diff --git a/src/plugins/docgen/ODFDoc.py b/src/plugins/docgen/ODFDoc.py
index 60eca722f..fa6ea88a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docgen/ODFDoc.py
+++ b/src/plugins/docgen/ODFDoc.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class ODFDoc(BaseDoc, TextDoc, DrawDoc):
             self.cntnt.write('draw:fill-color="#%02x%02x%02x" ' %
                               style.get_fill_color())
             self.cntnt.write('draw:shadow="hidden" ')
-            self.cntnt.write('style:run-through="background" ')
+            self.cntnt.write('style:run-through="foreground" ')
             self.cntnt.write('style:vertical-pos="from-top" ')
             self.cntnt.write('style:vertical-rel="paragraph" ')
             self.cntnt.write('style:horizontal-pos="from-left" ')
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class ODFDoc(BaseDoc, TextDoc, DrawDoc):
             self.cntnt.write('draw:textarea-horizontal-align="center" ')
             self.cntnt.write('draw:textarea-vertical-align="middle" ')
             self.cntnt.write('draw:shadow="hidden" ')
-            self.cntnt.write('style:run-through="background" ')
+            self.cntnt.write('style:run-through="foreground" ')
             self.cntnt.write('style:vertical-pos="from-top" ')
             self.cntnt.write('style:vertical-rel="paragraph" ')
             self.cntnt.write('style:horizontal-pos="from-left" ')
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class ODFDoc(BaseDoc, TextDoc, DrawDoc):
         self.cntnt.write('style:family="graphic">\n')
         self.cntnt.write('<style:graphic-properties draw:stroke="none" ')
         self.cntnt.write('draw:fill="none" draw:shadow="hidden" ')
-        self.cntnt.write('style:run-through="background" ')
+        self.cntnt.write('style:run-through="foreground" ')
         self.cntnt.write('style:vertical-pos="from-top" ')
         self.cntnt.write('style:vertical-rel="paragraph" ')
         self.cntnt.write('style:horizontal-pos="from-left" ')