diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5dd59dc..746dd03 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@
         - Duration, move distance/direction, and move axis are all configurable
         - They can also be disabled
 ### Pending Features
-- Auto-background-adding on b&w watches
 - Optional AA on bar corners
 - Legacy (background invert) animations support
diff --git a/src/c/neat_bar.c b/src/c/neat_bar.c
index e039088..bd8ff89 100644
--- a/src/c/neat_bar.c
+++ b/src/c/neat_bar.c
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ void neat_bar_layer_set_icon(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, ButtonId button_id, GBitmap
 	bitmap_layer_set_bitmap(current_bitmap_layer, icon);
 #if PBL_COLOR
 	bitmap_layer_set_compositing_mode(current_bitmap_layer, GCompOpSet);
+#else
+	bitmap_layer_set_background_color(current_bitmap_layer, neat_bar->background_color);
 #endif
 }