diff --git a/PySimpleGUI.py b/PySimpleGUI.py
index 4ee4e4cb..0c3dfb2c 100644
--- a/PySimpleGUI.py
+++ b/PySimpleGUI.py
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ def PackFormIntoFrame(form, containing_frame, toplevel_form):
                 element.TKCheckbutton = tk.Checkbutton(tk_row_frame, anchor=tk.NW, text=element.Text, width=width, variable=element.TKIntVar, bd=border_depth, font=font)
                 if default_value is None:
                     element.TKCheckbutton.configure(state='disable')
-                if element.BackgroundColor is not None:
+                if element.BackgroundColor is not None and element.BackgroundColor != COLOR_SYSTEM_DEFAULT:
                     element.TKCheckbutton.configure(background=element.BackgroundColor)
                     element.TKCheckbutton.configure(selectcolor=element.BackgroundColor)
                 if text_color is not None and text_color != COLOR_SYSTEM_DEFAULT:
diff --git a/docs/cookbook.md b/docs/cookbook.md
index a90dd3d4..a38ca74c 100644
--- a/docs/cookbook.md
+++ b/docs/cookbook.md
@@ -1002,3 +1002,88 @@ Use the upper half to generate your hash code.  Then paste it into the code in t
         print('Login FAILED!!')
 
 
+## Desktop Floating Toolbar
+
+This is a cool one!  (Sorry about the code pastes... I'm working in it)
+
+Impress your friends at what a tool-wizard you are by popping a custom toolbar that you keep in the corner of your screen.  It stays on top of all your other windows.
+
+
+![toolbar gray](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/13696193/45324308-bfb73700-b51b-11e8-90e7-ab24f3d6e61d.jpg)
+
+You can easily change colors to match your background by changing a couple of parameters in the code.
+
+![toolbar black](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/13696193/45324307-bfb73700-b51b-11e8-8709-6c3c23f737c4.jpg)
+
+
+    import PySimpleGUI as sg
+    import subprocess
+    import os
+    import sys
+
+    """
+     Demo_Toolbar - A floating toolbar with quick launcher     One cool PySimpleGUI demo. Shows borderless windows, grab_anywhere, tight button layout
+     You can setup a specific program to launch when a button is clicked, or use the Combobox to select a .py file found in the root folder, and run that file.  """
+
+    ROOT_PATH = './'
+
+    def Launcher():
+
+        def print(line):
+            form.FindElement('output').Update(line)
+
+        sg.ChangeLookAndFeel('Dark')
+
+        namesonly = [f for f in os.listdir(ROOT_PATH) if f.endswith('.py') ]
+
+        sg.SetOptions(element_padding=(0,0), button_element_size=(12,1), auto_size_buttons=False)
+        layout =  [[sg.Combo(values=namesonly, size=(35,30), key='demofile'),
+                    sg.ReadFormButton('Run', button_color=('white', '#00168B')),
+                    sg.ReadFormButton('Program 1'),
+                    sg.ReadFormButton('Program 2'),
+                    sg.ReadFormButton('Program 3', button_color=('white', '#35008B')),
+                    sg.SimpleButton('EXIT', button_color=('white','firebrick3'))],
+                    [sg.T('', text_color='white', size=(50,1), key='output')]]
+
+        form = sg.FlexForm('Floating Toolbar', no_titlebar=True, keep_on_top=True)
+
+        form.Layout(layout)
+
+        # ---===--- Loop taking in user input and using it to query HowDoI --- #
+      while True:
+            (button, value) = form.Read()
+            if button is 'EXIT'  or button is None:
+                break # exit button clicked
+            if button is 'Program 1':
+                print('Run your program 1 here!')
+            elif button is 'Program 2':
+                print('Run your program 2 here!')
+            elif button is 'Run':
+                file = value['demofile']
+                print('Launching %s'%file)
+                ExecuteCommandSubprocess('python', os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, file))
+            else:
+                print(button)
+
+    def ExecuteCommandSubprocess(command, *args, wait=False):
+        try:
+            if sys.platform == 'linux':
+                arg_string = ''
+                for arg in args:
+                     arg_string += ' '  + str(arg)
+                sp = subprocess.Popen(['python3'  + arg_string, ], shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            else:
+                sp = subprocess.Popen([command, list(args)], shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+            if wait:
+                out, err = sp.communicate()
+                if out:
+                    print(out.decode("utf-8"))
+                if err:
+                    print(err.decode("utf-8"))
+        except: pass
+
+
+
+    if __name__ == '__main__':
+        Launcher()