diff --git a/examples/theme.rs b/examples/theme.rs
index 7b52618..2bd8cd5 100644
--- a/examples/theme.rs
+++ b/examples/theme.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-use gooey::styles::components::TextColor;
+use gooey::styles::components::{TextColor, WidgetBackground};
 use gooey::styles::{ColorSource, ColorTheme, FixedTheme, SurfaceTheme, Theme, ThemePair};
 use gooey::value::{Dynamic, MapEach};
 use gooey::widget::MakeWidget;
-use gooey::widgets::label::LabelBackground;
 use gooey::widgets::{Input, Label, Stack};
 use gooey::Run;
 use kludgine::Color;
@@ -250,9 +249,9 @@ fn color_theme(theme: Dynamic<ColorTheme>, label: &str) -> impl MakeWidget {
 
 fn swatch(background: Dynamic<Color>, label: &str, text: Dynamic<Color>) -> impl MakeWidget {
     Label::new(label)
+        .with(&TextColor, text)
+        .with(&WidgetBackground, background)
         .fit_horizontally()
         .fit_vertically()
-        .with(&TextColor, text)
-        .with(&LabelBackground, background)
         .expand()
 }
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index fd2add8..018a6dc 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use kludgine::shapes::{Shape, StrokeOptions};
 use kludgine::Kludgine;
 
 use crate::graphics::Graphics;
-use crate::styles::components::{HighlightColor, VisualOrder};
+use crate::styles::components::{HighlightColor, VisualOrder, WidgetBackground};
 use crate::styles::{ComponentDefaultvalue, ComponentDefinition, Styles, Theme, ThemePair};
 use crate::value::Dynamic;
 use crate::widget::{EventHandling, ManagedWidget, WidgetId, WidgetInstance, WidgetRef};
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ impl<'context, 'window, 'clip, 'gfx, 'pass> GraphicsContext<'context, 'window, '
             "redraw called without set_widget_layout"
         );
 
+        let background = self.query_style(&WidgetBackground);
+        self.gfx.fill(background);
+
         self.current_node
             .tree
             .note_widget_rendered(self.current_node.id());
diff --git a/src/styles/components.rs b/src/styles/components.rs
index 43a33bb..aa8078e 100644
--- a/src/styles/components.rs
+++ b/src/styles/components.rs
@@ -376,3 +376,21 @@ impl FocusableWidgets {
         matches!(self, Self::OnlyTextual)
     }
 }
+
+/// A [`Color`] to be used as a highlight color.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct WidgetBackground;
+
+impl NamedComponent for WidgetBackground {
+    fn name(&self) -> Cow<'_, ComponentName> {
+        Cow::Owned(ComponentName::named::<Global>("widget_background_color"))
+    }
+}
+
+impl ComponentDefinition for WidgetBackground {
+    type ComponentType = Color;
+
+    fn default_value(&self, _context: &WidgetContext<'_, '_>) -> Color {
+        Color::CLEAR_WHITE
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/label.rs b/src/widgets/label.rs
index e3c77d5..416e67d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/label.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/label.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 //! A read-only text widget.
-use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use kludgine::figures::units::{Px, UPx};
 use kludgine::figures::{IntoUnsigned, Point, ScreenScale, Size};
 use kludgine::text::{MeasuredText, Text, TextOrigin};
-use kludgine::Color;
 
-use crate::context::{GraphicsContext, LayoutContext, WidgetContext};
+use crate::context::{GraphicsContext, LayoutContext};
 use crate::styles::components::{IntrinsicPadding, TextColor};
-use crate::styles::{ComponentDefinition, ComponentGroup, ComponentName, NamedComponent};
+use crate::styles::ComponentGroup;
 use crate::value::{IntoValue, Value};
 use crate::widget::Widget;
 use crate::{ConstraintLimit, Name};
@@ -37,17 +35,13 @@ impl Widget for Label {
 
         let size = context.gfx.region().size;
         let center = Point::from(size) / 2;
-        let styles = context.query_styles(&[&TextColor, &LabelBackground]);
-
-        let background = styles.get(&LabelBackground, context);
-        context.gfx.fill(background);
 
         if let Some(measured) = &self.prepared_text {
             context
                 .gfx
                 .draw_measured_text(measured, TextOrigin::Center, center, None, None);
         } else {
-            let text_color = styles.get(&TextColor, context);
+            let text_color = context.query_style(&TextColor);
             self.text.map(|contents| {
                 context.gfx.draw_text(
                     Text::new(contents, text_color)
@@ -90,21 +84,3 @@ impl ComponentGroup for Label {
         Name::new("Label")
     }
 }
-
-/// A [`Color`] to be used as a highlight color.
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
-pub struct LabelBackground;
-
-impl NamedComponent for LabelBackground {
-    fn name(&self) -> Cow<'_, ComponentName> {
-        Cow::Owned(ComponentName::named::<Label>("background_color"))
-    }
-}
-
-impl ComponentDefinition for LabelBackground {
-    type ComponentType = Color;
-
-    fn default_value(&self, _context: &WidgetContext<'_, '_>) -> Color {
-        Color::CLEAR_WHITE
-    }
-}