1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tex/context/base/node-bck.mkiv b/tex/context/base/node-bck.mkiv
index ff0de6a5d..ed927cf0d 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/node-bck.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/node-bck.mkiv
@@ -28,11 +28,16 @@
 
 \def\colorattr#1%
   {\ifcsname\??colorattribute\currentcolorprefix#1\endcsname
-     \thecolorattr{\currentcolorprefix#1}%
+     \node_backgrounds_thecolorattr{\currentcolorprefix#1}%
    \else\ifcsname\??colorattribute#1\endcsname
-     \thecolorattr{#1}%
+     \node_backgrounds_thecolorattr{#1}%
    \fi\fi}
 
+\def\node_backgrounds_thecolorattr#1%
+  {attr \colormodelattribute   \attribute\colormodelattribute
+   attr \colorattribute        \lastnamedcs
+   attr \transparencyattribute \thetransparencyattribute{#1} } % can be optimized
+
 \def\thecolorattr#1%
   {attr \colormodelattribute   \attribute\colormodelattribute
    attr \colorattribute        \csname\??colorattribute#1\endcsname
@@ -40,9 +45,9 @@
 
 \def\backgroundcolorattr#1%
   {\ifcsname\??colorattribute\currentcolorprefix#1\endcsname
-     \thebackgroundcolorattr{\currentcolorprefix#1}%
+     \node_backgrounds_thebackgroundcolorattr{\currentcolorprefix#1}%
    \else\ifcsname\??colorattribute#1\endcsname
-     \thebackgroundcolorattr{#1}%
+     \node_backgrounds_thebackgroundcolorattr{#1}%
    \fi\fi}
 
 \def\thebackgroundcolorattr#1%
@@ -51,6 +56,12 @@
    attr \colorattribute           \csname\??colorattribute#1\endcsname
    attr \transparencyattribute    \thetransparencyattribute{#1} } % can be optimized
 
+\def\node_backgrounds_thebackgroundcolorattr#1%
+  {attr \backgroundattribute      \plusone
+   attr \colormodelattribute      \attribute\colormodelattribute
+   attr \colorattribute           \lastnamedcs
+   attr \transparencyattribute    \thetransparencyattribute{#1} } % can be optimized
+
 \def\thealignbackgroundcolorattr#1%
   {attr \alignbackgroundattribute \plusone
    attr \colormodelattribute      \attribute\colormodelattribute