diff --git a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
index 0ee44d240..d70bda297 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ class AtomWindow
     options =
       show: false
       title: 'Atom'
+      # Add an opaque backgroundColor (instead of keeping the default
+      # transparent one) to prevent subpixel anti-aliasing from being disabled.
+      # We believe this is a regression introduced with Electron 0.37.3, and
+      # thus we should remove this as soon as a fix gets released.
       backgroundColor: "#fff"
       webPreferences:
         backgroundThrottling: not @isSpec