--- a/layout/base/nsDisplayList.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsDisplayList.cpp
@@ -1560,21 +1560,23 @@ nsDisplayBackgroundImage::AppendBackgrou
   nscolor color;
   if (!nsCSSRendering::IsCanvasFrame(aFrame) && bg) {
     bool drawBackgroundImage;
     color =
       nsCSSRendering::DetermineBackgroundColor(presContext, bgSC, aFrame,
                                                drawBackgroundImage, drawBackgroundColor);
   }
 
-  // Even if we don't actually have a background color to paint, we still need
-  // to create the item because it's used for hit testing.
-  aList->AppendNewToTop(
-      new (aBuilder) nsDisplayBackgroundColor(aBuilder, aFrame, bg,
-                                              drawBackgroundColor ? color : NS_RGBA(0, 0, 0, 0)));
+  // Even if we don't actually have a background color to paint, we may still need
+  // to create an item for hit testing.
+  if (color != NS_RGBA(0,0,0,0) || aBuilder->IsForEventDelivery()) {
+    aList->AppendNewToTop(
+        new (aBuilder) nsDisplayBackgroundColor(aBuilder, aFrame, bg,
+                                                drawBackgroundColor ? color : NS_RGBA(0, 0, 0, 0)));
+  }
  
   // Passing bg == nullptr in this macro will result in one iteration with
   // i = 0.
   bool backgroundSet = !aBackground;
   NS_FOR_VISIBLE_BACKGROUND_LAYERS_BACK_TO_FRONT(i, bg) {
     nsDisplayBackgroundImage* bgItem =
       new (aBuilder) nsDisplayBackgroundImage(aBuilder, aFrame, i, isThemed, bg);
     nsresult rv = aList->AppendNewToTop(bgItem);