diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 07c5867ab..3c54cbf61 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1998-10-30  Sung-Hyun Nam  <namsh@lgic.co.kr>
+
+	* color.c, slint.c: support transparent background if user use
+	'default' keyword for background color.
+
 Mon Oct 26 00:31:53 1998  Norbert Warmuth  <nwarmuth@privat.circular.de>
 
 	* configure.in, Make.common.in: Split CPPFLAGS into CPPFLAGS and 
diff --git a/src/color.c b/src/color.c
index 1ce999f26..a4a78697c 100644
--- a/src/color.c
+++ b/src/color.c
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ struct color_table_s color_table [] = {
     { "cyan",          COLOR_CYAN    },
     { "brightcyan",    COLOR_CYAN    | A_BOLD },
     { "lightgray",     COLOR_WHITE },
-    { "white",         COLOR_WHITE   | A_BOLD }
+    { "white",         COLOR_WHITE   | A_BOLD },
+    { "default",       0 } /* hack for transparent background */
 };
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GNOME
diff --git a/src/slint.c b/src/slint.c
index e61a7f47c..542bfa2fc 100644
--- a/src/slint.c
+++ b/src/slint.c
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ int max_index = 0;
 void
 init_pair (int index, char *foreground, char *background)
 {
+    /* hack for transparent background for Eterm, rxvt or else */
+    if (!strcmp(background, "default"))
+       background = NULL;
+    /* if foreground is default, I guess we should use normal fore-color. */
 
     SLtt_set_color (index, "", foreground, background);
     if (index > max_index)