diff --git a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp
index 707e0e0..a55f74c 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp
@@ -748,7 +748,10 @@ void BandDesignIntf::childBandDeleted(QObject *band)
 
 QColor BandDesignIntf::alternateBackgroundColor() const
 {
-    return m_alternateBackgroundColor;
+    if (metaObject()->indexOfProperty("alternateBackgroundColor")!=-1)
+        return m_alternateBackgroundColor;
+    else
+        return backgroundColor();
 }
 
 void BandDesignIntf::setAlternateBackgroundColor(const QColor &alternateBackgroundColor)
diff --git a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.cpp b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.cpp
index 41c64dc..8b632d5 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void BaseDesignIntf::setParentReportItem(const QString &value)
     }
 }
 
-QString BaseDesignIntf::parentReportItemName()
+QString BaseDesignIntf::parentReportItemName() const
 {
     BaseDesignIntf *parent = dynamic_cast<BaseDesignIntf *>(parentItem());
     if (parent) return parent->objectName();
diff --git a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h
index 28f0960..f31bf73 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h
+++ b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h
@@ -124,18 +124,18 @@ public:
     virtual ~BaseDesignIntf();
 
     void setParentReportItem(const QString& value);
-    QString parentReportItemName();
+    QString parentReportItemName() const;
 
-    BrushMode backgroundBrushMode(){return m_backgroundBrush;}
+    BrushMode backgroundBrushMode() const {return m_backgroundBrush;}
     void setBackgroundBrushMode(BrushMode value);
-    QColor backgroundColor(){return m_backgroundBrushcolor;}
+    QColor backgroundColor() const {return m_backgroundBrushcolor;}
     void setBackgroundColor(QColor value);
 
     QPen    pen() const;
     void    setPen(QPen& pen);
     QFont   font() const;
     void    setFont(QFont& font);
-    QColor  fontColor(){return m_fontColor;}
+    QColor  fontColor() const {return m_fontColor;}
     void    setFontColor(QColor value){m_fontColor=value;}
 
     virtual BGMode  backgroundMode() const;