diff --git a/Greenshot/Drawing/CropContainer.cs b/Greenshot/Drawing/CropContainer.cs
index 9c25dc251..b68e012d6 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Drawing/CropContainer.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Drawing/CropContainer.cs
@@ -39,21 +39,31 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing {
 			parent.Invalidate();
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// We need to override the DrawingBound, return a rectangle in the size of the image, to make sure this element is always draw
+		/// (we create a transparent brown over the complete picture)
+		/// </summary>
+		public override Rectangle DrawingBounds {
+			get {
+				return new Rectangle(0,0,parent.Width, parent.Height);
+			}
+		}
+
 		public override void Draw(Graphics g, RenderMode rm) {
 			using (Brush cropBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(100, 150, 150, 100))) {
-				Rectangle r = GuiRectangle.GetGuiRectangle(this.Left, this.Top, this.Width, this.Height);
-				Rectangle selectionRect = new Rectangle(r.Left - 1, r.Top - 1, r.Width + 1, r.Height + 1);
+				Rectangle cropRectangle = GuiRectangle.GetGuiRectangle(this.Left, this.Top, this.Width, this.Height);
+				Rectangle selectionRect = new Rectangle(cropRectangle.Left - 1, cropRectangle.Top - 1, cropRectangle.Width + 1, cropRectangle.Height + 1);
 
 				DrawSelectionBorder(g, selectionRect);
 				
 				// top
-				g.FillRectangle(cropBrush, new Rectangle(0, 0, parent.Width, r.Top));
+				g.FillRectangle(cropBrush, new Rectangle(0, 0, parent.Width, cropRectangle.Top));
 				// left
-				g.FillRectangle(cropBrush, new Rectangle(0, r.Top, r.Left, r.Height));
+				g.FillRectangle(cropBrush, new Rectangle(0, cropRectangle.Top, cropRectangle.Left, cropRectangle.Height));
 				// right
-				g.FillRectangle(cropBrush, new Rectangle(r.Left + r.Width, r.Top, parent.Width - (r.Left + r.Width), r.Height));
+				g.FillRectangle(cropBrush, new Rectangle(cropRectangle.Left + cropRectangle.Width, cropRectangle.Top, parent.Width - (cropRectangle.Left + cropRectangle.Width), cropRectangle.Height));
 				// bottom
-				g.FillRectangle(cropBrush, new Rectangle(0, r.Top + r.Height, parent.Width, parent.Height - (r.Top + r.Height)));
+				g.FillRectangle(cropBrush, new Rectangle(0, cropRectangle.Top + cropRectangle.Height, parent.Width, parent.Height - (cropRectangle.Top + cropRectangle.Height)));
 			}
 		}