diff --git a/src/gwin/gwin.c b/src/gwin/gwin.c
index f5d78ac6..998fb8d3 100644
--- a/src/gwin/gwin.c
+++ b/src/gwin/gwin.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void gwinBlitArea(GHandle gh, coord_t x, coord_t y, coord_t cx, coord_t cy, coor
 #if GDISP_NEED_PIXELREAD
 	color_t gwinGetPixelColor(GHandle gh, coord_t x, coord_t y) {
 		if (!((gh->flags & GWIN_FLG_VISIBLE)))
-			return;
+			return defaultBgColor;
 
 		#if GDISP_NEED_CLIP
 			gdispSetClip(gh->x, gh->y, gh->width, gh->height);