diff --git a/src/files.h b/src/files.h
index 7874e90..9d678b7 100644
--- a/src/files.h
+++ b/src/files.h
@@ -138,10 +138,11 @@ const std::string juci_light_style =
 "  <color name=\"purple\"                      value=\"#990099\"/>\n"
 "\n"
 "  <style name=\"text\"                        foreground=\"#000000\" background=\"#FFFFFF\"/>\n"
+"  <style name=\"background-pattern\"          background=\"#rgba(.125,.125,.125,.025)\"/>\n"
 "  <style name=\"selection\"                   background=\"#4A90D9\"/>\n"
 "\n"
 "  <!-- Current Line Highlighting -->\n"
-"  <style name=\"current-line\"                background=\"#EEEEEE\"/>\n"
+"  <style name=\"current-line\"                background=\"#rgba(1,1,1,.075)\"/>\n"
 "\n"
 "  <!-- Bracket Matching -->\n"
 "  <style name=\"bracket-match\"               foreground=\"white\" background=\"gray\" bold=\"true\"/>\n"
diff --git a/src/source.cc b/src/source.cc
index 154232f..1ce29df 100644
--- a/src/source.cc
+++ b/src/source.cc
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ void Source::View::configure() {
   property_show_line_numbers() = Singleton::Config::source()->show_line_numbers;
   if(Singleton::Config::source()->font.size()>0)
     override_font(Pango::FontDescription(Singleton::Config::source()->font));
+#if GTK_VERSION_GE(3, 16)
+  gtk_source_view_set_background_pattern(this->gobj(), GTK_SOURCE_BACKGROUND_PATTERN_TYPE_GRID);
+#endif
   
   //Create tags for diagnostic warnings and errors:
   auto scheme = get_source_buffer()->get_style_scheme();