diff --git a/modules/ClassPowerCounter.lua b/modules/ClassPowerCounter.lua
index eb9f023..e160191 100644
--- a/modules/ClassPowerCounter.lua
+++ b/modules/ClassPowerCounter.lua
@@ -659,6 +659,11 @@ function IceClassPowerCounter.prototype:SetDisplayMode()
 		for i=1, self.numRunes do
 			self:SetupRuneTexture(i)
 			self.frame.graphical[i]:Show()
+			if self.moduleSettings.inactiveDisplayMode == "Darkened" then
+				self.frame.graphical[i].runebg:Show()
+			else
+				self.frame.graphical[i].runebg:Hide()
+			end
 		end
 	end
 end
@@ -691,8 +696,10 @@ function IceClassPowerCounter.prototype:CreateRune(i)
 		self.frame.graphical[i] = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, self.frame)
 		self.frame.graphical[i]:SetFrameStrata("BACKGROUND")
 
-		self.frame.graphical[i].rune = self.frame.graphical[i]:CreateTexture(nil, "LOW")
+		self.frame.graphical[i].rune = self.frame.graphical[i]:CreateTexture(nil, "ARTWORK")
 		self.frame.graphical[i].rune:SetVertexColor(0, 0, 0)
+		self.frame.graphical[i].runebg = self.frame.graphical[i]:CreateTexture(nil, "BACKGROUND")
+		self.frame.graphical[i].runebg:SetVertexColor(0, 0, 0)
 		self:SetupRuneTexture(i)
 
 		self.frame.graphical[i].shine = self.frame.graphical[i]:CreateTexture(nil, "OVERLAY")
@@ -713,10 +720,14 @@ function IceClassPowerCounter.prototype:CreateRune(i)
 	self.frame.graphical[i]:SetHeight(self.runeHeight)
 	self.frame.graphical[i].rune:SetWidth(self.runeWidth)
 	self.frame.graphical[i].rune:SetHeight(self.runeHeight)
+	self.frame.graphical[i].runebg:SetWidth(self.runeWidth)
+	self.frame.graphical[i].runebg:SetHeight(self.runeHeight)
 	if self.currentGrowMode == self.growModes["width"] then
 		self.frame.graphical[i].rune:SetPoint("LEFT", self.frame.graphical[i], "LEFT")
+		self.frame.graphical[i].runebg:SetPoint("LEFT", self.frame.graphical[i], "LEFT")
 	else
 		self.frame.graphical[i].rune:SetPoint("BOTTOM", self.frame.graphical[i], "BOTTOM")
+		self.frame.graphical[i].runebg:SetPoint("BOTTOM", self.frame.graphical[i], "BOTTOM")
 	end
 end
 
@@ -734,6 +745,7 @@ function IceClassPowerCounter.prototype:SetupRuneTexture(rune)
 
 	-- make sure any texture aside from the special one is square and has the proper coordinates
 	self.frame.graphical[rune].rune:SetTexCoord(a, b, c, d)
+	self.frame.graphical[rune].runebg:SetTexCoord(a, b, c, d)
 	self.frame.graphical[rune]:SetWidth(width)
 	self.frame:SetWidth(width*self.numRunes)
 	local runeAdjust = rune - (self.numRunes / 2) - 0.5
@@ -754,6 +766,7 @@ function IceClassPowerCounter.prototype:SetupRuneTexture(rune)
 	elseif self:GetRuneMode() == "Graphical Clean Circle" then
 		self.frame.graphical[rune].rune:SetTexture(IceElement.TexturePath .. "ComboCleanCurves")
 	end
+	self.frame.graphical[rune].runebg:SetTexture(self.frame.graphical[rune].rune:GetTexture())
 end
 
 function IceClassPowerCounter.prototype:GetAlphaAdd()