diff --git a/src/openrct2/interface/Viewport.cpp b/src/openrct2/interface/Viewport.cpp
index 7c661bdabb..4063fe882b 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/interface/Viewport.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/interface/Viewport.cpp
@@ -845,12 +845,14 @@ static void viewport_fill_column(paint_session* session)
 static void viewport_paint_column(paint_session* session)
 {
     if (session->ViewFlags
-        & (VIEWPORT_FLAG_HIDE_VERTICAL | VIEWPORT_FLAG_HIDE_BASE | VIEWPORT_FLAG_UNDERGROUND_INSIDE | VIEWPORT_FLAG_CLIP_VIEW))
+            & (VIEWPORT_FLAG_HIDE_VERTICAL | VIEWPORT_FLAG_HIDE_BASE | VIEWPORT_FLAG_UNDERGROUND_INSIDE
+               | VIEWPORT_FLAG_CLIP_VIEW)
+        && (~session->ViewFlags & VIEWPORT_FLAG_TRANSPARENT_BACKGROUND))
     {
-        uint8_t colour = 10;
+        uint8_t colour = COLOUR_AQUAMARINE;
         if (session->ViewFlags & VIEWPORT_FLAG_INVISIBLE_SPRITES)
         {
-            colour = 0;
+            colour = COLOUR_BLACK;
         }
         gfx_clear(&session->DPI, colour);
     }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/paint/tile_element/Paint.TileElement.cpp b/src/openrct2/paint/tile_element/Paint.TileElement.cpp
index baab66d438..619c421b4b 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/paint/tile_element/Paint.TileElement.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/paint/tile_element/Paint.TileElement.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void blank_tiles_paint(paint_session* session, int32_t x, int32_t y)
     session->SpritePosition.x = x;
     session->SpritePosition.y = y;
     session->InteractionType = VIEWPORT_INTERACTION_ITEM_NONE;
-    sub_98196C(session, 3123, 0, 0, 32, 32, -1, 16);
+    sub_98196C(session, SPR_BLANK_TILE, 0, 0, 32, 32, -1, 16);
 }
 
 bool gShowSupportSegmentHeights = false;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/sprites.h b/src/openrct2/sprites.h
index cc108d0dc4..8c37667de7 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/sprites.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/sprites.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ enum
     PEEP_SPAWN_ARROW_2 = 3113,
     PEEP_SPAWN_ARROW_3 = 3114,
 
+    SPR_BLANK_TILE = 3123,
+
     // This is the start of every character there are
     // 224 characters per font (first 32 are control codes hence why it doesn't go to 255)
     // 4 fonts