diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index c71c8fbb..d912780c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.26.8'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.26.9'
     implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.0-beta4'
 
     kapt 'androidx.room:room-compiler:2.2.5'
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/WidgetConfigureActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/WidgetConfigureActivity.kt
index 079a4296..7ab46391 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/WidgetConfigureActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/WidgetConfigureActivity.kt
@@ -78,12 +78,7 @@ class WidgetConfigureActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             mTextColor = extras?.getInt(CUSTOMIZED_WIDGET_TEXT_COLOR) ?: config.widgetTextColor
         }
 
-        if (mBgColor == 1) {
-            mBgColor = Color.BLACK
-            mBgAlpha = .2f
-        } else {
-            mBgAlpha = Color.alpha(mBgColor) / 255f
-        }
+        mBgAlpha = Color.alpha(mBgColor) / 255.toFloat()
 
         mBgColorWithoutTransparency = Color.rgb(Color.red(mBgColor), Color.green(mBgColor), Color.blue(mBgColor))
         config_bg_seekbar.apply {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/MyWidgetProvider.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/MyWidgetProvider.kt
index bb72530f..7dd5b2d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/MyWidgetProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/MyWidgetProvider.kt
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.widget.RemoteViews
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.applyColorFilter
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.getLaunchIntent
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.setBackgroundColor
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.WIDGET_TEXT_COLOR
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.ensureBackgroundThread
 import com.simplemobiletools.notes.pro.R
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class MyWidgetProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
             for (widgetId in appWidgetIds) {
                 val widget = context.widgetsDB.getWidgetWithWidgetId(widgetId) ?: continue
                 val views = RemoteViews(context.packageName, R.layout.widget)
-                views.setBackgroundColor(R.id.notes_widget_holder, widget.widgetBgColor)
+                views.applyColorFilter(R.id.notes_widget_background, widget.widgetBgColor)
                 setupAppOpenIntent(context, views, R.id.notes_widget_holder, widget)
 
                 Intent(context, WidgetService::class.java).apply {
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ class MyWidgetProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget.xml
index ea3e025f..7b56613b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<RelativeLayout
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:id="@+id/notes_widget_holder"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/notes_widget_background"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/notes_widget_listview"
+        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+        android:src="@drawable/widget_round_background" />
+
     <ListView
         android:id="@+id/notes_widget_listview"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:divider="@null"/>
+        android:divider="@null" />
 
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_text_layout.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_text_layout.xml
index bf4d8d33..5605970d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_text_layout.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_text_layout.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<RelativeLayout
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:id="@+id/widget_text_holder"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@
         android:background="@null"
         android:gravity="left"
         android:padding="@dimen/small_margin"
-        android:visibility="gone"/>
+        android:visibility="gone" />
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/widget_text_center"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@
         android:background="@null"
         android:gravity="center_horizontal"
         android:padding="@dimen/small_margin"
-        android:visibility="gone"/>
+        android:visibility="gone" />
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/widget_text_right"
@@ -30,6 +29,6 @@
         android:background="@null"
         android:gravity="right"
         android:padding="@dimen/small_margin"
-        android:visibility="gone"/>
+        android:visibility="gone" />
 
 </RelativeLayout>