diff --git a/include/track.h b/include/track.h
index 074a6dbb9..e53c425e7 100644
--- a/include/track.h
+++ b/include/track.h
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ public:
 	trackContentWidget( trackView * _parent );
 	virtual ~trackContentWidget();
 
+	/*! \brief Updates the background tile pixmap. */
+	void updateBackground();
+
 	void addTCOView( trackContentObjectView * _tcov );
 	void removeTCOView( trackContentObjectView * _tcov );
 	void removeTCOView( int _tco_num )
diff --git a/src/core/track.cpp b/src/core/track.cpp
index c4cb7a2b3..95b0a2e4e 100644
--- a/src/core/track.cpp
+++ b/src/core/track.cpp
@@ -873,6 +873,8 @@ trackContentWidget::trackContentWidget( trackView * _parent ) :
 	connect( _parent->getTrackContainerView(),
 			SIGNAL( positionChanged( const midiTime & ) ),
 			this, SLOT( changePosition( const midiTime & ) ) );
+
+	updateBackground();
 }
 
 
@@ -889,6 +891,60 @@ trackContentWidget::~trackContentWidget()
 
 
 
+void trackContentWidget::updateBackground()
+{
+	const int tactsPerBar = 4;
+	const trackContainerView * tcv = m_trackView->getTrackContainerView();
+
+	// Assume even-pixels-per-tact. Makes sense, should be like this anyways
+	int ppt = static_cast<int>( tcv->pixelsPerTact() );
+
+    int w = ppt * tactsPerBar;
+    int h = height();
+    m_background = QPixmap( w * 2, height() );
+    QPainter pmp( &m_background );
+
+    QLinearGradient grad( 0, 1, 0, h-2 );
+    pmp.fillRect( 0, 0, 1, h, QColor( 96, 96, 96 ) );
+    pmp.fillRect( 1, 0, w+1, h, QColor( 128, 128, 128 ) );
+    grad.setColorAt( 0.0, QColor( 64, 64, 64 ) );
+    grad.setColorAt( 0.3, QColor( 128, 128, 128 ) );
+    grad.setColorAt( 0.5, QColor( 128, 128, 128 ) );
+    grad.setColorAt( 0.95, QColor( 160, 160, 160 ) );
+    pmp.fillRect( 0, 1, w, h-2, grad );
+
+    QLinearGradient grad2( 0,1, 0, h-2 );
+    pmp.fillRect( w+1, 0, w , h, QColor( 96, 96, 96 ) );
+    grad2.setColorAt( 0.0, QColor( 48, 48, 48 ) );
+    grad2.setColorAt( 0.3, QColor( 96, 96, 96 ) );
+    grad2.setColorAt( 0.5, QColor( 96, 96, 96 ) );
+    grad2.setColorAt( 0.95, QColor( 120, 120, 120 ) );
+    pmp.fillRect( w, 1, w , h-2, grad2 );
+
+    // draw vertical lines
+    pmp.setPen( QPen( QColor( 0, 0, 0, 112 ), 1 ) );
+    for( float x = 0.5; x < w * 2; x += ppt )
+    {
+        pmp.drawLine( QLineF( x, 1.0, x, h-2.0 ) );
+    }
+    pmp.drawLine( 0, 1, w*2, 1 );
+
+    pmp.setPen( QPen( QColor( 255, 255, 255, 32 ), 1 ) );
+    for( float x = 1.5; x < w * 2; x += ppt )
+    {
+        pmp.drawLine( QLineF( x, 1.0, x, h-2.0 ) );
+    }
+    pmp.drawLine( 0, h-2, w*2, h-2 );
+
+    pmp.end();
+
+    // Force redraw
+	update();
+}
+
+
+
+
 /*! \brief Adds a trackContentObjectView to this widget.
  *
  *  Adds a(nother) trackContentObjectView to our list of views.  We also
@@ -1148,59 +1204,14 @@ void trackContentWidget::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * _pe )
 
 
 
-/*! \brief Resize the trackContentWidget
+/*! \brief Updates the background tile pixmap on size changes.
  *
- * \param _re the resize event to respond to
+ * \param resizeEvent the resize event to pass to base class
  */
-void trackContentWidget::resizeEvent( QResizeEvent * _re )
+void trackContentWidget::resizeEvent( QResizeEvent * resizeEvent )
 {
-	const int tactsPerBar = 4;
-	const trackContainerView * tcv = m_trackView->getTrackContainerView();
-
-	// Assume even-pixels-per-tact. Makes sense, should be like this anyways
-	int ppt = static_cast<int>( tcv->pixelsPerTact() );
-
-    int w = ppt * tactsPerBar;
-    int h = height();
-    m_background = QPixmap( w * 2, height() );
-    QPainter pmp( &m_background );
-
-    QLinearGradient grad( 0, 1, 0, h-2 );
-    pmp.fillRect( 0, 0, 1, h, QColor( 96, 96, 96 ) );
-    pmp.fillRect( 1, 0, w+1, h, QColor( 128, 128, 128 ) );
-    grad.setColorAt( 0.0, QColor( 64, 64, 64 ) );
-    grad.setColorAt( 0.3, QColor( 128, 128, 128 ) );
-    grad.setColorAt( 0.5, QColor( 128, 128, 128 ) );
-    grad.setColorAt( 0.95, QColor( 160, 160, 160 ) );
-    pmp.fillRect( 0, 1, w, h-2, grad );
-
-    QLinearGradient grad2( 0,1, 0, h-2 );
-    pmp.fillRect( w+1, 0, w , h, QColor( 96, 96, 96 ) );
-    grad2.setColorAt( 0.0, QColor( 48, 48, 48 ) );
-    grad2.setColorAt( 0.3, QColor( 96, 96, 96 ) );
-    grad2.setColorAt( 0.5, QColor( 96, 96, 96 ) );
-    grad2.setColorAt( 0.95, QColor( 120, 120, 120 ) );
-    pmp.fillRect( w, 1, w , h-2, grad2 );
-
-    // draw vertical lines
-    pmp.setPen( QPen( QColor( 0, 0, 0, 112 ), 1 ) );
-    for( float x = 0.5; x < w * 2; x += ppt )
-    {
-        pmp.drawLine( QLineF( x, 1.0, x, h-2.0 ) );
-    }
-    pmp.drawLine( 0, 1, w*2, 1 );
-
-    pmp.setPen( QPen( QColor( 255, 255, 255, 32 ), 1 ) );
-    for( float x = 1.5; x < w * 2; x += ppt )
-    {
-        pmp.drawLine( QLineF( x, 1.0, x, h-2.0 ) );
-    }
-    pmp.drawLine( 0, h-2, w*2, h-2 );
-
-    pmp.end();
-
-    // Force redraw
-	update();
+	updateBackground();
+	QWidget::resizeEvent( resizeEvent );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/track_container_view.cpp b/src/gui/track_container_view.cpp
index e240f8b16..47e679f67 100644
--- a/src/gui/track_container_view.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/track_container_view.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ bool trackContainerView::allowRubberband() const
 void trackContainerView::setPixelsPerTact( int _ppt )
 {
 	m_ppt = _ppt;
+
+	// tell all TrackContentWidgets to update their background tile pixmap
+	for( trackViewList::Iterator it = m_trackViews.begin();
+						it != m_trackViews.end(); ++it )
+	{
+		( *it )->getTrackContentWidget()->updateBackground();
+	}
 }