diff --git a/extensions/imagine/BaseImage.php b/extensions/imagine/BaseImage.php
index da4e016..2f7380e 100644
--- a/extensions/imagine/BaseImage.php
+++ b/extensions/imagine/BaseImage.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Imagine\Image\ImageInterface;
 use Imagine\Image\ImagineInterface;
 use Imagine\Image\ManipulatorInterface;
 use Imagine\Image\Point;
+use Imagine\Image\Palette\RGB;
 use yii\base\InvalidConfigException;
 use yii\base\InvalidParamException;
 use yii\helpers\ArrayHelper;
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ class BaseImage
 		$img = $img->thumbnail($box, $mode);
 
 		// create empty image to preserve aspect ratio of thumbnail
-		$thumb = static::getImagine()->create($box);
+		$color = (new RGB())->color('#FFF', 100);
+		$thumb = static::getImagine()->create($box, $color);
 
 		// calculate points
 		$size = $img->getSize();