diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMHoverButton.h b/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMHoverButton.h
index 43351a9b73..096b192806 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMHoverButton.h
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMHoverButton.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 @interface MMHoverButton : NSButton
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSColor *fgColor;
+@property (nonatomic, retain) NSImage *imageTemplate;
 
 typedef enum : NSUInteger {
     MMHoverButtonImageAddTab = 0,
diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMHoverButton.m b/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMHoverButton.m
index 0b9b076f85..ec624a766d 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMHoverButton.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMHoverButton.m
@@ -90,11 +90,12 @@ - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frameRect
 - (void)setFgColor:(NSColor *)color
 {
     _fgColor = color;
-    self.image = super.image;
+    [self setImageTemplate:_imageTemplate];
 }
 
-- (void)setImage:(NSImage *)imageTemplate
+- (void)setImageTemplate:(NSImage *)imageTemplate
 {
+    _imageTemplate = imageTemplate;
     _circle.cornerRadius = imageTemplate.size.width / 2.0;
     NSColor *fillColor = self.fgColor ?: NSColor.controlTextColor;
     NSImage *image = [NSImage imageWithSize:imageTemplate.size
@@ -105,16 +106,7 @@ - (void)setImage:(NSImage *)imageTemplate
         NSRectFillUsingOperation(dstRect, NSCompositingOperationSourceAtop);
         return YES;
     }];
-    NSImage *alternateImage = [NSImage imageWithSize:imageTemplate.size
-                                             flipped:NO
-                                      drawingHandler:^BOOL(NSRect dstRect) {
-        [[fillColor colorWithAlphaComponent:0.2] set];
-        [[NSBezierPath bezierPathWithOvalInRect:dstRect] fill];
-        [image drawInRect:dstRect];
-        return YES;
-    }];
-    super.image = image;
-    self.alternateImage = alternateImage;
+    self.image = image;
 }
 
 - (void)setEnabled:(BOOL)enabled
diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMTab.m b/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMTab.m
index 235af717dc..04a8cf15fd 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMTab.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMTab.m
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frameRect tabline:(MMTabline *)tabline
         _tabline = tabline;
         
         _closeButton = [MMHoverButton new];
-        _closeButton.image = [MMHoverButton imageFromType:MMHoverButtonImageCloseTab];
+        _closeButton.imageTemplate = [MMHoverButton imageFromType:MMHoverButtonImageCloseTab];
         _closeButton.target = self;
         _closeButton.action = @selector(closeTab:);
         _closeButton.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMTabline.m b/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMTabline.m
index 781c11c935..7b8f6ecfa9 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMTabline.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMTabline/MMTabline.m
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 static MMHoverButton* MakeHoverButton(MMTabline *tabline, MMHoverButtonImage imageType, NSString *tooltip, SEL action, BOOL continuous) {
     MMHoverButton *button = [MMHoverButton new];
-    button.image = [MMHoverButton imageFromType:imageType];
+    button.imageTemplate = [MMHoverButton imageFromType:imageType];
     button.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
     button.target = tabline;
     button.action = action;