diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/DebugHandlerWidget.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/DebugHandlerWidget.java
index 07b58ef28..0c624ba97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/DebugHandlerWidget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/DebugHandlerWidget.java
@@ -132,8 +132,13 @@ public boolean onMouseWheel(int i, int mx, int my) {
     public boolean showWidget = false;
 
     private static final int BORDER_PADDING = 6;
-    private final DrawableResource BG_TEXTURE = new DrawableBuilder("nei:textures/gui/recipebg.png", 0, 0, 176, 166)
-            .build();
+    private static final int TRANSPARENCY_BORDER = 4;
+    private final DrawableResource BG_TEXTURE = new DrawableBuilder(
+            "nei:textures/gui/recipebg.png",
+            0,
+            0,
+            176 + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER * 2,
+            166 + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER * 2).build();
 
     public DebugHandlerWidget() {
         GuiContainerManager.addInputHandler(this);
@@ -312,14 +317,14 @@ public void draw(int mx, int my) {
             GL11.glScaled(1, 1, 2f);
             GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_DEPTH_TEST);
             BG_TEXTURE.draw(
-                    this.x,
-                    this.y,
-                    this.w,
-                    this.h,
-                    BORDER_PADDING,
-                    BORDER_PADDING,
-                    BORDER_PADDING,
-                    BORDER_PADDING);
+                    this.x - TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                    this.y - TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                    this.w + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER * 2,
+                    this.h + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER * 2,
+                    BORDER_PADDING + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                    BORDER_PADDING + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                    BORDER_PADDING + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                    BORDER_PADDING + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER);
             GuiDraw.drawRect(
                     this.x + INLINE_PADDING,
                     this.y + BORDER_PADDING,
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/RecipeTooltipLineHandler.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/RecipeTooltipLineHandler.java
index 49039dd35..8e69de7d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/RecipeTooltipLineHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/RecipeTooltipLineHandler.java
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@
 public class RecipeTooltipLineHandler implements ITooltipLineHandler {
 
     private static final int BG_PADDING = 5;
-    private static final DrawableResource BG_TEXTURE = new DrawableBuilder(
+    private static final int TRANSPARENCY_BORDER = 4;
+    private final DrawableResource BG_TEXTURE = new DrawableBuilder(
             "nei:textures/gui/recipebg.png",
             0,
             0,
-            176,
-            166).build();
+            176 + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER * 2,
+            166 + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER * 2).build();
 
     protected long lastUpdate = System.currentTimeMillis();
     protected String recipeName = "";
@@ -88,7 +89,15 @@ public void draw(int x, int y) {
         GuiContainerManager.enable2DRender();
         GL11.glColor4f(1, 1, 1, 1);
 
-        BG_TEXTURE.draw(0, 0, size.width, size.height, BG_PADDING, BG_PADDING, BG_PADDING, BG_PADDING);
+        BG_TEXTURE.draw(
+                -TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                -TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                size.width + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER * 2,
+                size.height + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER * 2,
+                BG_PADDING + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                BG_PADDING + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                BG_PADDING + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER,
+                BG_PADDING + TRANSPARENCY_BORDER);
 
         GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_ALPHA_TEST);