diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/QueueItemProgressImage.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/QueueItemProgressImage.tsx
index 64c9924c27..0cf59fd290 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/QueueItemProgressImage.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/QueueItemProgressImage.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const QueueItemProgressImage = memo(({ itemId, ...rest }: Props) => {
   const { progressImage } = useProgressData(ctx.$progressData, itemId);
 
   if (!progressImage) {
-    return <Flex w="full" h="full" bg="base.800" alignItems="center" justifyContent="center" />;
+    return <Flex w="full" h="full" bg="base.900" alignItems="center" justifyContent="center" />;
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/StagingAreaContent.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/StagingAreaContent.tsx
index 76cafe25ea..0f60379962 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/StagingAreaContent.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/StagingAreaContent.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const StagingAreaContent = memo(() => {
         <StagingAreaSelectedItem />
       </Flex>
       <Divider />
-      <Flex position="relative" maxW="full" w="full" h={108}>
+      <Flex position="relative" maxW="full" w="full" h={108} flexShrink={0}>
         <StagingAreaItemsList />
       </Flex>
     </>