diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/AbstractBoard.java b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/AbstractBoard.java
index f18aebd2..148b80e6 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/AbstractBoard.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/boards/AbstractBoard.java
@@ -68,15 +68,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractBoard extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String>
   public void draw(Graphics2D g2d, ComponentState componentState, boolean outlineMode, Project project,
       IDrawingObserver drawingObserver) {
     g2d.setStroke(ObjectCache.getInstance().fetchBasicStroke(1));
-    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
-      Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
-      if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
-        g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha / MAX_ALPHA));
-      }
-      g2d.setColor(boardColor);
-      g2d.fillRect(firstPoint.x, firstPoint.y, secondPoint.x - firstPoint.x, secondPoint.y - firstPoint.y);
-      g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
+
+    Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
+    // render as transparent when dragging
+    int alpha = componentState == ComponentState.DRAGGING ? 0 : this.alpha;
+    if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
+      g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha / MAX_ALPHA));
     }
+    g2d.setColor(boardColor);
+    g2d.fillRect(firstPoint.x, firstPoint.y, secondPoint.x - firstPoint.x, secondPoint.y - firstPoint.y);
+    g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
+    
     // Do not track any changes that follow because the whole board has been
     // tracked so far.
     drawingObserver.stopTracking();