diff --git a/src/frontends/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/ChangeLog
index 753082ce57..058d935faa 100644
--- a/src/frontends/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-09-11  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
+
+	* Painter.C: draw frame after background. This is needed
+	  on Qt but not xforms ??
+ 
 2002-09-05  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
 
 	* all files: modify the headers as discussed on the list.
diff --git a/src/frontends/Painter.C b/src/frontends/Painter.C
index 6ebfe00136..ec555e9624 100644
--- a/src/frontends/Painter.C
+++ b/src/frontends/Painter.C
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ Painter & Painter::rectText(int x, int baseline,
 
 	font_metrics::rectText(str, font, width, ascent, descent);
  
-	if (frame != LColor::none) {
-		rectangle(x, baseline - ascent, width, ascent + descent, frame);
-	}
- 
 	if (back != LColor::none) {
 		fillRectangle(x + 1, baseline - ascent + 1, width - 1, 
 			      ascent + descent - 1, back);
 	}
  
+	if (frame != LColor::none) {
+		rectangle(x, baseline - ascent, width, ascent + descent, frame);
+	}
+ 
 	text(x + 3, baseline, str, font);
 	return *this;
 }