diff --git a/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js b/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
index ec444063..b2d5deb1 100644
--- a/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
+++ b/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ function BpmnRenderer(events, styles, pathMap) {
         }
       });
 
-      var fill = isThrowing ? 'black' : 'none';
+      var fill = isThrowing ? 'black' : 'white';
       var stroke = isThrowing ? 'white' : 'black';
 
       var messagePath = drawPath(p, pathData, {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ function BpmnRenderer(events, styles, pathMap) {
     },
     'bpmn:IntermediateEvent': function(p, element) {
       var outer = renderer('bpmn:Event')(p, element, { strokeWidth: 1 });
-      var inner = drawCircle(p, element.width, element.height, INNER_OUTER_DIST, { strokeWidth: 1 });
+      var inner = drawCircle(p, element.width, element.height, INNER_OUTER_DIST, { strokeWidth: 1, fill: 'none' });
 
       renderEventContent(element, p);
 
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ function BpmnRenderer(events, styles, pathMap) {
 
       var userPath = drawPath(p, pathData, {
         strokeWidth: 0.25,
-        fill: 'none',
+        fill: 'white',
         stroke: 'black'
       });