diff --git a/clientgui/sg_CustomControls.cpp b/clientgui/sg_CustomControls.cpp
index 356efb6968..93054d2e1a 100644
--- a/clientgui/sg_CustomControls.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/sg_CustomControls.cpp
@@ -180,8 +180,14 @@ void CTransparentHyperlinkCtrl::OnEraseBackground(wxEraseEvent& event)
         wxMemoryDC memDC(**m_pParentsBgBmp);
         wxSize sz = GetClientSize();
         wxDC *dc = event.GetDC();
-        wxCoord x, y;
-        GetPosition(&x, &y);
+        wxCoord x=0, y=0, xx, yy;
+        wxWindow* win = this;
+        do {
+            win->GetPosition(&xx, &yy);
+            x += xx;
+            y += yy;
+            win = win->GetParent();
+        } while (!win->IsTopLevel());
         dc->Blit(0, 0, sz.GetWidth(), sz.GetHeight(), &memDC, x, y, wxCOPY);
     } else {
         event.Skip();
@@ -365,8 +371,14 @@ void CTransparentCheckBox::OnEraseBackground(wxEraseEvent& event)
         wxMemoryDC memDC(**m_pParentsBgBmp);
         wxSize sz = GetClientSize();
         wxDC *dc = event.GetDC();
-        wxCoord x, y;
-        GetPosition(&x, &y);
+        wxCoord x=0, y=0, xx, yy;
+        wxWindow* win = this;
+        do {
+            win->GetPosition(&xx, &yy);
+            x += xx;
+            y += yy;
+            win = win->GetParent();
+        } while (!win->IsTopLevel());
         dc->Blit(0, 0, sz.GetWidth(), sz.GetHeight(), &memDC, x, y, wxCOPY);
     } else {
         event.Skip();