diff --git a/src/components/state-history-chart-line.html b/src/components/state-history-chart-line.html
index c3467b4166..009234f8cf 100644
--- a/src/components/state-history-chart-line.html
+++ b/src/components/state-history-chart-line.html
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
       }
 
       options = {
+        backgroundColor: '#fafafa',
         legend: { position: 'top' },
         interpolateNulls: true,
         titlePosition: 'none',
diff --git a/src/components/state-history-chart-timeline.html b/src/components/state-history-chart-timeline.html
index 9c0bc71379..7f61662d59 100644
--- a/src/components/state-history-chart-timeline.html
+++ b/src/components/state-history-chart-timeline.html
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ Polymer({
     });
 
     chart.draw(dataTable, {
+      backgroundColor: '#fafafa',
+
       height: 55 + (numTimelines * 42),
 
       timeline: {