diff --git a/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/container_qpainter.cpp b/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/container_qpainter.cpp
index 341c8b712f5..e3751f517c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/container_qpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/container_qpainter.cpp
@@ -652,11 +652,9 @@ void DocumentContainer::buildIndex()
 
 void DocumentContainer::draw_background(litehtml::uint_ptr hdc, const litehtml::background_paint &bg)
 {
-    // TODO
     auto painter = toQPainter(hdc);
     if (bg.is_root) {
         // TODO ?
-        drawSelection(painter, toQRect(bg.border_box));
         return;
     }
     painter->save();
@@ -935,6 +933,14 @@ void DocumentContainer::render(int width, int height)
     m_selection.update();
 }
 
+void DocumentContainer::draw(QPainter *painter, const QRect &clip)
+{
+    drawSelection(painter, clip);
+    const QPoint pos = -m_scrollPosition;
+    const litehtml::position clipRect = {clip.x(), clip.y(), clip.width(), clip.height()};
+    document()->draw(reinterpret_cast<litehtml::uint_ptr>(painter), pos.x(), pos.y(), &clipRect);
+}
+
 QVector<QRect> DocumentContainer::mousePressEvent(const QPoint &documentPos,
                                                   const QPoint &viewportPos,
                                                   Qt::MouseButton button)
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/container_qpainter.h b/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/container_qpainter.h
index ab70d0561e9..018ea60a37b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/container_qpainter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/container_qpainter.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ public: // outside API
     litehtml::document::ptr document() const;
     void setScrollPosition(const QPoint &pos);
     void render(int width, int height);
+    void draw(QPainter *painter, const QRect &clip);
 
     // these return areas to redraw in document space
     QVector<QRect> mousePressEvent(const QPoint &documentPos,
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/qlitehtmlwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/qlitehtmlwidget.cpp
index 15174036f70..6692d56ffd8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/qlitehtmlwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/qlitehtmlwidget.cpp
@@ -523,17 +523,11 @@ void QLiteHtmlWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     if (!d->documentContainer.document())
         return;
     d->documentContainer.setScrollPosition(scrollPosition());
-    const QPoint pos = -scrollPosition();
-    const QRect r = toVirtual(event->rect());
-    const litehtml::position clip = {r.x(), r.y(), r.width(), r.height()};
     QPainter p(viewport());
     p.setWorldTransform(QTransform().scale(d->zoomFactor, d->zoomFactor));
     p.setRenderHint(QPainter::SmoothPixmapTransform, true);
     p.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing, true);
-    d->documentContainer.document()->draw(reinterpret_cast<litehtml::uint_ptr>(&p),
-                                          pos.x(),
-                                          pos.y(),
-                                          &clip);
+    d->documentContainer.draw(&p, toVirtual(event->rect()));
 }
 
 static litehtml::element::ptr elementForY(int y, const litehtml::document::ptr &document)