diff --git a/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.cpp b/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.cpp
index a82b2b780..4dd3e8bc6 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.cpp
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ OpenGLRenderer::read_shader_config()
 }
 
 OpenGLRenderer::OpenGLRenderer(QWidget *parent)
-    : QWindow(parent->windowHandle())
+    : QWindow((QWindow*)nullptr)
     , renderTimer(new QTimer(this))
 {
     connect(renderTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]() { this->render(); } );
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp
index 0be4596a9..ad8172d11 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ RendererStack::createRenderer(Renderer renderer)
 #ifdef __HAIKU__
                 current.reset(sw);
 #else
-                current.reset(this->createWindowContainer(sw, this));
+                current.reset(this->createWindowContainer(sw));
 #endif
             }
             break;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ RendererStack::createRenderer(Renderer renderer)
                     imagebufs = {};
                     QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [this]() { switchRenderer(Renderer::Software); });
                 });
-                current.reset(this->createWindowContainer(hw, this));
+                current.reset(this->createWindowContainer(hw));
                 break;
             }
 #if QT_CONFIG(vulkan)
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ RendererStack::createRenderer(Renderer renderer)
                     imagebufs = {};
                     QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [this]() { switchRenderer(Renderer::Software); });
                 });
-                current.reset(this->createWindowContainer(hw, this));
+                current.reset(this->createWindowContainer(hw));
                 break;
             }
 #endif
@@ -446,7 +446,9 @@ RendererStack::createRenderer(Renderer renderer)
     current->setFocusProxy(this);
     current->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
     current->setAttribute(Qt::WA_AlwaysStackOnTop);
+    current->setStyleSheet("background-color: black");
 
+    this->setStyleSheet("background-color: black");
     boxLayout->addWidget(current.get());
 
     rendererWindow->r_monitor_index = m_monitor_index;
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vulkanwindowrenderer.cpp b/src/qt/qt_vulkanwindowrenderer.cpp
index d0fbb39a3..005f39b1f 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vulkanwindowrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vulkanwindowrenderer.cpp
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ public:
 #    endif /* 0*/
 
 VulkanWindowRenderer::VulkanWindowRenderer(QWidget *parent)
-    : QVulkanWindow(parent->windowHandle())
+    : QVulkanWindow(NULL)
 {
     parentWidget = parent;
     instance.setApiVersion(QVersionNumber(1, 0));