diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs
index 1a5c7699..8b33de3f 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs
@@ -783,9 +783,11 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			if (highlight)
 			{
 				MyFlexGrid.StyleBackColor = Color.Gray;
+				MyFlexGrid.Styles.Fixed.BackColor = Color.Gray;
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				MyFlexGrid.Styles.Fixed.BackColor = MyFlexGrid.DefaultFixedBackgroundColor;
 				if (MyFlexGrid.Focused) // If active Set BackColor to the active color
 					SetActive();
 				else // Otherwise Set the BackColor to either the InactiveColor or the AnnotationColor
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
index 2941dbd9..dc4ca2b9 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
@@ -1557,6 +1557,8 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				btnStepPaste.Enabled = true;
 				SetPasteButtonEnabled();
 			}
+			if (MyFlexGrid != null)
+				MyFlexGrid.Styles.Fixed.BackColor = MyFlexGrid.DefaultFixedBackgroundColor;
 			MyEditItem.IdentifyChildren(false);
 		}
 
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs
index 0cd17976..0d81699e 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
   public partial class VlnFlexGrid : C1.Win.C1FlexGrid.C1FlexGrid
   {
 	  public static GridCopyInfo MyCopyInfo = new GridCopyInfo();
+	  private Color _DefaultFixedBackgroundColor;
+
+	  public Color DefaultFixedBackgroundColor
+	  {
+		  get { return _DefaultFixedBackgroundColor; }
+	  }
 
 	  public void CopyToCopiedFlexGrid(GridCopyOption myCopyOption)
 	  {
@@ -33,7 +39,6 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			  this.BorderStyle = C1.Win.C1FlexGrid.Util.BaseControls.BorderStyleEnum.None;
 			  sr.Close();
 		  }
-		  //FlipCopied(); // create a flipped version of the grid
 		  MyCopyInfo.MyCopyOption = myCopyOption;
 		  OnCopyOptionChanged(this, new EventArgs());
 		  switch (MyCopyInfo.MyCopyOption)
@@ -560,6 +565,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			this.Styles.Focus.BackColor = Color.LightCyan;
 			this.HighLight = HighLightEnum.WithFocus;
 
+			_DefaultFixedBackgroundColor = this.Styles.Fixed.BackColor;
 			this.AllowMerging = C1.Win.C1FlexGrid.AllowMergingEnum.Custom;
 
 			this.AllowResizing = C1.Win.C1FlexGrid.AllowResizingEnum.Both;