diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index 5733d22..97d9e9e 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 @define-color audio rgb(50,100,240);
 @define-color video rgb(200,200,0);
 @define-color midi rgb(200,0,50);
+@define-color graphview-grid rgb(35,35,35);
 @define-color graphview-link #808080;
 
 .audio {
@@ -36,5 +37,8 @@
 }
 
 graphview {
-    background: @text_view_bg;
+    background-image: linear-gradient(@graphview-grid 1px, transparent 1px),
+                      linear-gradient(to right, @graphview-grid 1px, transparent 1px);
+    background-size: 20px 20px;
+    background-color: @text_view_bg;
 }
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diff --git a/src/view/graph_view.rs b/src/view/graph_view.rs
index e695033..529f661 100644
--- a/src/view/graph_view.rs
+++ b/src/view/graph_view.rs
@@ -115,29 +115,6 @@ mod imp {
             Try to use relative units (em) and colours from the theme as much as possible. */
 
             let alloc = widget.allocation();
-            let widget_bounds =
-                graphene::Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, alloc.width() as f32, alloc.height() as f32);
-
-            let background_cr = snapshot.append_cairo(&widget_bounds);
-
-            // Draw a nice grid on the background.
-            background_cr.set_source_rgb(0.18, 0.18, 0.18);
-            background_cr.set_line_width(0.2); // TODO: Set to 1px
-            let mut y = 0.0;
-            while y < alloc.height().into() {
-                background_cr.move_to(0.0, y);
-                background_cr.line_to(alloc.width().into(), y);
-                y += 20.0; // TODO: Change to em;
-            }
-            let mut x = 0.0;
-            while x < alloc.width().into() {
-                background_cr.move_to(x, 0.0);
-                background_cr.line_to(x, alloc.height().into());
-                x += 20.0; // TODO: Change to em;
-            }
-            if let Err(e) = background_cr.stroke() {
-                warn!("Failed to draw graphview grid: {}", e);
-            };
 
             // Draw all children
             self.nodes