diff --git a/de.bmotionstudio.gef.editor/src/de/bmotionstudio/gef/editor/figure/SwitchFigure.java b/de.bmotionstudio.gef.editor/src/de/bmotionstudio/gef/editor/figure/SwitchFigure.java
index ab77a57dcd1f234c343c800dbce58c2ac54df10e..64342016e63d11dc3ab11d80ad4b13fd8ffe931a 100644
--- a/de.bmotionstudio.gef.editor/src/de/bmotionstudio/gef/editor/figure/SwitchFigure.java
+++ b/de.bmotionstudio.gef.editor/src/de/bmotionstudio/gef/editor/figure/SwitchFigure.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class SwitchFigure extends AbstractBMotionFigure {
 
 	public SwitchFigure() {
 		setLayoutManager(new XYLayout());
-		setOpaque(true);
+		setOpaque(false);
 	}
 
 	@Override