(this.type, opac, true);
+					}
+					
 				}
 				
 				this.update = function(apply) {
diff --git a/method-draw/svgedit.compiled.js b/method-draw/svgedit.compiled.js
index 82eb133..af2153c 100644
--- a/method-draw/svgedit.compiled.js
+++ b/method-draw/svgedit.compiled.js
@@ -458,11 +458,11 @@ var Db=a.noop;a(window).resize(function(){G()});(function(){K.scroll(function(){
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