diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc
index 8f22d716c6..fd8addcf0b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ RegionView::get_fill_color () const
 	Gtkmm2ext::Color f = TimeAxisViewItem::get_fill_color();
 	char const *modname;
 
-	if (_region->opaque() && (!ARDOUR::Profile->get_mixbus() || (!_dragging && !_region->muted ()))) {
+	if (_region->opaque() && ( !_dragging && !_region->muted () )) {
 		modname = "opaque region base";
 	} else {
 		modname = "transparent region base";
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
index 386c5b5a43..462948d356 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
     <Modifier name="midi sysex fill" modifier="= alpha:0.4666"/>
     <Modifier name="midi track base" modifier="= alpha:0.3"/>
     <Modifier name="mono panner position fill" modifier="= alpha:0.8"/>
-    <Modifier name="opaque region base" modifier="= alpha:0.75"/>
+    <Modifier name="opaque region base" modifier="= alpha:1.0"/>
     <Modifier name="panner fill" modifier="= alpha:0.7882"/>
     <Modifier name="piano roll black" modifier="= alpha:0.2"/>
     <Modifier name="piano roll white" modifier="= alpha:0.2"/>