diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/desktop.c b/client/renderers/EGL/desktop.c
index 224a4310..35b5366c 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/desktop.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/desktop.c
@@ -502,6 +502,18 @@ void egl_desktopSpiceConfigure(EGL_Desktop * desktop, int width, int height)
 void egl_desktopSpiceDrawFill(EGL_Desktop * desktop, int x, int y, int width,
     int height, uint32_t color)
 {
+  /* this is a fairly hacky way to do this, but since it's only for the fallback
+   * spice display it's not really an issue */
+
+  uint32_t line[width];
+  for(int x = 0; x < width; ++x)
+    line[x] = color;
+
+  for(; y < height; ++y)
+    egl_textureUpdateRect(desktop->spiceTexture,
+        x, y, width, 1, sizeof(line), (uint8_t *)line, false);
+
+  atomic_store(&desktop->processFrame, true);
 }
 
 void egl_desktopSpiceDrawBitmap(EGL_Desktop * desktop, int x, int y, int width,
diff --git a/client/src/main.c b/client/src/main.c
index 2d0b62e0..4f64fe8b 100644
--- a/client/src/main.c
+++ b/client/src/main.c
@@ -885,6 +885,7 @@ static void spice_surfaceCreate(unsigned int surfaceId, PSSurfaceFormat format,
   core_updatePositionInfo();
 
   renderQueue_spiceConfigure(width, height);
+  renderQueue_spiceDrawFill(0, 0, width, height, 0x0);
 }
 
 static void spice_surfaceDestroy(unsigned int surfaceId)