diff --git a/common.pri b/common.pri
index 8c0a66c..e8c91e0 100644
--- a/common.pri
+++ b/common.pri
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ RCC_DIR        = $${ARCH_DIR}/$${BUILD_TYPE}/rcc
 
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MAJOR = 1
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MINOR = 4
-LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE = 76
+LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE = 77
 
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION = '$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MAJOR}.$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MINOR}.$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE}'
 DEFINES *= LIMEREPORT_VERSION_STR=\\\"$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION}\\\"
diff --git a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp
index c843fac..af9e324 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp
@@ -191,14 +191,27 @@ void BandDesignIntf::copyBookmarks(BandDesignIntf* sourceBand)
     }
 }
 
+void BandDesignIntf::setBackgroundModeProperty(BaseDesignIntf::BGMode value)
+{
+    if (value!=backgroundMode()){
+        BaseDesignIntf::BGMode oldValue = backgroundMode();
+        setBackgroundMode(value);
+        notify("backgroundMode",oldValue,value);
+    }
+}
+
+void BandDesignIntf::setBackgroundOpacity(int value)
+{
+    if (opacity()!=value){
+        int oldValue = opacity();
+        setOpacity(value);
+        notify("backgroundOpacity",oldValue,value);
+    }
+}
+
 void BandDesignIntf::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget)
 {
-
-    if ( !(backgroundColor() == Qt::white && backgroundBrushStyle() == SolidPattern) ) {
-        QBrush brush(backgroundColor(), static_cast<Qt::BrushStyle>(backgroundBrushStyle()));
-        brush.setTransform(painter->worldTransform().inverted());
-        painter->fillRect(rect(), brush);
-    }
+    prepareRect(painter, option, widget);
 
     if (itemMode() & DesignMode){
         painter->save();
diff --git a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.h b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.h
index 44def94..f3750b0 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.h
+++ b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.h
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ class BandDesignIntf : public ItemsContainerDesignInft
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor backgroundColor READ backgroundColor WRITE setBackgroundColor)
     Q_PROPERTY(BrushStyle backgroundBrushStyle READ backgroundBrushStyle WRITE setBackgroundBrushStyle)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool printIfEmpty READ printIfEmpty WRITE setPrintIfEmpty)
+    Q_PROPERTY(BGMode backgroundMode READ backgroundMode WRITE setBackgroundModeProperty)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int backgroundOpacity READ opacity WRITE setBackgroundOpacity)
     Q_ENUMS(BandColumnsLayoutType)
     friend class BandMarker;
     friend class BandNameLabel;
@@ -243,6 +245,8 @@ public:
     void setUseAlternateBackgroundColor(bool useAlternateBackgroundColor);    
     void replaceGroupsFunction(BandDesignIntf *band);
     qreal bottomSpace() const;
+    void setBackgroundModeProperty(BGMode value);
+    void setBackgroundOpacity(int value);
 
     void addBookmark(const QString& key, const QVariant& value){ m_bookmarks.insert(key, value);}
     QList<QString> bookmarks(){ return m_bookmarks.keys();}