diff --git a/layout/forms/nsHTMLButtonControlFrame.cpp b/layout/forms/nsHTMLButtonControlFrame.cpp
index 1e2e94e37eb8..7ec02b2899ca 100644
--- a/layout/forms/nsHTMLButtonControlFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/forms/nsHTMLButtonControlFrame.cpp
@@ -548,6 +548,11 @@ nsHTMLButtonControlFrame::Init(nsIPresContext& aPresContext, nsIFrame* aChildLis
     result = view->Init(viewMan, boundBox, parView, nsnull);
     viewMan->InsertChild(parView, view, 0);
     SetView(view);
+
+    const nsStyleColor* color = (const nsStyleColor*) mStyleContext->GetStyleData(eStyleStruct_Color);
+    // set the opacity
+    viewMan->SetViewOpacity(view, color->mOpacity);
+
     NS_RELEASE(viewMan);
   }
 
diff --git a/layout/html/forms/src/nsHTMLButtonControlFrame.cpp b/layout/html/forms/src/nsHTMLButtonControlFrame.cpp
index 1e2e94e37eb8..7ec02b2899ca 100644
--- a/layout/html/forms/src/nsHTMLButtonControlFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/html/forms/src/nsHTMLButtonControlFrame.cpp
@@ -548,6 +548,11 @@ nsHTMLButtonControlFrame::Init(nsIPresContext& aPresContext, nsIFrame* aChildLis
     result = view->Init(viewMan, boundBox, parView, nsnull);
     viewMan->InsertChild(parView, view, 0);
     SetView(view);
+
+    const nsStyleColor* color = (const nsStyleColor*) mStyleContext->GetStyleData(eStyleStruct_Color);
+    // set the opacity
+    viewMan->SetViewOpacity(view, color->mOpacity);
+
     NS_RELEASE(viewMan);
   }