diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/data/mass_mailing_demo.xml b/addons/mass_mailing/data/mass_mailing_demo.xml
index 540936c5c4d..c331cf850e6 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/data/mass_mailing_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/data/mass_mailing_demo.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 <div class="o_layout o_default_theme oe_unremovable oe_unmovable" data-name="Mailing">
     <div class="container o_mail_wrapper oe_unremovable oe_unmovable" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
         <div class="row">
-            <div class="col o_mail_no_options o_mail_wrapper_td oe_structure" style="text-align:left;width:100%;">
+            <div class="col o_mail_no_options o_mail_wrapper_td bg-white oe_structure" style="text-align:left;width:100%;">
                 <div class="o_mail_block_header_logo" data-snippet="s_mail_block_header_logo">
                     <div class="o_mail_snippet_general" style="margin:0px auto 0px auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);max-width:600px;width:100%;">
                         <div class="container o_mail_table_styles o_mail_h_padding" style="padding:0 20px 0 20px;width:100%;border-collapse:separate;">
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/js/mass_mailing_widget.js b/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/js/mass_mailing_widget.js
index 0eaf9a4077e..a5fc02acb5e 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/js/mass_mailing_widget.js
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/js/mass_mailing_widget.js
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ var MassMailingFieldHtml = FieldHtml.extend({
                 class: 'container o_mail_wrapper o_mail_regular oe_unremovable',
             });
             $newWrapperContent = $('<div/>', {
-                class: 'col o_mail_no_options o_mail_wrapper_td oe_structure o_editable'
+                class: 'col o_mail_no_options o_mail_wrapper_td bg-white oe_structure o_editable'
             });
             $new_wrapper.append($('<div class="row"/>').append($newWrapperContent));
         }
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/scss/themes/theme_default.scss b/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/scss/themes/theme_default.scss
index 4e047fb61aa..00b1a59d0a8 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/scss/themes/theme_default.scss
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/scss/themes/theme_default.scss
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ div.col:not([align]) {
         }
 
         .o_mail_wrapper_td {
-            background-color: $o-mm-def-color-2;
             flex: none;
             padding-left: 0 !important;
             padding-right: 0 !important;