diff --git a/components/iconmenu.cpp b/components/iconmenu.cpp
index 6b0be97..5c18ca1 100644
--- a/components/iconmenu.cpp
+++ b/components/iconmenu.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 MenuOverlay::MenuOverlay(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
 {
-    //setAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents);
-    //setAttribute(Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground);
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground);
 }
 
 MenuOverlay::~MenuOverlay()
@@ -32,11 +31,15 @@ IconMenu::~IconMenu()
 {
 }
 
+void IconMenu::setOverlayParent(QWidget *parent)
+{
+    _menuOverlay->setParent(parent);
+}
+
 bool IconMenu::event(QEvent *event)
 {
     if (QEvent::ParentChange == event->type()) {
-        _menuOverlay->setParent(parentWidget());
-
+        setOverlayParent(parentWidget());
         QSize hint = _menu->layout()->sizeHint();
         _menuOverlay->setGeometry(0, 0, hint.width(), hint.height());
     }
diff --git a/components/iconmenu.h b/components/iconmenu.h
index 1d3d80d..fd73629 100644
--- a/components/iconmenu.h
+++ b/components/iconmenu.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public:
     explicit IconMenu(const QIcon &icon, QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~IconMenu();
 
+    void setOverlayParent(QWidget *parent);
+
 protected:
     bool event(QEvent *event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
diff --git a/examples/iconmenuexamples.cpp b/examples/iconmenuexamples.cpp
index e790c11..0921aa9 100644
--- a/examples/iconmenuexamples.cpp
+++ b/examples/iconmenuexamples.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ IconMenuExamples::IconMenuExamples(QWidget *parent)
         frame->setWidget(view);
 
         layout->addWidget(frame);
+        iconMenu->setOverlayParent(frame);
     }
 }