diff --git a/server/TracyColor.hpp b/server/TracyColor.hpp
index 5a8ae882..98712679 100644
--- a/server/TracyColor.hpp
+++ b/server/TracyColor.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ static tracy_force_inline uint32_t DarkenColor( uint32_t color )
         ( ( ( ( color & 0x000000FF )       ) * 2 / 3 )       );
 }
 
+static tracy_force_inline uint32_t DarkenColorMore( uint32_t color )
+{
+    return 0xFF000000 |
+        ( ( ( ( color & 0x00FF0000 ) >> 16 ) * 1 / 4 ) << 16 ) |
+        ( ( ( ( color & 0x0000FF00 ) >> 8  ) * 1 / 4 ) << 8  ) |
+        ( ( ( ( color & 0x000000FF )       ) * 1 / 4 )       );
+}
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/server/TracyView_Plots.cpp b/server/TracyView_Plots.cpp
index 99e944c6..5c9f4730 100644
--- a/server/TracyView_Plots.cpp
+++ b/server/TracyView_Plots.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ int View::DrawPlots( int offset, double pxns, const ImVec2& wpos, bool hover, fl
                 auto& vec = v->data;
                 vec.ensure_sorted();
 
+                const auto color = GetPlotColor( v );
+                const auto bg = 0x22000000 | ( DarkenColorMore( color ) & 0xFFFFFF );
+
+                draw->AddRectFilled( ImVec2( 0, yPos ), ImVec2( w, yPos + PlotHeight ), bg );
+
                 if( v->type == PlotType::Memory )
                 {
                     auto& mem = m_worker.GetMemoryNamed( v->name );
@@ -273,7 +278,6 @@ int View::DrawPlots( int offset, double pxns, const ImVec2& wpos, bool hover, fl
                 }
 
                 const auto revrange = 1.0 / ( max - min );
-                const auto color = GetPlotColor( v );
 
                 if( it == vec.begin() )
                 {