diff --git a/nb/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/resources/content_banner.png b/nb/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/resources/content_banner.png
index adf661169157..e645e71d137d 100644
Binary files a/nb/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/resources/content_banner.png and b/nb/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/resources/content_banner.png differ
diff --git a/nb/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/ui/ContentHeader.java b/nb/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/ui/ContentHeader.java
index 838f30d61361..61c8d46a6095 100644
--- a/nb/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/ui/ContentHeader.java
+++ b/nb/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/ui/ContentHeader.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import java.awt.Graphics;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.Image;
+import java.awt.RenderingHints;
 import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
@@ -78,6 +79,11 @@ protected void paintComponent( Graphics g ) {
         int width = getWidth();
         int height = getHeight();
 
+        RenderingHints rh = new RenderingHints(
+             RenderingHints.KEY_INTERPOLATION,
+             RenderingHints.VALUE_INTERPOLATION_BICUBIC);
+
+        g2d.setRenderingHints(rh);
         g2d.setColor( Utils.getBorderColor() );
         g2d.drawRect( 0, 0, width, 12 );