diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.ui/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/ui/editor/DiagramBehavior.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.ui/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/ui/editor/DiagramBehavior.java
index 76b9a8a..706a11a 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.ui/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/ui/editor/DiagramBehavior.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.ui/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/ui/editor/DiagramBehavior.java
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@
  *    pjpaulin - Bug 352120 - Initial API, implementation and documentation
  *    mwenz - Bug 394315 - Enable injecting behavior objects in DiagramEditor
  *    mwenz - Bug 401859 - Graphiti DiagramEditor#dispose() does not release the editor related objects
+ *    mwenz - Bug 407510 - Color background without Grid Layer turned to gray
  *
  * </copyright>
  *
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.editor;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -72,8 +74,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.features.ISaveImageFeature;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.features.context.IAddContext;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.features.context.IContext;
-import org.eclipse.graphiti.features.context.ISaveImageContext;
-import org.eclipse.graphiti.features.context.impl.SaveImageContext;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.internal.command.AddFeatureCommandWithContext;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.internal.command.FeatureCommandWithContext;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.internal.command.GenericFeatureCommandWithContext;
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.services.Graphiti;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.tb.DefaultToolBehaviorProvider;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.tb.IToolBehaviorProvider;
+import org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.internal.T;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.internal.action.CopyAction;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.internal.action.DeleteAction;
 import org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.internal.action.FeatureExecutionHandler;
@@ -436,9 +437,41 @@
 			viewer.createControl(parent);
 		}
 		diagramContainer.setGraphicalViewer(viewer);
-		configureGraphicalViewer();
+		// FIXME: pull method configureGraphicalViewer up to IDiagramContainerUI
+		// and call it on the interface
+		if (diagramContainer instanceof DiagramEditor) {
+			((DiagramEditor) diagramContainer).configureGraphicalViewer();
+		} else if (diagramContainer instanceof DiagramComposite) {
+			((DiagramComposite) diagramContainer).configureGraphicalViewer();
+		} else {
+			try {
+				Method method = diagramContainer.getClass().getMethod("configureGraphicalViewer");
+				method.invoke(diagramContainer);
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				T.racer()
+						.error("A class implementing IDiagramContainerUI must additionally implement also the method 'public void configureGraphicalViewer()' that initializes the GEF editor used inside the container. The method should have been added to the interface, but that was no longer possible because the bug was only detected in a late phase.",
+								e);
+			}
+		}
+		// end
 		diagramContainer.hookGraphicalViewer();
-		initializeGraphicalViewer();
+		// FIXME: pull method initializeGraphicalViewer up to
+		// IDiagramContainerUI and call it on the interface
+		if (diagramContainer instanceof DiagramEditor) {
+			((DiagramEditor) diagramContainer).initializeGraphicalViewer();
+		} else if (diagramContainer instanceof DiagramComposite) {
+			((DiagramComposite) diagramContainer).initializeGraphicalViewer();
+		} else {
+			try {
+				Method method = diagramContainer.getClass().getMethod("initializeGraphicalViewer");
+				method.invoke(diagramContainer);
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				T.racer()
+						.error("A class implementing IDiagramContainerUI must additionally implement also the method 'public void initializeGraphicalViewer()' that initializes the GEF editor used inside the container. The method should have been added to the interface, but that was no longer possible because the bug was only detected in a late phase.",
+								e);
+			}
+		}
+		// end
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1453,7 +1486,6 @@
 			ISaveImageFeature sf = fp.getSaveImageFeature();
 
 			if (sf != null) {
-				ISaveImageContext context = new SaveImageContext();
 				action = new SaveImageAction(this, getConfigurationProvider());
 				actionRegistry.registerAction(action);
 				selectionActions.add(action.getId());
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.ui/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/ui/editor/IDiagramContainerUI.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.ui/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/ui/editor/IDiagramContainerUI.java
index f6239a5..0dc2184 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.ui/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/ui/editor/IDiagramContainerUI.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.ui/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/ui/editor/IDiagramContainerUI.java
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@
  * diagram to display. This input is not technically an IEditorInput, as
  * diagrams may be displayed in non-editor parts.
  * 
+ * As a temporary workaround for Bugzilla 407510 a class implementing
+ * IDiagramContainerUI must additionally implement the methods 'public void
+ * configureGraphicalViewer()' and 'public void initializeGraphicalViewer()'
+ * that initialize the GEF editor used inside the container. This methods should
+ * have been added to the interface, but that was no longer possible because the
+ * bug was only detected in a late phase after API freeze. This will be fixed
+ * with the 0.11.0 version of Graphiti.
+ * 
  * @since 0.10
  */
 public interface IDiagramContainerUI extends IDiagramContainer, IAdaptable {