diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d91c26390c51dc06c695ef7daedbe17ae8faef60..37d26a057ce577fbd253627b343b441d744c2cfa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ minerva (12.3.1~beta.1) unstable; urgency=low
   * Bug fix: empty type for data overlay is allowed (#827)
   * Bug fix: genetic variants data overlay was ignoring color parameter (#827)
   * Bug fix: pathways can be drawn using glyphs (#825)
+  * Bug fix: empty background overlay doesn't show glyphs, instead standard 
+    visualization is used (#826)
 
 minerva (13.1.0~beta.0) unstable; urgency=low
   * Feature: annotators are more flexible - you can define set of input and
diff --git a/model-command/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/commands/ColorModelCommand.java b/model-command/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/commands/ColorModelCommand.java
index 0604eb7b481275c4ed3a5633bcbbfa0ec6712451..9f73f3e3577da58dcf97ee78d4c29a01eec36ec6 100644
--- a/model-command/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/commands/ColorModelCommand.java
+++ b/model-command/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/commands/ColorModelCommand.java
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ public class ColorModelCommand extends ModelCommand {
 
     for (Element element : result.getElements()) {
       element.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+      element.setGlyph(null);
     }
     for (Reaction reaction : result.getReactions()) {
       for (AbstractNode node : reaction.getNodes()) {