diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/animation/AnimatedPanel.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/animation/AnimatedPanel.java
index 5dcbfd592..9ed87293c 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/animation/AnimatedPanel.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/animation/AnimatedPanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: AnimatedPanel.java,v 1.2 2002/01/19 07:04:28 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: AnimatedPanel.java,v 1.3 2002/01/19 07:09:55 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.media.animation;
 
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ public class AnimatedPanel extends Canvas implements AnimatedView
         _animmgr.addDirtyRect(g.getClipBounds());
     }
 
+    // documentation inherited
+    public void update (Graphics g)
+    {
+        // the normal Canvas.update() fills itself with its background
+        // color before calling paint() which we definitely don't want
+        paint(g);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Renders the panel to the given graphics object.  Sub-classes
      * should override this method to paint their panel-specific