diff -r 2f259fa3e83a -r 8ca85d2f0db7 uifw/AvKon/src/aknstatuspanedigitalclock.cpp
--- a/uifw/AvKon/src/aknstatuspanedigitalclock.cpp	Tue Feb 02 01:00:49 2010 +0200
+++ b/uifw/AvKon/src/aknstatuspanedigitalclock.cpp	Fri Feb 19 23:04:46 2010 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-* Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+* Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
 * All rights reserved.
 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
 * under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
@@ -218,11 +218,18 @@
 //
 void CAknStatuspaneDigitalClock::Draw( const TRect& /*aRect*/ ) const
     {
-    MAknsSkinInstance* skin = AknsUtils::SkinInstance();
+    // Don't allow normal background drawing if
+    // background is already drawn with a background drawer.
+    const MCoeControlBackground* backgroundDrawer = FindBackground();
+    if ( !backgroundDrawer &&
+         AknStatuspaneUtils::ExtendedFlatLayoutActive() )
+        {
+        MAknsSkinInstance* skin = AknsUtils::SkinInstance();
 
-    CWindowGc& gc = SystemGc();
-    MAknsControlContext* cc = AknsDrawUtils::ControlContext( this );
-    AknsDrawUtils::Background( skin, cc, this, gc, Rect() );
+        CWindowGc& gc = SystemGc();
+        MAknsControlContext* cc = AknsDrawUtils::ControlContext( this );
+        AknsDrawUtils::Background( skin, cc, this, gc, Rect() );
+        }
     }