Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/src/wmsplugin/WMSLayer.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/src/wmsplugin/WMSLayer.java	(revision 10767)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/src/wmsplugin/WMSLayer.java	(revision 10775)
@@ -73,4 +73,5 @@
 	public WMSLayer(String name, String baseURL) {
 		super(name);
+		background = true;
 		initializeImages();
 		this.baseURL = baseURL;