diff --git a/themes/hildon/browser.css b/themes/hildon/browser.css
--- a/themes/hildon/browser.css
+++ b/themes/hildon/browser.css
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #toolbar-main {
   -moz-appearance: none;
   -moz-box-align: center;
-  background: url("chrome://browser/skin/images/toolbar_background.png") repeat-x;
+  background: url("chrome://browser/skin/images/toolbar_background.png");
   padding: 0px 10px;
   border: none;
 }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 #urlbar-editarea {
   min-height: 49px;
   -moz-box-align: center;
-  background: url("images/addressbar_middle.png") repeat-x;
+  background: url("images/addressbar_middle.png");
 }
 
 #urlbar-caption {
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
   padding: 0px !important;
   border: none !important;
   background-color: transparent;
+  color: black;
 }
 
 /* urlbar toolbuttons images are 36x36 */
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@
 
 /* right toolbar (browser controls) ---------------------------------------- */
 #browser-controls {
-  background: url("images/right_sidebar_middle.png") repeat-y;
+  background: url("images/right_sidebar_middle.png");
   /* first 10 pixels in right_sidebar_middle are a gradient */
   /* end padding must match #toolbar-main */
   padding: 0 10px;
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@
 
 /* Left sidebar (tabs)  ---------------------------------------------------- */
 #tabs-container {
-  background: url("images/left_sidebar_middle.png") rgb(87,87,87) top right repeat-y;
+  background: url("images/left_sidebar_middle.png") rgb(87,87,87) top right;
   min-width: 132px;
 }
 
@@ -711,6 +712,7 @@
   font-size: 1em ! important;
   color: grey;
   background-color: white;
+  color: black;
 }
 
 /* BUG: This rule doesn't actually work; I don't know why. */
diff --git a/themes/hildon/platform.css b/themes/hildon/platform.css
--- a/themes/hildon/platform.css
+++ b/themes/hildon/platform.css
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
   font-size: 16.75pt !important;
 }
 
+.checkbox-check {
+  background-color: white;
+}
+
 /* re-theme radio buttons */
 radiogroup {
   -moz-box-orient: horizontal;